Supporting film for THE YEAR MY PARENTS WENT ON VACATION (Cao Hamburger, BR 2006, 110 min)
and part of the short film programme NOSH NOSH 2.
In 2012, Ernst Hamburger returns to Berlin for the first time since his escape and visits his childhood home. Years later, his grandson transforms this experience into a cinematic letter to his unborn daughter. A tender portrait of flight, family, and memory.
Credits
original title While I Wait For You, I Write This Letter
international title While I Wait For You, I Write This Letter
german title While I Wait For You, I Write This Letter
JFBB section short films: Nosh Nosh
country/countries BR
year 2025
duration 16
Tom Hamburger
BIO I was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1989 shortly after the end of a 20 year long dictatorship, the re-opening of Brazil to the outside world and to the imagination of its artists. During the nineteens, there was a boom of incredible and inventive Brazilian children tv-shows that shaped an entire generation. I grew up watching those tv shows and I believe that they inspired me to be a filmmaker and storyteller. I went on to be an undergrad literature student while I took an internship job on every available film crew. When I was ready to direct films, I wasn't surprised when I realized that I loved to work with stories that dealt with childhood, education, history, memory and imagination. Even when dealing with difficult subjects, I always try to combine these elements in my work: important social issues presented through poetic, imaginative stories.