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Opal Fever, directed by @lucyvknox

A portrait of life in Australia’s remote opal mining towns, isolated outback communities built on the hope that something precious lies beneath a barren surface.

„I’m interested in how, as humans, we all seemingly share an obsession with beauty - whether that’s in rocks under the surface of the ground or in makeup tutorials. Like magpies, we are drawn to what glimmers - constantly digging, carving into the earth and into ourselves. Here, beauty has its own logic, even when it appears to have none at all.” – Lucy Knox

Credits:
Director: Lucy Knox @lucyvknox
Producer: Alexandra Galloway @alexandraggalloway
Production Company: Upperfast GmbH @upperfast.de
Executive Producers: Sarah Brannan @sarah_t_brannan, Trust @madewithtrust
Cinematographer: Max Walter @maxwellwalter
Focus Puller: Lachlan Wright @_lachlainn
Camera Assistant: Ella Burton @ella_burton
Editor: Shannon Michaelas Shannon.michaelas
Assistant Editor: Euan Kelly
Edit Assist: Shaun Ellis @shaun.e
Producer: Isabella Key
Post Facility: The Editors @the_editors65
Colourist: Sam McCarthy @s.k.mccarthy at @wearecrayon
Flame Artist: Leon Woods
Music Composition: IXYXI @ixyxi.ixyxi
Sound Design and Mix: Liam Annert at Rumble Studios

Thank You
LORA ADZIC, TREVOR BERRY, W.A.M. BLEAKLEY, THE OPAL CAVE, DESERT DIRT KART CLUB, MARK COOPER, LEILA DAY, ADDISON ELLIOT, CONAN FAHEY, PAULA GARVEN, PICTURE HIRE, CHANCE JONES, AMBER MCDONALD, MICK MCKENZIE, ANDAMOOKA OBSERVATORY, SAM MARQUES, SOPHIE RIDGWAY, SHELLEY’S UNDERGROUND NAIL & BEAUTY SPA, THE VISION HOUSE, LIZA WILLIAMSON

FILMED ON KOKATHA LAND, AND ANTAKIRINJA MATU-YANKUNYTJATJARA LAND.

Featuring
Freya Andriesson
Reilly Crompton
Angel Dempsey
Lilly Garven
Georgia Hanley
Michelle Johnson
Sihana Kadriv
Lexi Mae Prinsloo
Rhianna Prpic
Charlize Thorpe
Mele-Arna Tukuitoga-Feret
Joy Tanquezon
Shelley Wells
Amy Thomas

New from Trust: Opal Fever, directed by @lucyvknox

A portrait of life in Australia’s remote opal mining towns—isolated outback communities built on the hope that something precious lies beneath a barren surface.

Set in Kupa Piti (Coober Pedy) and Andamooka, the film follows people drawn to the edges of the outback by obsession. In places shaped by heat, distance, and time, some come searching for opal—and sometimes never leave.

“Opal exists purely as objects of beauty - and yet for over a century, it has lured people into one of the harshest environments on Earth.” —Lucy Knox

Watch the full film now. Link in bio.

Credits:
Director: Lucy Knox @lucyvknox
Producer: Alexandra Galloway @alexandraggalloway
Production Company: Upperfast GmbH @upperfast.de
Executive Producers: Sarah Brannan @sarah_t_brannan, Trust @madewithtrust
Cinematographer: Max Walter @maxwellwalter
Focus Puller: Lachlan Wright @_lachlainn
Camera Assistant: Ella Burton @ella_burton
Editor: Shannon Michaelas @shannon.michaelas
Assistant Editor: Euan Kelly
Edit Assist: Shaun Ellis @shaun.e
Producer: Isabella Key
Post Facility: The Editors @the_editors65
Colourist: Sam McCarthy @s.k.mccarthy at @wearecrayon
Flame Artist: Leon Woods
Music Composition: IXYXI @ixyxi.ixyxi
Sound Design and Mix: Liam Annert at Rumble Studios @la.sound

Thank You
LORA ADZIC, TREVOR BERRY,W.A.M. BLEAKLEY,THE OPAL CAVE, DESERT DIRT KART CLUB, MARK COOPER, LEILA DAY,ADDISON ELLIOT, CONAN FAHEY, PAULA GARVEN, PICTURE HIRE, CHANCE JONES, AMBER MCDONALD, MICK MCKENZIE, ANDAMOOKA OBSERVATORY, SAM MARQUES, SOPHIE RIDGWAY, SHELLEY’S UNDERGROUND NAIL & BEAUTY SPA, THE VISION HOUSE, LIZA WILLIAMSON

FILMED ON KOKATHA LAND, AND ANTAKIRINJA MATU-YANKUNYTJATJARA LAND.

Featuring
Freya Andriesson
Reilly Crompton
Angel Dempsey
Lilly Garven
Georgia Hanley
Michelle Johnson
Sihana Kadriv
Lexi Mae Prinsloo
Rhianna Prpic
Charlize Thorpe
Mele-Arna Tukuitoga-Feret
Joy Tanquezon
Shelley Wells
Amy Thomas

New from Trust: Opal Fever, directed by @lucyvknox

A portrait of life in Australia’s remote opal mining towns—isolated outback communities built on the hope that something precious lies beneath a barren surface.

Set in Kupa Piti (Coober Pedy) and Andamooka, the film follows people drawn to the edges of the outback by obsession. In places shaped by heat, distance, and time, some come searching for opal—and sometimes never leave.

“Opal exists purely as objects of beauty - and yet for over a century, it has lured people into one of the harshest environments on Earth.” —Lucy Knox

Watch the full film now. Link in bio.

