Nena & Dave Stewart: Be my Rebel

D 2018, music video, DCP, 1:1.78
Length: 3 min. 45 sec.

Children dream of what they will be as adults and adults dream about their childhood. But sometimes, when orderly life becomes paralyzed in routine, adults need the inner child to bring about change: “Be my rebel”, the first collaboration of the two music legends Nena and Dave Stewart, premiered at Nena’s 40th anniversary on stage. The accompanying video by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Virgil Widrich transfers the story into a dreamlike, glass mirror world that is powered by Dave Stewart at the controls of his classic modular synthesizers. At the typewriter: Nena as an annoyed bookkeeper, who threatens to disappear soon with her flower dress in her flower wallpaper. But the inner dialogue works in both directions and soon takes effect: rebellion changes the past – and thus also the future.

Winner of 48 international film awards!

Link to video and interview...

Credits

Director: Virgil Widrich

Camera: Bernhard Schlick

Digital art director, compositing and animation: Oleg Prodeus

Editing: Virgil Widrich, Oleg Prodeus

Production design: Kristin Feddersen, Dennis Hansen

Make-up: Georgios Tsialis, Susan Voss-Redfern

Styling: Frank Wilde

Nena stunt double: Kyra Reinert

Actress child: Annika Prevrhal

Drums: Philipp Palm

Instruments: Doepfer, Moog, SchneidersLaden.de

Stage: Ayhan Altinkaynak

Gaffer: Christian Hitzler

Electrician: Juan Jose Alcaide

Best boy: Max Becker, David Voigt

Location: bizco + Emily, Hamburg

Production manager: Eileen Brunngräber

Executive producer: Sabrina Donati, Philipp Palm

Music by: Dave Stewart, Nena Kerner, Derek von Krogh

Lyrics by: Dave Stewart, Nena Kerner, John Andrews

Vocals: Nena

Bathroom Choir: The Kerner Family

Guitar: Dave Stewart

Synth: Derek von Krogh

Recorded: Dave Stewart Entertainment, Los Angeles

Producer: Dave Stewart

Co-Producer: Derek von Krogh

Programming: Dave Stewart & Ned Douglas

Published by: Fab World Music (BMI), exclusively administered by

BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited / Nena Musikverlag / Hanseatic Warner Chappell

Events, worldwide.

146 events total

March 15, 202415.03.2024

Greece Film Festival Awards – Athens – Greece
Athens, Greece
November 19, 202119.11.2021

Cinematika Festival – Sopot – Poland
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RAGFF Venezia – Venice – Italy
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Near Nazareth Festival (NNF) – Nazareth – Israel
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Colortape International Film Festival – Brisbane – Australia
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Rome Film Awards – Rome – Italy
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DOC LA – Los Angeles Storyteller Film Festival – Los Angeles – USA
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DOC LA – Los Angeles Storyteller Film Festival
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Tri-Cities International Film Festival – West Richland – USA
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Sanford International Film Festival – Florida – USA
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Albuquerque Film & Music Experience (AFMX) – Albuquerque – USA
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Austin Micro Short Film Festival – Texas – Austin – USA
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Gorst Underground Film Festival – Port Orchard – USA
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Nadym International Film Festival – Nadym – Russia
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Jukebox International Film Festival – Carson City – USA
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Jukebox International Film Festival
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West Europe International Film Festival – Brussels Edition – Brussels – Belgium
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Independent StarFilmfest – Freising – Germany
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MusiCanZone – Liguria – Italy
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Sounderground Music Festival – Italy
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Kala Samruddhi International Film Festival – Mumbai – India
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Jersey Shore Film Festival – New Jersey – USA
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Santorini Film Festival – Santorini – Greece
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Northeast Mountain Film Festival 2019 – Dillard – USA
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Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival – Kent – United Kingdom
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New Forest Film Festival – Brockenhurst – United Kingdom
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L.A. Neo Noir Novel, Film, & Script Festival – Los Angeles – USA
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South Europe International Film Festival - Valencia Edition – Valencia – Spain
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14th Annual Myrtle Beach International Film Festival – Myrtle Beach – USA
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Bellingham Music Film Festival – USA
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Hell Chess Festival – Campo de Gibraltar – Spain
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Golden City Short Film Awards – Cape Town – South Africa
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Ascona Film Festival – Italy
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Apex Short Film & Music Video Festival – Tucson – USA
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Open Window International Film Challenge – Kokata – Kolkata – India
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CrashLanded – Oklahoma – USA
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Rome Independent Prisma Awards – Rome – Italy
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Queen Palm International Film Festival – Palm Springs – USA
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Queen Palm International Film Festival
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Independent Talents International Film Festival – Bloomington – USA
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ROFFEKE – Rock ‘n’ Roll Film Festival – Nairobi – Kenya
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The Film Contest
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Los Angeles CineFest – Los Angeles – USA
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Austrian Film Festival 2019 – Schikaneder Kino Vienna – Vienna – Austria
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Oregon Cinema Arts Film Festival – Portland – USA
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Texas Short Film Festival – San Antonio – USA
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Chambal International Film Festival - Season 2 – Mumbai – India
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Southern States Indie FanFilmFest – Biloxi – USA
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Genre Celebration Festival – Tokyo – Japan
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CFIFF – Changing Face International Film Festival – Sydney – Australia
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“Between the media – Virgil Widrich” – Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow – Kraków – Poland
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Berlin Sci-fi Filmfest – Berlin – Germany
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Reggio Film Festival – Reggio Emilia – Italy
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2018 Directors Circle Festival of Shorts – Pensylvania – USA
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21st Annual Indie Memphis Film Festival – USA
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New York International Films Infest Festival NYCIFIF – New York – USA
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Hollywood Film Competition – Los Angeles – USA
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14th Annual Tucson Film & Music Festival – Tucson – USA
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New York Lift-Off Film Festival Online selection – New York – USA
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Auckland International Film Festival – Auckland – New Zealand
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Top Indie Film Awards – Online Festival
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FICOCC Five Continents International Film Festival – Puerto la Cruz – Spain
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LA Edge Film Awards – Los Angeles – USA
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LA Edge Film Awards
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Berlin Flash Film Festival – Berlin – Germany
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Silicon Beach Film Festival – Los Angeles – USA
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SFAAF – South Film and Arts Academy Festival – Chile
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Mediterranean Film Festival (MedFF) – Siracusa – Italy
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March 23, 201823.03.2018

Worldwide release of the music video “Be my Rebel” with the two music legends Nena and Dave Stewart on 23.3.2018. Directed by Virgil Widrich.
February 19, 201819.02.2018

Completion of the music video “Be my Rebel” with Nena and Dave Stewart in Vienna.
September 21, 201721.09.2017
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Filming for the music video “Be my Rebel” with Nena and Dave Stewart end of September 2017 in Hamburg.