Germany / Nov 07, 2025 / FILMZ – Festival des deutschen Kinos
Square Peg in a Black Hole (2025)
Directed by Ansgar Beck
20minruntime
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Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Alma, a theater assistant, is having a panic attack on the toilet when she discovers a black hole has opened up in the neighboring cubicle. Entranced by the whirling void, she finds herself sucked into several vignettes about the meaning of life.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Helen Haase | The Moon |
| Leonard Dick | Dung Ball / Interviewer |
| David Steffen | Belly Button (voice) |
| Vladimir Ederle | Belly Button |
| Kioma Palmen | Nihilist |
| Geraldine Rummel | Nihilist |
| Ansgar Beck | Nihilist |
Genres
ComedyAnimationDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Square Peg in a Black Hole |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg |
| Release date | 7 novembre 2025 |
| Production | Quinton Dayne Moore |
| Writer | Ansgar Beck, Leonard Dick |
| Editing | Ansgar Beck, Lennart Bachnick |
| Cinematography | Pola Żuk, Adina Barth, Pheline Hanke |
| Assistant directors | Ansgar Beck, Leonard Dick |
| Camera operators | Pola Żuk, Adina Barth, Pheline Hanke |
| Additional photography | Pola Żuk, Adina Barth, Pheline Hanke |
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| Production design | Pola Żuk, Ansgar Beck, Simon Riegel, Lea Zitzenbacher |
| Art direction | Simon Riegel, Lea Zitzenbacher, Pola Żuk, Ansgar Beck |
| Set decoration | Lea Zitzenbacher, Simon Riegel, Pola Żuk, Ansgar Beck |
| Visual effects | Revan Sarikaya, Alina Malyk, Aaron Eisel, Viktoriia Turetska, Valeriia Diadiukh |
| Music | Andrej Agranovski, Felix Nyncke, Simon Riegel, Quinton Dayne Moore, Marc Landendinger, Friedrich Haustein |
| Sound | Andrej Agranovski, Simon Riegel, Felix Nyncke, Quinton Dayne Moore, Marc Landendinger, Friedrich Haustein |
| Costume design | Celine Walentowski, Lolita Dutko, Lea Zitzenbacher, Jule Peuckmann, Arianaz Pourshirazi, Viktoriia Turetska |
| Makeup | Lolita Dutko, Lea Zitzenbacher, Jule Peuckmann, Arianaz Pourshirazi, Celine Walentowski, Viktoriia Turetska |
| Hairstyling | Lolita Dutko, Lea Zitzenbacher, Jule Peuckmann, Arianaz Pourshirazi, Celine Walentowski, Viktoriia Turetska |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Nov 12, 2025 / Queens World Film Festival
Netherlands / Apr 09, 2026 / Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen
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