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Valentin Hennig

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Valentin Hennig

Born November 17, 1986 · Herrenberg, Germany (age 39)

Valentin Hennig is a Berlin-based visual artist, painter, and filmmaker whose work seamlessly bridges the worlds of fine arts and experimental cinema. Hennig studied painting at the State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe under Silvia Bächli and Corinne Wasmuht, later pursuing interdisciplinary design and advanced studies as a master student (Meisterschüler) in the Weißenhof Program at the State Aca…

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The Straw That BrokeThe Straw That Broke · 2021
The Straw That Broke
★ 10.02021
MovieScience Fiction
"The Straw That Broke" is a surrealist, micro-budget meta-fiction feature blending retro-futuristic aesthetics with philosophy to explore the boundaries between reality and the digital realm. "The virtual is viral," announces Clea Bardan, editor at DeBase SF, to Claudia Weiss, her overworked author of futuristic pulp fiction. Clea demands an impossible task: write five volumes within 31 hours. Claudia's journey spans from Stuttgart to Nueva York, a Harkonnen spaceship, and a water-based planet holding the secret to saving the multiverse from the O-Cloud—a virus destroying sentient life at its ontological core. But how much of this reality is authentic, and can a talking mouse from Claudia's own stories save the multiverse? Using diverse cinematic devices, the film tackles deep metaphysical questions while remaining a poignant story about loss, love, and hope for us all.

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The Straw That BrokeThe Straw That Broke · 2021
The Straw That Broke
★ 10.02021
MovieScience Fiction
"The Straw That Broke" is a surrealist, micro-budget meta-fiction feature blending retro-futuristic aesthetics with philosophy to explore the boundaries between reality and the digital realm. "The virtual is viral," announces Clea Bardan, editor at DeBase SF, to Claudia Weiss, her overworked author of futuristic pulp fiction. Clea demands an impossible task: write five volumes within 31 hours. Claudia's journey spans from Stuttgart to Nueva York, a Harkonnen spaceship, and a water-based planet holding the secret to saving the multiverse from the O-Cloud—a virus destroying sentient life at its ontological core. But how much of this reality is authentic, and can a talking mouse from Claudia's own stories save the multiverse? Using diverse cinematic devices, the film tackles deep metaphysical questions while remaining a poignant story about loss, love, and hope for us all.

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