JOY

short fiction
7 min.
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Shot on ARRI Alexa Mini with Vantage Mini Hawks

Festivals
Filmfestival Max-Ophüls-Preis 2026 (Competition, GER)
Tampere Filmfestival 2026 (int. Competition, FIN)
AG Kurzfilm: Short Export, Made in Germany 2026


Cast
Lena Urzendowsky
Anton Dreger
Maéva Marie Mathilde Roth
Clara Vogt
Janek Maudrich
João D'Orey
Camilo Gonzales
John Wooldridge

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​Synopsis
Aron is celebrating his thirtieth birthday in a karaoke bar. Shortly after midnight, Joy takes the stage. In front of everyone, she announces that Aron sexually assaulted her. How does his group of friends react?

Crew
Director/Script: Luis Schubert, Vera Herr
DP: Felix Schuster
​Producer: Léa Alia Triboulet
1st AC: Philip Müller
2nd AC: Pina Beres
Gaffer: Jonathan Deges
Best Girl: Hannah Kähler
Electrician: Ömer Akdag
Ludwig Thormann
Colorist: Noel Lardon
Editor: Luis Schubert, Vera Herr, Stéphanie Meth
Costume Design: Viktoria Posavec 
Set Design: Alma Josefine Thiele, Larissa Cholewa 
Sound Engineer: Shadi Farid, Jonathan Lubasch
Sound Design: Vadim Muehlberg
Color Grading: Benjamin Packer 
Rentals: Vantage Film Berlin
​Rodlight Berlin
​Cine-Mobil Berlin
Production Company:​ DFFB

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