Credits:
Director: Lucy Knox @lucyvknox
Producer: Alexandra Galloway @alexandraggalloway
Production Company: Upperfast GmbH @upperfast.de
Executive Producers: Sarah Brannan @sarah_t_brannan, Trust @madewithtrust
Cinematographer: Max Walter @maxwellwalter
Focus Puller: Lachlan Wright @_lachlainn
Camera Assistant: Ella Burton @ella_burton
Editor: Shannon Michaelas @shannon.michaelas
Assistant Editor: Euan Kelly
Edit Assist: Shaun Ellis @shaun.e
Producer: Isabella Key
Post Facility: The Editors @the_editors65
Colourist: Sam McCarthy @s.k.mccarthy at @wearecrayon
Flame Artist: Leon Woods
Music Composition: IXYXI @ixyxi.ixyxi
Sound Design and Mix: Liam Annert at Rumble Studios @la.sound

Thank You
LORA ADZIC, TREVOR BERRY,W.A.M. BLEAKLEY,THE OPAL CAVE, DESERT DIRT KART CLUB, MARK COOPER, LEILA DAY,ADDISON ELLIOT, CONAN FAHEY, PAULA GARVEN, PICTURE HIRE, CHANCE JONES, AMBER MCDONALD, MICK MCKENZIE, ANDAMOOKA OBSERVATORY, SAM MARQUES, SOPHIE RIDGWAY, SHELLEY’S UNDERGROUND NAIL & BEAUTY SPA, THE VISION HOUSE, LIZA WILLIAMSON

FILMED ON KOKATHA LAND, AND ANTAKIRINJA MATU-YANKUNYTJATJARA LAND.

Featuring
Freya Andriesson
Reilly Crompton
Angel Dempsey
Lilly Garven
Georgia Hanley
Michelle Johnson
Sihana Kadriv
Lexi Mae Prinsloo
Rhianna Prpic
Charlize Thorpe
Mele-Arna Tukuitoga-Feret
Joy Tanquezon
Shelley Wells
Amy Thomas

New from Trust: Opal Fever, directed by @lucyvknox

A portrait of life in Australia’s remote opal mining towns—isolated outback communities built on the hope that something precious lies beneath a barren surface.

Set in Kupa Piti (Coober Pedy) and Andamooka, the film follows people drawn to the edges of the outback by obsession. In places shaped by heat, distance, and time, some come searching for opal—and sometimes never leave.

“Opal exists purely as objects of beauty - and yet for over a century, it has lured people into one of the harshest environments on Earth.” —Lucy Knox

Watch the full film now. Link in bio.

Credits:
Director: Lucy Knox @lucyvknox
Producer: Alexandra Galloway @alexandraggalloway
Production Company: Upperfast GmbH @upperfast.de
Executive Producers: Sarah Brannan @sarah_t_brannan, Trust @madewithtrust
Cinematographer: Max Walter @maxwellwalter
Focus Puller: Lachlan Wright @_lachlainn
Camera Assistant: Ella Burton @ella_burton
Editor: Shannon Michaelas @shannon.michaelas
Assistant Editor: Euan Kelly
Edit Assist: Shaun Ellis @shaun.e
Producer: Isabella Key
Post Facility: The Editors @the_editors65
Colourist: Sam McCarthy @s.k.mccarthy at @wearecrayon
Flame Artist: Leon Woods
Music Composition: IXYXI @ixyxi.ixyxi
Sound Design and Mix: Liam Annert at Rumble Studios @la.sound

Thank You
LORA ADZIC, TREVOR BERRY,W.A.M. BLEAKLEY,THE OPAL CAVE, DESERT DIRT KART CLUB, MARK COOPER, LEILA DAY,ADDISON ELLIOT, CONAN FAHEY, PAULA GARVEN, PICTURE HIRE, CHANCE JONES, AMBER MCDONALD, MICK MCKENZIE, ANDAMOOKA OBSERVATORY, SAM MARQUES, SOPHIE RIDGWAY, SHELLEY’S UNDERGROUND NAIL & BEAUTY SPA, THE VISION HOUSE, LIZA WILLIAMSON

FILMED ON KOKATHA LAND, AND ANTAKIRINJA MATU-YANKUNYTJATJARA LAND.

Featuring
Freya Andriesson
Reilly Crompton
Angel Dempsey
Lilly Garven
Georgia Hanley
Michelle Johnson
Sihana Kadriv
Lexi Mae Prinsloo
Rhianna Prpic
Charlize Thorpe
Mele-Arna Tukuitoga-Feret
Joy Tanquezon
Shelley Wells
Amy Thomas

New from Trust: Opal Fever, directed by @lucyvknox

A portrait of life in Australia’s remote opal mining towns—isolated outback communities built on the hope that something precious lies beneath a barren surface.

Set in Kupa Piti (Coober Pedy) and Andamooka, the film follows people drawn to the edges of the outback by obsession. In places shaped by heat, distance, and time, some come searching for opal—and sometimes never leave.

“Opal exists purely as objects of beauty - and yet for over a century, it has lured people into one of the harshest environments on Earth.” —Lucy Knox

Watch the full film now. Link in bio.

