Films
Stories with a point of view.
Tonka Film & Consult focuses on its own feature and documentary films, as well as international co-productions.
Documentary · Completed
AFTER: POETRY DESTROYS SILENCE
With Melissa Leo, Bo Corre and Géza Röhrig.
Part one of the documentary trilogy AFTER – a Richard Kroehling film featuring Academy Award winner Melissa Leo. With poems by Edward Hirsch, Alicia Ostriker, Cornelius Eady, Paul Celan, Yehuda Amichai, Sabrina Orah Mark, Taylor Mali, Christine Poreba, Janet R. Kirchheimer, Walter Fiden and Géza Röhrig.
Accolades: one of the best films of 2024 according to RogerEbert.com · Best Feature Documentary, Montreal Independent Film Festival 2025 · Official Selection, Miami Jewish Film Festival 2025
- Director & Editor: Richard Kroehling
- Producer: Janet R. Kirchheimer
- Executive Producer: Oliver Mahrdt
- Cinematographer: Lisa Rinzler
- Casting: Eve Pomerance
North America: The North American territory has been sold to Grasshopper Film.
Other territories: Please send enquiries to oliver.mahrdt@gmail.com
Trailer
AFTER: POETRY DESTROYS SILENCE
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In development
Upcoming projects
Documentary trilogy
AFTER
Past, present, future: following AFTER: POETRY DESTROYS SILENCE come AFTER II: POETRY OF NOW AND RESILIENCE and AFTER III: POETRY OF THE PROMISE AND PERIL OF THE FUTURE.
Period piece trilogy
Elisabeth Charlotte d’Orléans
Liselotte of the Palatinate – from Heidelberg to the court of Versailles. Three films: Liselotte, Madame and La Mère du Régent.
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