*YDA - YOUNG DIRECTOR AWARD 2023-- WINNER SILVER
** SHORT TIGER AWARD 2024 -- WINNER ... and more...
The Hidden Dimension is an intimate portrait of queer photographer Leo Maki. A dreamlike journey into his mind that explores the artists life in Poland, the creative process behind his work and the embrace of his own sexuality.
Winner / FFA Short Tiger / 2024
Winner / Young Directors Award Cannes / 2023
Winner Cinematography / Berlin Commercial / 2023
Official Selection / 40. Warsaw Film Festival / 2024
Official Selection / German Currents Film Festival / 2024
Official Selection / Raindance Film Festival / 2024
Official Selection / 24. Festival de Cine Alemán / 2024
Official Selection / 36. Filmfest Dresden International Short Film Festival /2024
Official Selection / 53rd Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival / 2024
Official Selection / 33rd Flickerfest International Short Film Festival / 2024
Official Selection / 57th Hof International Film Festival / 2023
Official Selection / Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival / 2023
Official Selection / Holly Shorts Film Festival / 2023
Shortlist / 1.4 Awards / 2024
Official Selection / VAEFF | video art and experimental film festival / 2023
Official Selection / Lisbon Film Rendezvous / 2023
Starring: Leo Maki
Dir.: Ben Galster
DoP: Bernhard Russow
Production: Container Love
Producer: Julia Groszek
Editor: David Fabra
Composer: Gordian Gleisz (86Tales)
Sound Design & Mix: Dennis Beckmann
Colour Grading: Joseph Bicknell (Company3)
VFX: Katalyst Berlin, Different Berlin
Data Artists: Grotesk Group