Credits:
Director: Lucy Knox @lucyvknox
Producer: Alexandra Galloway @alexandraggalloway
Production Company: Upperfast GmbH @upperfast.de
Executive Producers: Sarah Brannan @sarah_t_brannan, Trust @madewithtrust
Cinematographer: Max Walter @maxwellwalter
Focus Puller: Lachlan Wright @_lachlainn
Camera Assistant: Ella Burton @ella_burton
Editor: Shannon Michaelas @shannon.michaelas
Assistant Editor: Euan Kelly
Edit Assist: Shaun Ellis @shaun.e
Producer: Isabella Key
Post Facility: The Editors @the_editors65
Colourist: Sam McCarthy @s.k.mccarthy at @wearecrayon
Flame Artist: Leon Woods
Music Composition: IXYXI @ixyxi.ixyxi
Sound Design and Mix: Liam Annert at Rumble Studios @la.sound

Thank You
LORA ADZIC, TREVOR BERRY,W.A.M. BLEAKLEY,THE OPAL CAVE, DESERT DIRT KART CLUB, MARK COOPER, LEILA DAY,ADDISON ELLIOT, CONAN FAHEY, PAULA GARVEN, PICTURE HIRE, CHANCE JONES, AMBER MCDONALD, MICK MCKENZIE, ANDAMOOKA OBSERVATORY, SAM MARQUES, SOPHIE RIDGWAY, SHELLEY’S UNDERGROUND NAIL & BEAUTY SPA, THE VISION HOUSE, LIZA WILLIAMSON

FILMED ON KOKATHA LAND, AND ANTAKIRINJA MATU-YANKUNYTJATJARA LAND.

Featuring
Freya Andriesson
Reilly Crompton
Angel Dempsey
Lilly Garven
Georgia Hanley
Michelle Johnson
Sihana Kadriv
Lexi Mae Prinsloo
Rhianna Prpic
Charlize Thorpe
Mele-Arna Tukuitoga-Feret
Joy Tanquezon
Shelley Wells
Amy Thomas

New from Trust: Opal Fever, directed by @lucyvknox

A portrait of life in Australia’s remote opal mining towns—isolated outback communities built on the hope that something precious lies beneath a barren surface.

Set in Kupa Piti (Coober Pedy) and Andamooka, the film follows people drawn to the edges of the outback by obsession. In places shaped by heat, distance, and time, some come searching for opal—and sometimes never leave.

“Opal exists purely as objects of beauty - and yet for over a century, it has lured people into one of the harshest environments on Earth.” —Lucy Knox

Watch the full film now. Link in bio.

Credits:
Director: Lucy Knox @lucyvknox
Producer: Alexandra Galloway @alexandraggalloway
Production Company: Upperfast GmbH @upperfast.de
Executive Producers: Sarah Brannan @sarah_t_brannan, Trust @madewithtrust
Cinematographer: Max Walter @maxwellwalter
Focus Puller: Lachlan Wright @_lachlainn
Camera Assistant: Ella Burton @ella_burton
Editor: Shannon Michaelas @shannon.michaelas
Assistant Editor: Euan Kelly
Edit Assist: Shaun Ellis @shaun.e
Producer: Isabella Key
Post Facility: The Editors @the_editors65
Colourist: Sam McCarthy @s.k.mccarthy at @wearecrayon
Flame Artist: Leon Woods
Music Composition: IXYXI @ixyxi.ixyxi
Sound Design and Mix: Liam Annert at Rumble Studios @la.sound

Thank You
LORA ADZIC, TREVOR BERRY,W.A.M. BLEAKLEY,THE OPAL CAVE, DESERT DIRT KART CLUB, MARK COOPER, LEILA DAY,ADDISON ELLIOT, CONAN FAHEY, PAULA GARVEN, PICTURE HIRE, CHANCE JONES, AMBER MCDONALD, MICK MCKENZIE, ANDAMOOKA OBSERVATORY, SAM MARQUES, SOPHIE RIDGWAY, SHELLEY’S UNDERGROUND NAIL & BEAUTY SPA, THE VISION HOUSE, LIZA WILLIAMSON

FILMED ON KOKATHA LAND, AND ANTAKIRINJA MATU-YANKUNYTJATJARA LAND.

Featuring
Freya Andriesson
Reilly Crompton
Angel Dempsey
Lilly Garven
Georgia Hanley
Michelle Johnson
Sihana Kadriv
Lexi Mae Prinsloo
Rhianna Prpic
Charlize Thorpe
Mele-Arna Tukuitoga-Feret
Joy Tanquezon
Shelley Wells
Amy Thomas

New from Trust: Opal Fever, directed by @lucyvknox

A portrait of life in Australia’s remote opal mining towns—isolated outback communities built on the hope that something precious lies beneath a barren surface.

Set in Kupa Piti (Coober Pedy) and Andamooka, the film follows people drawn to the edges of the outback by obsession. In places shaped by heat, distance, and time, some come searching for opal—and sometimes never leave.

“Opal exists purely as objects of beauty - and yet for over a century, it has lured people into one of the harshest environments on Earth.” —Lucy Knox

Watch the full film now. Link in bio.

Credits:
Director: Lucy Knox @lucyvknox
Producer: Alexandra Galloway @alexandraggalloway
Production Company: Upperfast GmbH @upperfast.de
Executive Producers: Sarah Brannan @sarah_t_brannan, Trust @madewithtrust
Cinematographer: Max Walter @maxwellwalter
Focus Puller: Lachlan Wright @_lachlainn
Camera Assistant: Ella Burton @ella_burton
Editor: Shannon Michaelas @shannon.michaelas
Assistant Editor: Euan Kelly
Edit Assist: Shaun Ellis @shaun.e
Producer: Isabella Key
Post Facility: The Editors @the_editors65
Colourist: Sam McCarthy @s.k.mccarthy at @wearecrayon
Flame Artist: Leon Woods
Music Composition: IXYXI @ixyxi.ixyxi
Sound Design and Mix: Liam Annert at Rumble Studios @la.sound

Thank You
LORA ADZIC, TREVOR BERRY,W.A.M. BLEAKLEY,THE OPAL CAVE, DESERT DIRT KART CLUB, MARK COOPER, LEILA DAY,ADDISON ELLIOT, CONAN FAHEY, PAULA GARVEN, PICTURE HIRE, CHANCE JONES, AMBER MCDONALD, MICK MCKENZIE, ANDAMOOKA OBSERVATORY, SAM MARQUES, SOPHIE RIDGWAY, SHELLEY’S UNDERGROUND NAIL & BEAUTY SPA, THE VISION HOUSE, LIZA WILLIAMSON

FILMED ON KOKATHA LAND, AND ANTAKIRINJA MATU-YANKUNYTJATJARA LAND.

