doyoutrust.me
When KERIM is found hacking into the computer systems of medium-sized companies by his childhood friend ZOFIA, she recruits him for a mysterious activist group which leads the two of them further and further into a political battle against the system.
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Johannes WeberDirector
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Johannes WeberWriter
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Malin MeierProducer
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Johannes WeberProducer
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Sebastian BerghausDirector of Photography
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Fabian BentrupSound Design
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Johannes GroteSound Design
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Adnan ZecevicKey Cast"Kerim"
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Kaja Maria BanaszakKey Cast"Zofia"
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Jan HilleKey Cast"Robin"
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Darja MahotkinKey Cast"Ana"
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Mervan ÜrkmezKey Cast"Henri"
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Project Title (Original Language):doyoutrust.me
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Project Type:Short, Television
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Genres:Drama Series, Hacking, Mystery
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Runtime:24 minutes 59 seconds
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Completion Date:March 1, 2025
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Country of Origin:Germany
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Country of Filming:Germany
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Language:English, German, Polish
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Aspect Ratio:2:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund
Johannes co-founded the production company Framebar Films back in 2016, where he worked as a director, cinematographer, producer and editor on productions for well-known clients such as Campari, Universal Music, Sony Pictures, Giesswein and Jägermeister until the start of his studies.
His own short films have since been nominated at numerous film competitions, winning the jury prize at the 24h-to-take film competition in 2019 with "smolder“. His student projects include the experimental short "trembling", the 20-minute drama "time spent astray“, the mystery series pilot "doyoutrust.me“ and his graduation dystopian drama "Light of Embers".
doyoutrust.me is based on three pillars.
The first is the relationship between Kerim and Zofia. The two of them struggle with the issues of trust and control, which are further challenged by the leitmotifs of hacking, data security and privacy.
The second pillar is the visual approach of Nebelwelt. The somewhat obscure topic of hacking is made dramaturgically usable through abstract visualisation.
The third important pillar for me is the political core of the series. The fact that the global shift towards the far right is also so clearly evident in Germany, a country with a heightened historical responsibility in this regard, feels very frightening for me and many others. That's why I think it's important to shed light on possible courses of action.