Private Project

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.

  • Johannes Weber
    Director
  • Johannes Weber
    Writer
  • Malin Meier
    Producer
  • Johannes Weber
    Producer
  • Sebastian Berghaus
    Director of Photography
  • Fabian Bentrup
    Sound Design
  • Johannes Grote
    Sound Design
  • Adnan Zecevic
    Key Cast
    "Kerim"
  • Kaja Maria Banaszak
    Key Cast
    "Zofia"
  • Jan Hille
    Key Cast
    "Robin"
  • Darja Mahotkin
    Key Cast
    "Ana"
  • Mervan Ürkmez
    Key Cast
    "Henri"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    doyoutrust.me
  • Project Type:
    Short, Television
  • Genres:
    Drama Series, Hacking, Mystery
  • Runtime:
    24 minutes 59 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    English, German, Polish
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund
Director Biography - Johannes Weber

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".

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Director Statement

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.