Featuring
Freya Andriesson
Reilly Crompton
Angel Dempsey
Lilly Garven
Georgia Hanley
Michelle Johnson
Sihana Kadriv
Lexi Mae Prinsloo
Rhianna Prpic
Charlize Thorpe
Mele-Arna Tukuitoga-Feret
Joy Tanquezon
Shelley Wells
Amy Thomas

New from Trust: Opal Fever, directed by @lucyvknox

A portrait of life in Australia’s remote opal mining towns—isolated outback communities built on the hope that something precious lies beneath a barren surface.

Set in Kupa Piti (Coober Pedy) and Andamooka, the film follows people drawn to the edges of the outback by obsession. In places shaped by heat, distance, and time, some come searching for opal—and sometimes never leave.

“Opal exists purely as objects of beauty - and yet for over a century, it has lured people into one of the harshest environments on Earth.” —Lucy Knox

Watch the full film now. Link in bio.

Credits:
Director: Lucy Knox @lucyvknox
Producer: Alexandra Galloway @alexandraggalloway
Production Company: Upperfast GmbH @upperfast.de
Executive Producers: Sarah Brannan @sarah_t_brannan, Trust @madewithtrust
Cinematographer: Max Walter @maxwellwalter
Focus Puller: Lachlan Wright @_lachlainn
Camera Assistant: Ella Burton @ella_burton
Editor: Shannon Michaelas @shannon.michaelas
Assistant Editor: Euan Kelly
Edit Assist: Shaun Ellis @shaun.e
Producer: Isabella Key
Post Facility: The Editors @the_editors65
Colourist: Sam McCarthy @s.k.mccarthy at @wearecrayon
Flame Artist: Leon Woods
Music Composition: IXYXI @ixyxi.ixyxi
Sound Design and Mix: Liam Annert at Rumble Studios @la.sound

Thank You
LORA ADZIC, TREVOR BERRY,W.A.M. BLEAKLEY,THE OPAL CAVE, DESERT DIRT KART CLUB, MARK COOPER, LEILA DAY,ADDISON ELLIOT, CONAN FAHEY, PAULA GARVEN, PICTURE HIRE, CHANCE JONES, AMBER MCDONALD, MICK MCKENZIE, ANDAMOOKA OBSERVATORY, SAM MARQUES, SOPHIE RIDGWAY, SHELLEY’S UNDERGROUND NAIL & BEAUTY SPA, THE VISION HOUSE, LIZA WILLIAMSON

FILMED ON KOKATHA LAND, AND ANTAKIRINJA MATU-YANKUNYTJATJARA LAND.

Featuring
Freya Andriesson
Reilly Crompton
Angel Dempsey
Lilly Garven
Georgia Hanley
Michelle Johnson
Sihana Kadriv
Lexi Mae Prinsloo
Rhianna Prpic
Charlize Thorpe
Mele-Arna Tukuitoga-Feret
Joy Tanquezon
Shelley Wells
Amy Thomas

New from Trust: Opal Fever, directed by @lucyvknox

A portrait of life in Australia’s remote opal mining towns—isolated outback communities built on the hope that something precious lies beneath a barren surface.

Set in Kupa Piti (Coober Pedy) and Andamooka, the film follows people drawn to the edges of the outback by obsession. In places shaped by heat, distance, and time, some come searching for opal—and sometimes never leave.

“Opal exists purely as objects of beauty - and yet for over a century, it has lured people into one of the harshest environments on Earth.” —Lucy Knox

Watch the full film now. Link in bio.

Credits:
Director: Lucy Knox @lucyvknox
Producer: Alexandra Galloway @alexandraggalloway
Production Company: Upperfast GmbH @upperfast.de
Executive Producers: Sarah Brannan @sarah_t_brannan, Trust @madewithtrust
Cinematographer: Max Walter @maxwellwalter
Focus Puller: Lachlan Wright @_lachlainn
Camera Assistant: Ella Burton @ella_burton
Editor: Shannon Michaelas @shannon.michaelas
Assistant Editor: Euan Kelly
Edit Assist: Shaun Ellis @shaun.e
Producer: Isabella Key
Post Facility: The Editors @the_editors65
Colourist: Sam McCarthy @s.k.mccarthy at @wearecrayon
Flame Artist: Leon Woods
Music Composition: IXYXI @ixyxi.ixyxi
Sound Design and Mix: Liam Annert at Rumble Studios @la.sound

Thank You
LORA ADZIC, TREVOR BERRY,W.A.M. BLEAKLEY,THE OPAL CAVE, DESERT DIRT KART CLUB, MARK COOPER, LEILA DAY,ADDISON ELLIOT, CONAN FAHEY, PAULA GARVEN, PICTURE HIRE, CHANCE JONES, AMBER MCDONALD, MICK MCKENZIE, ANDAMOOKA OBSERVATORY, SAM MARQUES, SOPHIE RIDGWAY, SHELLEY’S UNDERGROUND NAIL & BEAUTY SPA, THE VISION HOUSE, LIZA WILLIAMSON

FILMED ON KOKATHA LAND, AND ANTAKIRINJA MATU-YANKUNYTJATJARA LAND.

