The Mask of the Schwarzen-Löwenbergs
Telenovela pilot-episode by Elisabeth Bakambamba Tambwe| AT | © 2021 DIG UP Productions
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Synopsis
Malaïka, a young Congolese woman studying psychoanalysis in Switzerland, finds her life turned upside down during a seminar in Vienna. Coming from a wealthy family, her world suddenly collapses when she learns that her father, an influential man, is actively sought by Interpol following the collapse of a cobalt mine in the Congo, in which dozens of people died. All of them miners. Until now, the young woman has been entrenched behind a carefree life, but now she must face the unthinkable. Deprived, penniless, alone, hunted, she will forge a new identity while investigating her father’s misdeeds. Are the ambiguous characters she is confronted with throughout the episode really evil? Are they really that bad or are they just the result of history, their social conditions, or their impulses? False pretences, buried secrets, betrayals, murders, Malaïka is not at the end of her surprises.
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© Richard Luerzer/Shift
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| MALAIKA | Joy Anwulika Alphonsus | |
| MELANIE | Elena Wolff | |
| HANS | Juergen J. Straub | |
| FUDGO | Jean Tambwe | |
| THE LADY | Lucie Strecker | |
| WALTER | David Ketter | |
| SORAYA | Arya Amir | |
| ADRIAN | Florian Bayer | |
| NKANKU | Jahson Tehuti | |
| SEBASTIAN | Evandro Pedroni | |
| THE DOCTOR | Bisi Lalemi | |
| GERARD | Philippe Riéra | |
| MARTHA | Esther Hutfless | |
| HANS’ BODYGUARD | Alexander Kirchner | |
| FLIGHT HOSTESS | Carina Fitzi | |
| POLICE OFFICER #1 | Patrick Bongola | |
| POLICE OFFICER #2 | Erwin Kovats | |
| WAITRESS | Magdalena Plöchl | |
| CLEANING PERSONNEL | Elisabeth Bakambamba Tambwe | |
| RSVP HOST | Sebastijan Geč | |
| MUSICIAN AT GALA | Phoebe Violet | |
| MUSICIAN AT GALA | Prince Zeka | |
| LADY AT THE AIRPORT | Heli Feldmüller | |
| YOUNG STUDENT | Alexander Reinberg | |
| WAITRESS/DANCER #1 | Imani Rameses | |
| DANCER #2 | Sammy Ekeh | |
| EXTRA | Kathinka Katzensprung, Silvia Bulgheresi, Lil Bulgheresi, Mara Niang, Mirella Zamuner, Momo Maresch, Toni Salburg, Salome Adam, Sabine Tatzgern, Tom Stuttard, Stefan Galvan, Alex Hacker, Alexander Weber, Brigitta Wally, Hermann Wally, Theresia Bachmaier, Angela Edlinger, Anna Demmelbauer, Elisabeth Schäfer, Katharina Fischer, Kathi Reisinger, Lian Hannah Walter, Magdalena Gruber, Ulrike Koch, Verena Kettner, Bianca Constantin, Selma Haslinger, Katharina Greinstetter |
| DIRECTOR, WRITER | Elisabeth Bakambamba Tambwe | |
| ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | Brigitta Kanyaro | |
| SCRIPT ADVISOR | Alexander Reinberg | |
| SCRIPT SUPPORT | David Pujadas Bosch, Camille Chanel, Benoit Jouan, Esther Hutfless, Jean Tambwe, Jeremy Tambwe | |
| SCRIPT/CONTINUITY SUPPORT |
David Pujadas Bosch | |
| DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | Patrick Wally | |
| FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERA | Mikhail Evstratov | |
| Christina Gaugg | ||
| Lena Hummelsberger | ||
| Caroline Liebhart | ||
| Mark Rockenschaub | ||
| Nikolas Unger | ||
| GAFFER | Thomas Münster | |
| Bernhard Somera | ||
| Georg Vogler | ||
| LIGHTING TECHNICIAN | Mikhail Evstratov | |
| Dmitrijs Fjodorovs | ||
| Lena Hummelsberger | ||
| Jona Temper | ||
| SOUND | Cristian Iorga | |
| Alex Siegel | ||
| ART DIRECTOR | Alina Amman | |
| ART DIRECTOR ASSISTANT | Nora Mollay | |
| COSTUME DESIGNER | Anna Prischl | |
| DRESSER | Joseph Köberl | |
| MAKE UP | Ariane Riberio | |
| Vivianeva Platzer | ||
| CATERING | Antonia Hofbauer | |
| EDITOR | Daniel Rutz | |
| ASSISTANT EDITOR | Dominic Kubisch | |
| SOUND DESIGN | Cristian Iorga | |
| SOUND MIXER | Alex Siegel | |
| GRADING | Daniel Hollerweger | |
| COMPOSER | Bernard Fleischmann | |
| MUSIC BY | Phoebe Violet | |
| Prince Zeka | ||
| PRODUCER | Elisabeth Bakambamba Tambwe | |
| PRODUCTION MANAGER | Camille Chanel | |
| Beate Schalko | ||
| ACCOUNTANT | Helmut Lenhardt | |
| PRODUCTION COORDINATOR | Anja Bačovský | |
| PRODUCTION ASSISTANT | Jan Schaffer | |
| Myriam Patrou | ||
| Ferdinand Zecha | ||
| CAR RENTAL | Autoverleih Flott, FunCar | |
| INSURANCE | Helvetia Versicherung, Peter Mayr | |
| PREPRODUCTION | ||
| ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | David Pujadas Bosch | |
| COSTUME DESIGNER | Anja Kohlweiss | |
| MUSIC | ||
| THEME SONG by Phoebe Violet |
GALA SONG by Prince Zeka |
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| Fulu Miziki by Kinshasa’s music warriors |
Michael Stampfer, Nancy Mensah-Offei, Boris Ceko, Klara Pollak, Barbara Juch, Klaus Spiess, Pierre Finzi, Galia Baeva, Julian Sharp, David Bohun, Kerstin Schütze, Max Berner, Jasmin Avissar, Julia Zworoska, Georg Tiller, Maéva Ranaïvojaona, Eva Dertschei, Martin Reinhart, Markus Schalko, Elisabeth Schalko, Walter Schalko, Julian Berner, Christian Müller and François Luakabuanga Tambwe
| University Lecturerer Affiliation: Faculty of Philosophy and Education, University of Vienna |
Esther Hutfless | |
| FINO The Cosy Bar / NO NAME Bar | Bojana Bregar, Tom Strutz, Uschi Strutz | |
| GASTHAUS MÖSLINGER | Roman und Richard Taudes | |
| MIGRATION KITCHEN | Michael Kalivoda | |
| FREUD MUSEUM | Daniela Finzi, Nora Haas | |
| IMPULSTANZ | Rio Rutzinger, Karl Regensburger | |
| INTERCONTINENTAL WIEN | Brigitte Trattner, Georg Vogler | |
| INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT VIENNA | Stefanie Tomanek |
Shift Project 2020-2021
The project was produced by Dig Up Productions within the framework of SHIFT, a programme of the City of Vienna to support innovative art and culture. #shiftwien