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Darwin's Fox

Driven by the urge to prove the existence of an extinct creature, a father and his son head off into the wilderness. But soon the search becomes much more personal, when the son suddenly vanishes without a trace.

  • Ben Scharf
    Director
    Der Abgesang
  • Ben Scharf
    Writer
    Dear Oliver
  • Thomas Prudlo
    Producer
    Dear Oliver
  • Martin Herrmann
    Producer
  • Maximilian Hirsch
    Producer
  • Robert Seeliger
    Key Cast
    "Desmond"
    The Ghost Writer - Roman Polanski
  • Cooper Dillon
    Key Cast
    "Matthew"
    Die Pfefferkörner
  • Gabi Kislat
    Director of Photography
    Beneath us
  • Jan Fecke
    Camera operator
  • Filipa Ekeroth
    Editing
  • Tobias Vethake
    Music
  • Tilman Eberle
    Sound Design
  • Emrah Ertem
    Casting
  • Maren Hoffman
    Make-up
  • Maximilian Hirsch
    Set Dresser
  • Katharina Schweizer
    Costume
  • David Holfelder
    Color Grader
    Naked
  • Ralf Zoffl
    Credit Designer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    30 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 1, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    40,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Alexa
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:1.85
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Ben Scharf

Ben Scharf is an international filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. As a director Ben has made various music videos for international artists, commercials, short films and an award winning feature film "Der Abgesang" that premiered at the New York Film Festival.

He teaches screenwriting at SAE Institute Berlin and Filmmaking at Technische Universität in Berlin and holds workshops all over the world.

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Director Statement


Darwin's Fox is about what's important in life. The things that are so close to us, but sometimes we are unable to see them, or have unlearned to recognize them.
This story is about a father who is so caught up in wanting to prove to the world that he is right about the existence of an extinct fox, that he is unable to see the more important thing in his life: his son.

Trying hard to get recognized by his dad the son eagerly wants to get his fathers attention and approvement, but because of his fathers lack of attention and love the son then goes to the extreme to get accepted.

Darwin's fox is a drama about being a father and the importance of recognizing your kids and that it might not be as important to succeed in your job, but rather being there for your loved ones, when they need you the most.
But tragically sometimes we cannot see the forest before the trees...