CRUSHERS (2025)

Close-up of a hand gripping a jersey in a scrum

Rugby player in a yellow bib and scrum cap, ready to tackle

Three rugby players, arms around each other, singing

The team listens to the coach in the locker room

Documentary Short

Amid mud, sweat and tackles, Crushers portrays an inclusive rugby team from Cologne where queer identities are lived openly and without question. The film reveals what is often overlooked: true team spirit can only grow where no one is excluded. A quiet yet determined tribute to diversity, solidarity, and the deeply human need to belong.

Crew

Production: Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln

Director: Julian Wonn

Editing: Julian Wonn, Matthias Schöning

Colorist: Matthias Schöning

Gaffer: Clarissa Gora

1.AC: Florian Herrmann

Shot on

Stock: Kodak Vision 3 500t

Camera & Lens: Arriflex 416 Plus with Arri Ultra S16 Primes

Selection

2026Uppsala Short Film Festival
2026Leiden Shorts
2026WDR-Kurzfilmnacht
2026Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival
2026Pink Apple Film Festival
2026Lust*streifen Film Festival Basel
2027KLAPPE AUF! Kurzfilmfestival