38th edition
17-25 january 2026

A Study of Empathy

En undersøgelse af empati

Hilke Rönnfeldt

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DenmarkGermany
2023 Fiction 14 min
Dana wants to show empathy. Penelope wants to explore empathy. Penelope's artistic experiment unfolds and Dana's feelings whirl wildly
With : Sara Klein Larsen, Emilie Claudius Kruse
Screenplay : Hilke Rönnfeldt
Image : Roxana Reiss
Sound : Juuso Oksala
Editing : Josefine Svenningsen
Music : Leslie Ming
Production : Frau Film
Distribution: Shortcuts
Hilke Rönnfeldt was born on the Baltic Sea in northern Germany and has Danish and Icelandic roots. She graduated as a screenwriter from the Swedish school Alma Education and as a director from the independent film school Super16 in Copenhagen. She has taken part in the Berlinale Talents, Oxbelly Episodic Lab and European Short Pitch programmes. Her projects revolve around life in rural communities, the world of business, intimacy and the sea. She firmly believes in the poetic power of images.