Featuring
Freya Andriesson
Reilly Crompton
Angel Dempsey
Lilly Garven
Georgia Hanley
Michelle Johnson
Sihana Kadriv
Lexi Mae Prinsloo
Rhianna Prpic
Charlize Thorpe
Mele-Arna Tukuitoga-Feret
Joy Tanquezon
Shelley Wells
Amy Thomas

"People type things on apps that they would never actually say in person. So taking that extreme digital confidence and dropping it into a real-life conversation created immediate awkwardness."

Filmmaker @levekuhl contrasts the love story you tell your parents with the one that actually happened in his @grindr ad 'Peas', a film that embraces the gloriously messy truth of queer dating over a picture-perfect meet-cute.

Watch 'Peas' & read our interview with Leve over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Metin: @adamsincerely
Shirley: @iamclaudiawinfield
Alan: john.julian.actor
Dates: @phoenixchasem @pevestorfff @dan_schnorrbusch @leonardojelmini
Director: @levekuhl
Written by: @levekuhl mathis_v_d_b
Production Company: @upperfast.de
Executive Producer: @julian.suenram @jlburckhardt
Producer: @borislav.salatino
Director of Photography: @konradlosch
1st AC: @___franzz Heiko Wentorp
2nd AC: @crwny Tristan Guercovich
Gaffer: Golo Jahn
Spark: Hendrik "Henner" Pförtner, Saad Ehachimi @charliehppe @cflegel Grip: @chrissobisch
Production Design: @laurajammoul
Art Department Assistant: @monicavangeli @n0rastahl Agustín Di Bella, Sophia Daffner @tugbagurrsoy @akfilmdesign
Styling: @lucasavid
Key Hair & Make-Up: @diellzjhr @mby_mua @vsmaravila
1st AD: @dymskaya_
Unit Manager: @therealtoni.official
Script-Continuity: @joy_zlybrzydki
Production Assistant: @ffurtive @madeline.westphal
Casting Director: @eliracasting @bardiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii @juntke.casting @konva.linka Intimacy Advisor: Emilia Bähr
Sound Mixer: @doc.thore
Sound Assistant: @eliaslenzen
POST PRODUCTION
Edit Company: @cabinedit
Editor: @nik.kohler_
Managing Director: @kaythall
Post Producer: @clel_allen
Color Studio: @okaystudio
Colorist: @marinastarke.color
Color Producer: Chloe Saunders
VFX Company: @kaeptn_post
VFX Producer: @markus_hoelting
Compositing Artist: Luca Fritzler
Sound & Mix: @stringandtins
Sound Producer: @hetti.mov
Sound Design & Mix: @alittlesmyth
Composer: @gustavthecomposer
SPECIAL THANKS
@arri_rental @rgbrental @schneider_ @raketa_rental

"People type things on apps that they would never actually say in person. So taking that extreme digital confidence and dropping it into a real-life conversation created immediate awkwardness."

Filmmaker @levekuhl contrasts the love story you tell your parents with the one that actually happened in his @grindr ad 'Peas', a film that embraces the gloriously messy truth of queer dating over a picture-perfect meet-cute.

Watch 'Peas' & read our interview with Leve over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Metin: @adamsincerely
Shirley: @iamclaudiawinfield
Alan: john.julian.actor
Dates: @phoenixchasem @pevestorfff @dan_schnorrbusch @leonardojelmini
Director: @levekuhl
Written by: @levekuhl mathis_v_d_b
Production Company: @upperfast.de
Executive Producer: @julian.suenram @jlburckhardt
Producer: @borislav.salatino
Director of Photography: @konradlosch
1st AC: @___franzz Heiko Wentorp
2nd AC: @crwny Tristan Guercovich
Gaffer: Golo Jahn
Spark: Hendrik "Henner" Pförtner, Saad Ehachimi @charliehppe @cflegel Grip: @chrissobisch
Production Design: @laurajammoul
Art Department Assistant: @monicavangeli @n0rastahl Agustín Di Bella, Sophia Daffner @tugbagurrsoy @akfilmdesign
Styling: @lucasavid
Key Hair & Make-Up: @diellzjhr @mby_mua @vsmaravila
1st AD: @dymskaya_
Unit Manager: @therealtoni.official
Script-Continuity: @joy_zlybrzydki
Production Assistant: @ffurtive @madeline.westphal
Casting Director: @eliracasting @bardiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii @juntke.casting @konva.linka Intimacy Advisor: Emilia Bähr
Sound Mixer: @doc.thore
Sound Assistant: @eliaslenzen
POST PRODUCTION
Edit Company: @cabinedit
Editor: @nik.kohler_
Managing Director: @kaythall
Post Producer: @clel_allen
Color Studio: @okaystudio
Colorist: @marinastarke.color
Color Producer: Chloe Saunders
VFX Company: @kaeptn_post
VFX Producer: @markus_hoelting
Compositing Artist: Luca Fritzler
Sound & Mix: @stringandtins
Sound Producer: @hetti.mov
Sound Design & Mix: @alittlesmyth
Composer: @gustavthecomposer
SPECIAL THANKS
@arri_rental @rgbrental @schneider_ @raketa_rental

"People type things on apps that they would never actually say in person. So taking that extreme digital confidence and dropping it into a real-life conversation created immediate awkwardness."

Filmmaker @levekuhl contrasts the love story you tell your parents with the one that actually happened in his @grindr ad 'Peas', a film that embraces the gloriously messy truth of queer dating over a picture-perfect meet-cute.

