VERLIER MICH NICHT

Joey, a Nineteen year old teenager struggles with deep depression ever since the death of his mother. He wanders earth lost and without purpose. He’s lost all grasp of reality and fights with the thought of just letting go. Joey stands at the edge of a steep cliff and shares his perspective of the world. How everything is so bad and how it’s easier for him to just give up and take a step forward.

Production Company: 89 Productions GmbH

Status: Complete

Shooting: Q4 2023

Release: Q1 2025

Length: 14min

Language: German

Genre: Drama, Experimental

Streaming: Prime Video

Director, writer & producer: Desmond Hudson

Co-director & Co-writer: Nina Zogg

1st AD: Lukas Auf der Maur

2nd AD crowd: Marco Grosso

Runner: Diego Benz Tejada

Director of Photography: Shenn Adank

2nd DoP: Mischa Miller, Janis Wolf & Mick Vuillemier

1st AC: Diego Brügger

2nd AC: Gwendolyn Harlacher

Gaffer: Eddy Guzman

Spark: Jannis Newiadomsky

Production Design: Gwendolyn Harlacher

Costume Designer: Nina Zogg

Hair & Makeup: Mira Luna Berclaz, Nina Zogg, Bedriye Etgintogrul

Sound recordist: Reto Fausch

Perch: Alexander Bouda & Gabriele Monteleone

DIT: Lenny Hudson

Editor: Lenny Hudson

Sound Designer & Mastering: Alexander Bouda

VFX: Urs Westermann

Colourist: Manuel Meng

Score: Ralf Andreas Gübeli

Musicians: Tim Werder, Gino Rogantini, Elina Schäppi, Saphira Kunz, Livia Pierhöfer, Johanna Frischknecht

“Joey”: Linus Jagode

“Barbara”: Cherrly Grab

“Therapist”: Olenka Jud-Cartagena