Sirens Call (film)

Sirens Call
Directed by
  • Miri Ian Gossing
  • Lina Sieckmann
Screenplay by
  • Miri Ian Gossing
  • Lina Sieckmann
Produced by
  • Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
  • Miri Ian Gossing
  • Claus Herzog-Reichel
  • Lina Sieckmann
Starring
  • Gina Rønning,
  • Moth Rønning-Bötel,
  • Rei Spider Barnes,
  • Jason Bötel,
  • Mark Ginsberg
CinematographyChristian Kochmann
Edited byChristoph Bargfrede
Music bySimon Waskow
Production
companies
  • Schalten und Walten
  • filmfaust
Distributed by
  • Syndicado
Release date
Running time
121 minutes
Countries
  • Netherlands
  • Germany
Language
  • English

Sirens Call is an upcoming hybrid film combining documentary, Science fiction and road movie. The film is written and directed by Miri Ian Gossing, Lina Sieckmann in their directorial debut. The film depicts a nomadic siren journeys through a scattered Earth, navigating biography, identity, and belonging while challenging tensions between mythology and postmodern reality.

The film was selected in Forum at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, where it will have first screening in February 2025.

Cast

  • Gina Rønning
  • Moth Rønning-Bötel
  • Rei Spider Barnes
  • Jason Bötel
  • Mark Ginsberg

Production

Principal photography began on 4 November 2020 at location in Portland (Oregon), San Francisco & Las Vegas (California), Washington State, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Hawaii, Cologne, and Hanover. Filming ended on 24 September 2022 in locations in Egypt and USA.

Release

Sirens Call will have its world premiere in the Forum section of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival to be held from 13 February to 23 February 2025.

In January 2025, Canada’s Syndicado acquired the international sales rights of the film.

Accolades

Award Date Category Recipient Result Ref.
Berlin International Film Festival 23 February 2025 Teddy Award for Best Short Films Sirens Call Nominated

References

  1. ^ Miri Ian Gossing, Lina Sieckmann (29 January 2025). "Sirens Call". Cineuropa. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  2. ^ Davide Abbatescianni (16 January 2025). "Berlinale's Forum announces a selection of contemporary cinema questioning our time". Cineuropa. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Sirens Call, Documentary Feature, 2020-2024, Experimental documentary, Society, Germany, Netherlands". Crew United. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  4. ^ Scott Roxborough (16 January 2025). "Berlin Forum Unveils Full 2025 Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  5. ^ Leo Barraclough (20 January 2025). "'Paul,' About a Submissive House Cleaner, and 'Sirens Call,' About the Merfolk Subculture, Picked Up by Syndicado Ahead of Berlinale Premieres (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  6. ^ "39th Teddy Award: Filmtitles". Teddy Award. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.