I have directed multiple short films during my MFA at Columbia. You can find a selection of my work below. My preferred genres are comedy and documentary. I am also preparing for my first feature film as a writer/director (Upstreamers).
Interested in seeing more? Email me for directing samples at felixvankann@gmail.com
Writer + Director THE DEVIL ON SCREEN
(Columbia University Thesis Film, in post-production)
Logline: To win a bet against God about whether or not he can corrupt humanity, the Devil descends to earth in the early 2000’s and teams up with a young software engineer to create his ultimate doomsday device: the first social media platform.
Produced by Fernando Gonzalez Ortiz & Valeria Contreras
Stills below are not yet color graded.
Director THE EAGLES OF 1960
(Documentary Web-Series, in production)
Logline: THE EAGLES OF 1960 follows the double life of the players of Eintracht Frankfurt, who in 1960 became the first German team to reach the final of the European Cup against the vastly superior Real Madrid, although their entire line-up consisted of amateurs.
Produced by Julian Heuser.
Recipient of a development fund from Hessen Film and Medien GmbH in 2019 and a production grant from the same institution in 2022.
Writer + Director THE FASTEST MAN
(Short Film, in post-production)
Logline: When 35 year old Fabian, an overly ambitious jogger, gets overtaken by a younger runner in Central Park, he goes beyond his limits to win a race that is - at first - only happening in his mind.
Produced by Cecilia Otero.
Still below are not yet color graded.
