Experiencing Interruptions?

What if you said YES?

The inspiring true stories of overcoming childhood trauma, battling international emergencies, finding purpose in life, and how they providentially come together all through the power of the word "YES".

This documentary involves footage from USA, Ghana and Haiti and involves an international cast and crew from 6 countries.

  • Dan Ram
    Producer
  • Tilo Turian
    Director
  • Agnieszka Mazur
    Cinematographers
  • Lenny Bartholomäus
    Cinematographers
  • Tilo Turian
    Cinematographers
  • Ebenezer Ameyaw
    Cinematographers
  • Rasmus Birgersson
    Music Composers
  • Aaron Green
    Music Composers
  • Marco Bertolani
    Music Composers
  • Dan Ram
    Writer
  • Tilo Turian
    Writer
  • Lenny Bartholomäus
    Writer
  • Dan Ram
    Executive Producers
  • Angela Quinn
    Executive Producers
  • Roger Braswell
    Executive Producers
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    true story, drama, inspirational
  • Runtime:
    31 minutes 38 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 24, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Ghana, Haiti, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Private Screening USA
    Charlotte, North Carolina
    United States
    February 29, 2024
    Private, invite-only premiere
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  • Private Screening Germany
    Metzingen, Baden-Wuerrtemberg
    Germany
    March 29, 2024
    Private, invite-only premiere
    -
  • Private Screening UAE
    Abu Dhabi
    United Arab Emirates
    April 2, 2024
    Private, invite-only premiere
    -
  • Private Screening Ghana
    Accra
    Ghana
    June 13, 2024
    Private, invite-only premiere
    -
Director Biography - Tilo Turian

Tilo Turian is a 21 year-old filmmaker from Stuttgart, Germany. Having found his passion for motion picture early on, he turned it into his full-time career right after high school. Tilo worked on many commerical productions before setting out on the journey to direct his first ever documentary in 2023: "What If You Said YES?"

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Director Statement

"What If You Said YES?" is a story of courage. My film making dreams were dashed straight out of high school when I got rejected by the prestigious Munich Film School. But I dared to say YES to another offer by an Indian entrepreneur to join him on tour with his international speaking career. This friendship with DanRam developed into more and more ambitious projects in various countries until we ultimately decided on making an impossible dream a reality - to make a documentary about the power of the word YES.
Little did we know that this dream would lead to life-changing friendships with the very inspiring cast of this documentary, would take us right into the heart of the action of these stories in Ghana, Charlotte and Haiti, and ultimately lead to this moment of submitting our efforts to your film festival.
This film is a reflection of our own journey—the power of embracing opportunities, the strength found in persistence, and the beauty of the unexpected outcomes that come from choosing to say yes.
This is a lifelong dream come true. The cast and crew’s greatest wish with the film is that it will inspire others to say YES to life and see how that transforms their lives and those around them.