Watch 'Peas' & read our interview with Leve over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Metin: @adamsincerely
Shirley: @iamclaudiawinfield
Alan: john.julian.actor
Dates: @phoenixchasem @pevestorfff @dan_schnorrbusch @leonardojelmini
Director: @levekuhl
Written by: @levekuhl mathis_v_d_b
Production Company: @upperfast.de
Executive Producer: @julian.suenram @jlburckhardt
Producer: @borislav.salatino
Director of Photography: @konradlosch
1st AC: @___franzz Heiko Wentorp
2nd AC: @crwny Tristan Guercovich
Gaffer: Golo Jahn
Spark: Hendrik "Henner" Pförtner, Saad Ehachimi @charliehppe @cflegel Grip: @chrissobisch
Production Design: @laurajammoul
Art Department Assistant: @monicavangeli @n0rastahl Agustín Di Bella, Sophia Daffner @tugbagurrsoy @akfilmdesign
Styling: @lucasavid
Key Hair & Make-Up: @diellzjhr @mby_mua @vsmaravila
1st AD: @dymskaya_
Unit Manager: @therealtoni.official
Script-Continuity: @joy_zlybrzydki
Production Assistant: @ffurtive @madeline.westphal
Casting Director: @eliracasting @bardiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii @juntke.casting @konva.linka Intimacy Advisor: Emilia Bähr
Sound Mixer: @doc.thore
Sound Assistant: @eliaslenzen
POST PRODUCTION
Edit Company: @cabinedit
Editor: @nik.kohler_
Managing Director: @kaythall
Post Producer: @clel_allen
Color Studio: @okaystudio
Colorist: @marinastarke.color
Color Producer: Chloe Saunders
VFX Company: @kaeptn_post
VFX Producer: @markus_hoelting
Compositing Artist: Luca Fritzler
Sound & Mix: @stringandtins
Sound Producer: @hetti.mov
Sound Design & Mix: @alittlesmyth
Composer: @gustavthecomposer
SPECIAL THANKS
@arri_rental @rgbrental @schneider_ @raketa_rental

"People type things on apps that they would never actually say in person. So taking that extreme digital confidence and dropping it into a real-life conversation created immediate awkwardness."

Filmmaker @levekuhl contrasts the love story you tell your parents with the one that actually happened in his @grindr ad 'Peas', a film that embraces the gloriously messy truth of queer dating over a picture-perfect meet-cute.

Watch 'Peas' & read our interview with Leve over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Metin: @adamsincerely
Shirley: @iamclaudiawinfield
Alan: john.julian.actor
Dates: @phoenixchasem @pevestorfff @dan_schnorrbusch @leonardojelmini
Director: @levekuhl
Written by: @levekuhl mathis_v_d_b
Production Company: @upperfast.de
Executive Producer: @julian.suenram @jlburckhardt
Producer: @borislav.salatino
Director of Photography: @konradlosch
1st AC: @___franzz Heiko Wentorp
2nd AC: @crwny Tristan Guercovich
Gaffer: Golo Jahn
Spark: Hendrik "Henner" Pförtner, Saad Ehachimi @charliehppe @cflegel Grip: @chrissobisch
Production Design: @laurajammoul
Art Department Assistant: @monicavangeli @n0rastahl Agustín Di Bella, Sophia Daffner @tugbagurrsoy @akfilmdesign
Styling: @lucasavid
Key Hair & Make-Up: @diellzjhr @mby_mua @vsmaravila
1st AD: @dymskaya_
Unit Manager: @therealtoni.official
Script-Continuity: @joy_zlybrzydki
Production Assistant: @ffurtive @madeline.westphal
Casting Director: @eliracasting @bardiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii @juntke.casting @konva.linka Intimacy Advisor: Emilia Bähr
Sound Mixer: @doc.thore
Sound Assistant: @eliaslenzen
POST PRODUCTION
Edit Company: @cabinedit
Editor: @nik.kohler_
Managing Director: @kaythall
Post Producer: @clel_allen
Color Studio: @okaystudio
Colorist: @marinastarke.color
Color Producer: Chloe Saunders
VFX Company: @kaeptn_post
VFX Producer: @markus_hoelting
Compositing Artist: Luca Fritzler
Sound & Mix: @stringandtins
Sound Producer: @hetti.mov
Sound Design & Mix: @alittlesmyth
Composer: @gustavthecomposer
SPECIAL THANKS
@arri_rental @rgbrental @schneider_ @raketa_rental

"People type things on apps that they would never actually say in person. So taking that extreme digital confidence and dropping it into a real-life conversation created immediate awkwardness."

Filmmaker @levekuhl contrasts the love story you tell your parents with the one that actually happened in his @grindr ad 'Peas', a film that embraces the gloriously messy truth of queer dating over a picture-perfect meet-cute.

Watch 'Peas' & read our interview with Leve over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Metin: @adamsincerely
Shirley: @iamclaudiawinfield
Alan: john.julian.actor
Dates: @phoenixchasem @pevestorfff @dan_schnorrbusch @leonardojelmini
Director: @levekuhl
Written by: @levekuhl mathis_v_d_b
Production Company: @upperfast.de
Executive Producer: @julian.suenram @jlburckhardt
Producer: @borislav.salatino
Director of Photography: @konradlosch
1st AC: @___franzz Heiko Wentorp
2nd AC: @crwny Tristan Guercovich
Gaffer: Golo Jahn
Spark: Hendrik "Henner" Pförtner, Saad Ehachimi @charliehppe @cflegel Grip: @chrissobisch
Production Design: @laurajammoul
Art Department Assistant: @monicavangeli @n0rastahl Agustín Di Bella, Sophia Daffner @tugbagurrsoy @akfilmdesign
Styling: @lucasavid
Key Hair & Make-Up: @diellzjhr @mby_mua @vsmaravila
1st AD: @dymskaya_
Unit Manager: @therealtoni.official
Script-Continuity: @joy_zlybrzydki
Production Assistant: @ffurtive @madeline.westphal
Casting Director: @eliracasting @bardiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii @juntke.casting @konva.linka Intimacy Advisor: Emilia Bähr
Sound Mixer: @doc.thore
Sound Assistant: @eliaslenzen
POST PRODUCTION
Edit Company: @cabinedit
Editor: @nik.kohler_
Managing Director: @kaythall
Post Producer: @clel_allen
Color Studio: @okaystudio
Colorist: @marinastarke.color
Color Producer: Chloe Saunders
VFX Company: @kaeptn_post
VFX Producer: @markus_hoelting
Compositing Artist: Luca Fritzler
Sound & Mix: @stringandtins
Sound Producer: @hetti.mov
Sound Design & Mix: @alittlesmyth
Composer: @gustavthecomposer
SPECIAL THANKS
@arri_rental @rgbrental @schneider_ @raketa_rental

"People type things on apps that they would never actually say in person. So taking that extreme digital confidence and dropping it into a real-life conversation created immediate awkwardness."

