What shall we do with Luis?

Luis, a seventeen-year-old boy is suffering from schizophrenia.
He breaks out of a psychiatric institution and wants to live a new life from now on. But when he finds himself in a city full of double, everything seems lost.

  • Mauricio Cervilla Fischer
    Director
  • Mauricio Cervilla Fischer
    Writer
  • Mauricio Cervilla Fischer
    Producer
  • Jan Philipp Weyl
    Producer
  • Ben Felipe
    Key Cast
  • Katharina Buchheister
    Key Cast
  • Mateusz Smolka
    Director of Photography
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Wohin mit Luis?
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 22, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    500 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2,35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Youki - International Youth Media Festival 2016
    Wels
    Austria
    November 23, 2016
    Austria
Director Biography - Mauricio Cervilla Fischer

Mauricio Cervilla Fischer was born in 1991 in Barcelona and grew up in Munich. After highschool he worked at several film productions, for example as assistant director of Thomas Heinemann.

In 2012 he produced his first short „Farblos“ with Leonard Scheicher in the lead role.
After studying cinematography at the Bavarian Academy of Television in Munich, he produced and directed several international short films, documentaries and commercials.

Since 2014 Mauricio is also working as Cinematographer and Editor on cinema features like „Emra & Dabo“ or „Featuring Ethiopia“.

In 2016 he produced as Associate Producer with Abbas Kiarostami and in Havana / Cuba the Feature-Film „Buena Vista Chico“ which was directed by Jan Philipp Weyl.

His short „Für Timo“ was nominated as „best short“ at the „99 Fire Films Award 2014“.

In 2016 Mauricio produced and directed „Wohin mit Luis?“ / „What shall we do with Luis?“, which was part oft he official selection at „Youki – International Media Festival“ in Wels / Austria.

Today Mauricio Cervilla Fischer is based in Munich and Barcelona and works as an Editor, Cinematographer and Director on personal and commissioned Films.

For more information & Portfolio: www.mauricio-cervilla.com

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"Come as you are!"