The Last Bar

by Arne Hain

Film Academy Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Synopsis

Kicked out on his 21st birthday and troubled by his inner demons, Melvin thinks of ending things. But right on the edge of a cliff he finds ‘The Last Bar’, a quirky place of misfits that came for all the same reasons. Sparked by talks and confrontation, his inner journey continues and he has to stand up for himself. At break of dawn, his thoughts of ending his life vanished and he decides to stay a little longer.

Director's biography

Arne Hain was born in Starnberg in 1995. After school he did an internship at Beast Animation in Belgium and as a camera assistant for Trikk17 in Hamburg. He worked for Tippett Studios in the US and composed and animated for Phil Tippett's "MAD GOD" and animated the stop motion holo chess scene for the Disney film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. In 2023 Arne completed his animation studies at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy with his graduation film “The Last Bar”.

Credits

Director: Arne Hain

Screenplay: Theresa Worm, Torben Hensel

Cinematography: Sebastian Ganschow, Max Rauer

Editing: Matthias Wölbing

Music: Jonas Vogler

Sound design: Henrike Sommer

Specifications

Original title: The Last Bar

Running time: 13'

Film type: Animation

Country: Germany

Completion date: April 2023