Filmmaker @levekuhl contrasts the love story you tell your parents with the one that actually happened in his @grindr ad 'Peas', a film that embraces the gloriously messy truth of queer dating over a picture-perfect meet-cute.

Watch 'Peas' & read our interview with Leve over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Metin: @adamsincerely
Shirley: @iamclaudiawinfield
Alan: john.julian.actor
Dates: @phoenixchasem @pevestorfff @dan_schnorrbusch @leonardojelmini
Director: @levekuhl
Written by: @levekuhl mathis_v_d_b
Production Company: @upperfast.de
Executive Producer: @julian.suenram @jlburckhardt
Producer: @borislav.salatino
Director of Photography: @konradlosch
1st AC: @___franzz Heiko Wentorp
2nd AC: @crwny Tristan Guercovich
Gaffer: Golo Jahn
Spark: Hendrik "Henner" Pförtner, Saad Ehachimi @charliehppe @cflegel Grip: @chrissobisch
Production Design: @laurajammoul
Art Department Assistant: @monicavangeli @n0rastahl Agustín Di Bella, Sophia Daffner @tugbagurrsoy @akfilmdesign
Styling: @lucasavid
Key Hair & Make-Up: @diellzjhr @mby_mua @vsmaravila
1st AD: @dymskaya_
Unit Manager: @therealtoni.official
Script-Continuity: @joy_zlybrzydki
Production Assistant: @ffurtive @madeline.westphal
Casting Director: @eliracasting @bardiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii @juntke.casting @konva.linka Intimacy Advisor: Emilia Bähr
Sound Mixer: @doc.thore
Sound Assistant: @eliaslenzen
POST PRODUCTION
Edit Company: @cabinedit
Editor: @nik.kohler_
Managing Director: @kaythall
Post Producer: @clel_allen
Color Studio: @okaystudio
Colorist: @marinastarke.color
Color Producer: Chloe Saunders
VFX Company: @kaeptn_post
VFX Producer: @markus_hoelting
Compositing Artist: Luca Fritzler
Sound & Mix: @stringandtins
Sound Producer: @hetti.mov
Sound Design & Mix: @alittlesmyth
Composer: @gustavthecomposer
SPECIAL THANKS
@arri_rental @rgbrental @schneider_ @raketa_rental

'Peas' is now a staff pick, thanks for the love @vimeo

___

CREW
Director: @levekuhl
Written by: @levekuhl @mathis_v_d_b
Production Company: @upperfast.de
Executive Producer: @julian.suenram @jlburckhardt
Producer: @borislav.salatino
Director of Photography: @konradlosch
1st AC: @___franzz Heiko Wentorp
2nd AC: @crwny Tristan Guercovich
Gaffer: Golo Jahn
Spark: Hendrik „Henner“ Pförtner, Saad Ehachimi @charliehppe @cflegel
Grip: @chrissobisch
Production Design: @laurajammoul
Art Department Assistant: @monicavangeli @n0rastahl Agustín Di Bella, Sophia Daffner
@tugbagurrsoy @akfilmdesign
Styling: @lucasavid
Key Hair & Make-Up: @diellzjhr @mby_mua @vsmaravila
1st AD: @dymskaya_
Unit Manager: @therealtoni.official
Script-Continuity: @joy_zlybrzydki
Production Assistant: @ffurtive @madeline.westphal
Casting Director: @eliracasting @bardiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii @konva.linka @juntke.casting
Intimacy Advisor: Emilia Bähr
Sound Mixer: @doc.thore
Sound Assistant: @eliaslenzen

POST PRODUCTION
Edit Company: @cabinedit
Editor: @nik.kohler_
Managing Director: @kaythall
Post Producer: @clel_allen

Color Studio: @okaystudio
Colorist: @marinastarke.color
Color Producer: Chloe Saunders

VFX Company: @kaeptn_post
VFX Producer: @markus_hoelting
Compositing Artist: Luca Fritzler

Sound & Mix: @stringandtins
Sound Producer: @hetti.mov
Sound Design & Mix: @alittlesmyth

Composer: @gustavthecomposer

SPECIAL THANKS
@arri_rental @rgbrental @schneider_ @raketa_rental

Peas for Christmas. 🫛

—

CAST
Metin: @adamsincerely
Shirley: @iamclaudiawinfield
Alan: @john.julian.actor
Dates: @phoenixchasem @pevestorfff @dan_schnorrbusch @leonardojelmini

