Rico Mahel
Wights in Paradise, 14:29 min, Color, DolbySR, Germany, 2016
Rico Mahel was born in Güstrow, Germany. He studied photography and received an award from OPUS Art Magazine for his work “Soma” in 2011. Since 2011 he studies Directing at German Film Academy Berlin (dffb) and he is writing, producing, directing and editing further short films and music videos.
Finding himself in a desolate dimension outside of time, a lone man experiences a dialogue with nature and is offered what might be a second chance to understand the significance of his genesis.
German Film and Television Academy Berlin – DFFB
The DFFB was founded in 1966 as the first film school in West Germany. The DFFB offers a professional education for artistic jobs in film and television. The school is financed by the federal state of Berlin and is independent of commercial interests and influence.
