Because We Dreamt of Flying is a love story without a kiss, a crime film without justice, a documentary fairytale. It is the story of Marx and Mercedes, two lost souls looking to re-write their own stories along the cliffs of South Italy. It’s all fun and games until one dangerous daydream goes too far and the two are suddenly confronted with the reality that actions really do have consequences. There's only so much freedom this world can bear. 

Because We Dreamt of Flying was shot chronologically on location for five weeks in an intimate team. The team worked on the basis of character biographies and a treatment. Most of the film's dialogue is improvised.

a production of the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg 2018/2019

90 minutes / Drama

CAST

Marx: Louis von Klipstein

Mercedes: Yelena Tronina

Deo: Federico Calistri

Fira: Carlotta Bazzu

TEAM

Writer/Director: Lillian Loveday Erlinger

Producer: Estella Suplit

Cinematographer: Lillian Loveday Erlinger

Editor: Tobias Wilhelmer & Lillian Loveday Erlinger

Music: Andreas Pfeiffer

Sound Recording: Robin Alberding