In a bleak future in the year 2118, a gigantic skyscraper called the Factory rises above the ruins of the old world. In the dark lower floors, forced laborers toil tirelessly to produce diamonds. Emotions and contact are strictly forbidden. The worker Mia nearly breaks under this existence until she finds an old music box. The melody awakens longings and compels the workers to dance, bringing Mia and the shy worker Juri closer together. But they are discovered and must run for their lives. Mia and Juri flee through the corridors of the Factory and stumble upon an unknown world. On the rooftop, they face a decision: surrender to their executioners or take one last dance together and leap into the unknown.

Petja Pulkrabek works as a director, screenwriter, co-CEO, and producer at ManusArts. He studied Film and Television at the Media Academy Hamburg and has realized a variety of short films, commercials, and cultural projects. His works include the award-winning short film “Occasus” (2016) and the science fiction dance film “Factory Drop” (2024), both of which received support from the MOIN Film Funding Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein and Nordmedia. At the Berlinale 2024, he participated in the workshop “Fit for the EFM,” organized by the Film and Media Office Lower Saxony. As co-festival director of the Move the North Festival, he also oversees a variety of international cultural projects. Currently, he is involved in the development of several films and series.