Backstory: A lifetime in 6 minutes

What?

How do you explain life? How do you summarize an entire lifetime? How do you word your experiences spanning over 70 years? How do you overcome loss? How do you define moments that shape you? How do you come to terms with - 'All of this means nothing'? How do you live when time is just passing by? Joschka Laukeninks answers all of this and more in just about 6 minutes. A moving drama about a boy, his parents, his teenage, his adolescence, the love of his life, his family, his work, his loss, his loneliness and well, his end - Backstory gives you a first person POV of our protagonist. You don't see his face, you don't know his name, you just know his 'backstory'. A brilliant montage of life, death and everything in between, this film tells you that time runs by you and life can't be controlled. However, it also tells you that time's cruelty is ebbed by the moments we find love in. The race is less gruesome if you pause, reflect and cherish all you have. Running becomes easier if you let go off the baggage of your past. A head-on answer to the ever lasting question of existence. What does it mean?

Why Watch?

• Dramatic Storytelling: A deadpan narration takes you through a person's entire life, but this narrative accompanied by massive production and depth, packages the story worthy of a feature film.
  
• Production: The film was shot in just 17 days over a span of 1.5 years and used 8 diferent actors to play the part of the protagonist at different ages. Even though you just see the head of the protagonist, the background tells you the story. Incredible details in sets and direction help the film look so smooth.
  
• Cinematic: It uses variety of colors and frames, each matching the mood of the story. Even though the film is entirely a montage, everything the camera captures tells you a little more about the protagonist.