In his younger days, Helge Block was a skillful and respected fisherman. But nowadays he hardly brings any fish home. The people in the village have turned their backs on him and his beloved son Jonas. Nonetheless, they lead a happy life in a small fishing hut by the sea.

One stormy night Helge sets out to fulfill an old mysterious dream: To bring back “the silver of the heavens” – a large catch for his starving son – but he never returns. Thereupon little Jonas Block has to undergo the painful hardships of poverty, puritan austerity and loss. Slowly the little boy loses his smile and starts to embitter. But then a little miracle happens at the magical place where the heavens and the sea
become one.

First-time feature director Toke Constantin Hebbeln has crafted a mysterious, magical fable so classic in its telling that one might believe it based on an ancient myth. Rounding out this fanciful tale are a pair of moving performances by young Leonard Proxauf and veteran Rolf Becker as his father. Capped by beautiful cinematography by de Oliveira, Nevermore fits nicely in the vain of magical, moving motion pictures like The Illusionist and The Prestige. There’s more than just magic happening on screen – Nevermore encourages you to
believe that magic can happen when you need it most. - Wm. Brian Owens

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KOONIKLASTER
Mariko Saga, Poland, 18 minutes

A young boy who comes from a family of magicians is taught that magic is much greater than a trick performed for an audience – it’s in accepting who you are.