Finalist at the 2022 Student Academy Awards

This is the small-town legend of Chester, the boy who couldn't feel pain.

CAST
Chester CATFISH JEAN
Annie DELILAH NAPIER
Nelson DYLAN SPRAYBERRY

Young Chester DJ “DAWDA” JALLOW JR.

Chester's mother ANNETTE MACK
Chester’s father ERIC YOUNG

The Sharks KHOLE HOLLAR, DAMON HENSLEY, JONATHAN

knuckle fight gang SAMUEL ANTONIO, KAIDEN PERRY, JOSHUA LUCERO

knuckle fight guy HUNTER WILLIAMSON

graveyard guy WALTER RODRIGUEZ

extras LEONARD SANCHEZ, GILBERT A. MARTINEZ, JOCELYN TORREZ, JOSEPH QUINTANA, ALEJANDRA ALVAREZ, JASON IRVIN, STEVE FORD, CHRIS QUINTANA, JACOB QUINTANA, MICHAEL BUGARIN, R. BUTLER, STEVEN FORD, …

CREW
written & directed by EUGEN MERHER
produced by PHILIP CHROBOT, SOPHIE LOTSCH
production company FILMAKADEMIE BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG, TEMPOMEDIA FILMPRODUKTION GMBH
director of photography MORTIMER HOCHBERG
casting RYAN BERNARD TYMENSKI (C.S.A.)
costume design MILO KOLESKE
production design ALEXANDER ANTHOLZNER
sfx make up & hair SARAH HEIDELBERGER

2nd unit director of action BRINKY, P. R. STETSON

1. AC LEO SIKSTEL
gaffer LUIS RICARDO GUTIERREZ GARCIA, ROBERT ZUNIGA
best boy CAMILLO HOCHBERG
grip / electrician ALEXANDROS PATIKIDIS

production sound mixer PAUL POWALJAEW

PA / runner / driver CAMILLO HOCHBERG

editing ERNST LATTIK, MAXIMILIAN MERTH

original music by ALEXANDER WOLF DAVID
singers PAUL ANTHONY, ARVID NERO
guitar ANDREAS PFEIFFER
with original songs by ARVID NERO (FAREWELL & OUT IN THE NIGHT)

sound design FLOYD FÜRSTENAU, PAUL POWALJAEW, ROBIN HARFF
sound supervision & mixing ROBIN HARFF
foley artist & foley editing VOLKER ARMBRUSTER
foley recording MARCO SCHNEBEL

color grading MANUEL PORTSCHY

VFX MARC ANGELE
VFX artists PASCAL SCHELBLI, BENJAMIN GÄTZSCHMANN, FYNN GROSSE-BLEY, KATTA SRIKAR, SUNIL SAINI

VFX DELI CREATIVE COLLECTIVE
VFX artist TIMO BELITZ

VFX ZORNSHOT GMBH
VFX artists JANNIS LANGE, MARTIN VAN DE WINKEL

payroll MEDIA SERVICES | TOMEKA PARKER, STEVE BIZENOV

SAG-AFTRA JULIE PONGOS, JOSHUA VASQUEZ, AARON KAMP

catering BECKY ZAPATA

PRODUCED BY FILMAKADEMIE BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
central line producer THOMAS LECHNER

produced within the framework of the advertising film department / advertising film direction IV (diploma film)

leading lecturer PROF. MARTIN SCHMID
lecturers ZORAN BIHAC, HANNAH MARIA HEIDRICH, BERND T. HOEFFLIN, MARTINA LÜLSDORF, FLORIAN SIGL

study coordination OLIVIA MARTEN
project management CHRISTIAN SCHEGA

production department
leading lecturer PROF. GLORIA BURKERT
study coordination TONYSLAV TONY BOZIC
project management WOLFGANG KERBER

cinematography department
leading lecturers PROF. KAY GAUDITZ, PROF. THOMAS MERKER
study coordination ROLAND MÖNCH
assistant study coordination CHRISTINE MONTIGEL

sound design department
leading lecturer ED CANTU
study coordination FLORIAN DITTRICH
project management TOBIAS SCHERER

editing department
leading lecturers ANN-CAROLIN BIESENBACH, GISELA CASTONARI-JAENSCH
study coordination SILKE REGELE
assistant study coordination FRANK UHLIG

festival office EVA STEEGMAYER, KATHARINA SCHREINER

distribution & licensing SIGRID GAIRING
digital film engineer CORDULA LANDT

legal advisor PETER BEUTEL
press & public relations ANDREAS FRIEDRICH, FENJA SCHNIZER

very special thanks
SANDI, RICHARD & SAMUEL ANTONIO
ALEXANDER SCHILDT & VERA PORTZ, TEMPOMEDIA

special thanks
Filmakademie Baden Württemberg GmbH – Thomas Schadt, Thomas Lechner, Peter Beutel, Günter Herwig, Roland Mönch, Sabine Nicke, Ulrike Andraschko, Bettina Dobler, Martin Schmid, Zoran Bihac, Bernd T. Hoefflin, Florian Sigl, Olivia Marten, Sabina Stöckler
Tempomedia Filmproduktion – Alexander Schildt, Vera Portz, Uli Jason Ulbrich
Hey Baby Films – Johnny Parker, Emi Lofgren
City of Grants and Chris Roybal
Telsey Company L.A. - Ryan Bernard Tymensky, Tiffany Canfield, Brian Sutow
Gotham Group - Lee Stollman
Pallas Management Group – Laura Pallas
Boals, Winnett & Associates – Katie Lynch, Judy Boals
Talent Agency – Sarabeth Schedeen, Ronick Lavingia
PRG – Andrea Vestrand, Elizabeth Waites
Serious Grippage & Light Co – Ryan Halsey, Samantha Gordon
MalekoGrip – Mark Steinig, Jade Steinig, David Jean Schweitzer, Penske Truck Rental Albuquerque NM
car motion service – Thomas Landmesser
Thunderbird Lanes - Sandy
Falcomata Hovland Motors Inc – DJ Hovland
Bluewater Elementary School – Cynthia Julian
American Legion Post 80 Grants
Fire Department Grants – Coy & Team
Grants High School – Laura Smith
Cibola Citizen – Diego Lopez
KD Radio – Starr Powell
New Mexico Film Foundation – Dirk Norris
Vanessa Coaloa
Corinna Cannell