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DEADLY HEART

The film that marked my first step into directing and cinematography.

01 · WATCH FILM

DEADLY HEART

04 · SYNOPSIS

The Story

Who was that girl waiting alone in a broken car? She never speaks a word, neither ask for help. You really think it’s a good idea to pick her up in your car?

05 · DIRECTOR’S NOTE

A personal perspective

Looking back at it today, I am no longer completely satisfied with the result of Deadly Heart. But at the time, I was incredibly proud of this film. It was the first short film in which I took on both the directing and cinematography myself. I had to figure out many things along the way and learned a great deal through the process. That is why Deadly Heart is less a film I would make the same way today, and more an important part of my development as a filmmaker. My approach and the possibilities available to me have changed considerably since then. Today, I work much more professionally, with a more focused approach and a very different technical and cinematic standard. Nevertheless, I still look back on the film with fondness. It shows where I started — and how far I have come since then.

06 · CREDITS

Cast & Crew

Cast: Elsa Loy, Bastian Scheibe, Helmut Mehrtens. Written and directed by Jan Bartels.

07 · FILM INFORMATION

DEADLY HEART

LANGUAGEEN
RUNTIME11 MINUTES