In a chat room, a young man meets a pedophile on the prowl for children, but the confrontation causes his morals to waver.
A bachelor project of Maximilian Dziduch (Director) and Maximilian Hock (Cinematography).
7. Semester, 2022
Supervised by: Wolfram Gruss, Prof. Thomas Lauterbach, Prof. Alexander Herzog
Motion Pictures
CINEMATOGRAPHY Maximilian Hock
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Leon Schardt, Rüya Yaman
B-CAMERA OPERATOR: Laura Köhler
STEADICAM OPERATOR: Johannes Tran
1. CAMERA ASSISTANT: Johannes Tran Laura Köhler
2. CAMERA ASSISTANT: Nadine Habash Aurelia Langhanke Tara Dobric
KEY GRIP: Gabor Baumgarten
GAFFER: Christopher Bodenstein, Nik Johannsen, Rafael Winkler
BEST BOY/GIRL: Ewald Breit, Meta Jülicher, Wiebke Erhardt
LIGHTING CREW: Meta Jülicher, Daniela Hilsdorf, Georg Gilstein, Fabien Schweers, Robert Schäfer, Maurice Cannon, Dominic Bauer, Khaled Maamo, Jan Tillmans, Noreen Erkardas
SOUND MIXER: Daniel Erben, Fabjén Dominik Rauch
SOUND ASSISTANT: Tobias Frey
PRODUCTION DESIGN/ART DIRECTION: Clara Dörholt
SET DECORATOR: Fenja Melzer
COSTUME DESIGN: Daria Alishiri, Sophie Maag
MAKEUP AND HAIR: Zehra Berber, Saskia Wirtz, Leyla Stiez, Selina Werner
PRODUCTION MANAGER: Jade Brandao, Till Helldobler
SET AUFNAHMELEITUNG: Marie Hammer, Hyung-Guhn Yi, Angelo lo Bello
SET-AL ASSISTANT: Gifty Sarpong-Heeg, Giulia Chmara
SET RUNNERS: Moritz Brachtmann, Lea Moise, Leon Kaczmarczyk
STUNT COORDINATOR: Uwe Haas
CATERING: Jade Brandao
COVID HYGIENE SUPERVISOR: Maurice Cannon
EDITOR: Maximilian Dziduch
POST-PRODUCTION: Optical Arts
IN-HOUSE PRODUCER: Louise Temmesfeld
COLORIST: Antonie Schweizer
SOUND DESIGN: Paul Fleck
FILM MUSIC: Philipp Bodor
SOUND MIXING: Antonie Schweizer
TITLE DESIGN AND ANIMATION: Julia Dorit Mergel
Synopsis: In an online chatroom, the paths of Lewin, a vigilante pedophile hunter, and a pedocriminal individual seeking children on the internet, intertwine. However, the ensuing confrontation puts Lewin’s moral compass to an excruciating trial, as it is revealed that Lewin’s actions may destroy a child’s life.
The short film is a family drama about the issues of cybergrooming and the work of a vigilant „predator hunter“.
Drama, 25 min
Funded by HessenFilm