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Cash and Crash

Two friends accidentally stumble upon a stash of drugs and cash — and see their chance for the big life. While Vini hesitates, Johnny loses himself in a rush of fantasies about quick success. Between delusion, friendship, and harsh reality, Cash & Crash is a dark comedy that shows how close the dream of success can be to failure — when you only dream instead of doing.

  • Samson Schneiderman
    Director
    Two to 1
  • Samson Schneiderman
    Writer
    Two to 1
  • Sammy Ounis
    Writer
  • Samson Schneiderman
    Producer
    Two to 1
  • Robert Schonk
    Producer
  • Sammy Ounis
    Producer
    Two to 1
  • Paul Escobar
    DoP
    Two to 1
  • Robert Schonk
    Key Cast
    "Vini"
  • Sammy Ounis
    Key Cast
    "Johnny"
    Two to 1
  • Gabriel Reyna
    Soundrecording and -design
    Two to 1
  • Samson Schneiderman
    Edit
    Two to 1
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 13 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 24, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    7,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    German
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Samson Schneiderman

Samson Schneiderman is a Berlin-based filmmaker whose work drifts between the abstract and the emotional.
Born in 1979 in West Berlin to russian immigrants with middle eastern roots. Raised with this three different cultural influences, he learned not to judge anyone by there heritage, believe and way of life.
As a teenager he started to play around with the family camcorder and filmed his first shortfilms.
Mostly selftought he started to film musicvideos and commercial for small family companies.
After a long sabbatical, in which he traveled around the world to get more inspiration he directed a TV-show with one of his best friends writing and producing.
Guided by a strong visual instinct, he explores how small choices ripple through human lives, revealing the fragile web of cause and consequence that connects us all.
He is currently developing a new short and a serialized project, continuing his pursuit of cinematic experiences that bring people closer to one another.

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Director Statement

Cash & Crash was born from a quiet frustration: watching people dream loudly, complain endlessly, and never face what it actually takes to turn desire into reality. I’ve always been drawn to the split second when emotion outruns reason—when pride or fear take over—and the silence that follows after everything collapses.

The story follows ordinary people whose single impulsive choice sets off a chain of events they can’t control. It’s not about crime or morality, but about how easily our illusion of control shatters once life stops playing along.

I chose comedy as the lens to reveal the absurdity of believing that wishful thinking can change anything. Beneath the laughter, Cash & Crash is a film about consequence—and the quiet, human chaos that follows it.