CREW
Director: @levekuhl
Written by: @levekuhl @mathis_v_d_b
Production Company: @upperfast.de
Executive Producer: @julian.suenram @jlburckhardt
Producer: @borislav.salatino
Director of Photography: @konradlosch
1st AC: @___franzz Heiko Wentorp
2nd AC: @crwny Tristan Guercovich
Gaffer: Golo Jahn
Spark: Hendrik „Henner“ Pförtner, Saad Ehachimi @charliehppe @cflegel
Grip: @chrissobisch
Production Design: @laurajammoul
Art Department Assistant: @monicavangeli @n0rastahl Agustín Di Bella, Sophia Daffner
@tugbagurrsoy @akfilmdesign
Styling: @lucasavid
Key Hair & Make-Up: @diellzjhr @mby_mua @vsmaravila
1st AD: @dymskaya_
Unit Manager: @therealtoni.official
Script-Continuity: @joy_zlybrzydki
Production Assistant: @ffurtive @madeline.westphal
Casting Director: @eliracasting @bardiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii @konva.linka @juntke.casting
Intimacy Advisor: Emilia Bähr
Sound Mixer: @doc.thore
Sound Assistant: @eliaslenzen

POST PRODUCTION
Edit Company: @cabinedit
Editor: @nik.kohler_
Managing Director: @kaythall
Post Producer: @clel_allen

Color Studio: @okaystudio
Colorist: @marinastarke.color
Color Producer: Chloe Saunders

VFX Company: @kaeptn_post
VFX Producer: @markus_hoelting
Compositing Artist: Luca Fritzler

Sound & Mix: @stringandtins
Sound Producer: @hetti.mov
Sound Design & Mix: @alittlesmyth

Composer: @gustavthecomposer

SPECIAL THANKS
@arri_rental @rgbrental @schneider_ @raketa_rental

This spec spot has no official affiliation with or endorsement by Grindr. It is a student work produced at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.

We used a whole suite of post-production tools, both digital and analog, to add the imperfections and textures that make an image feel authentic and grounded in our world.

Client: @reve_image
Storytelling Lead: Melisa Seah
Director: @alexander.peschke
Production: @upperfast.de
Executive Producer: @jlburckhardt
Cinematographer: @leonhoertrich
Editor: @maxhabelfilm
Glitchography: @sebastianganschow
Music: @wolfsrudelmusic
Sounddesign: @maniaque_nocturne

We used a whole suite of post-production tools, both digital and analog, to add the imperfections and textures that make an image feel authentic and grounded in our world.

Client: @reve_image
Storytelling Lead: Melisa Seah
Director: @alexander.peschke
Production: @upperfast.de
Executive Producer: @jlburckhardt
Cinematographer: @leonhoertrich
Editor: @maxhabelfilm
Glitchography: @sebastianganschow
Music: @wolfsrudelmusic
Sounddesign: @maniaque_nocturne

We used a whole suite of post-production tools, both digital and analog, to add the imperfections and textures that make an image feel authentic and grounded in our world.

Client: @reve_image
Storytelling Lead: Melisa Seah
Director: @alexander.peschke
Production: @upperfast.de
Executive Producer: @jlburckhardt
Cinematographer: @leonhoertrich
Editor: @maxhabelfilm
Glitchography: @sebastianganschow
Music: @wolfsrudelmusic
Sounddesign: @maniaque_nocturne

We used a whole suite of post-production tools, both digital and analog, to add the imperfections and textures that make an image feel authentic and grounded in our world.

Client: @reve_image
Storytelling Lead: Melisa Seah
Director: @alexander.peschke
Production: @upperfast.de
Executive Producer: @jlburckhardt
Cinematographer: @leonhoertrich
Editor: @maxhabelfilm
Glitchography: @sebastianganschow
Music: @wolfsrudelmusic
Sounddesign: @maniaque_nocturne

We used a whole suite of post-production tools, both digital and analog, to add the imperfections and textures that make an image feel authentic and grounded in our world.

Client: @reve_image
Storytelling Lead: Melisa Seah
Director: @alexander.peschke
Production: @upperfast.de
Executive Producer: @jlburckhardt
Cinematographer: @leonhoertrich
Editor: @maxhabelfilm
Glitchography: @sebastianganschow
Music: @wolfsrudelmusic
Sounddesign: @maniaque_nocturne

In the rapidly evolving landscape of filmmaking, production company @upperfast.de is navigating the frontier where human vision and artificial intelligence intersect.

Watch their latest project, Runners High, as it uses bold, dynamic imagery from @reve_image to craft a powerful visual narrative.

Vincent Boehringer for @cpcompany

Director @vincentboehringer
DP @leonhoertrich
Edit @carreracantera
Production @commonvision.film

@levekuhl took home 4 awards at the @youngdirectoraward in Cannes for "Through My Eyes". Watch the full film on our site.

GOLD
Changing the world frame by frame
@jlburckhardt @julian.suenram @nstrb

Use of Sound
@ballad.co @doc.thore

Up to 10mins
@upperfast.de @27km @the__sweetspot

SILVER
Branded Content

Director: @levekuhl
DP: @jona.riese
Editor: @andreweditor
Colorist: @josephbicknell

Art Department: Aisha Muthesius
Wardrobe Stylist: @samira_vivien
Hair & Makeup Artist: @mby_mua
1st AD: @kacemskalli
2nd AD: @aymanebenammi
Gaffer: @jens.thurmann
1st AC: @juliens_journey
Sound Designers: @doc.thore & @strandloeven
Producer: @imadbenomar1
Executive Producers: @jlburckhardt & @nstrb & @julian.suenram

Starring: @kathyetoa & @denise.mbaye

Post Houses: @hecklerhq & @company_3
Sound Studio: @ballad.co
Music: @wolfsrudelmusic

“UNHCR | Through My Eyes” wins 9 awards at this year’s @clioawards

GOLD
Direction - @levekuhl
Cinematography- @jona.riese
Editing - @andreweditor
61s-5min film - @jlburckhardt @julian.suenram @nstrb
Production design - @nstrb Aisha Muthesius
Casting - @kathyetoa @denise.mbaye

SILVER
Sound Design - @ballad.co @doc.thore

BRONZE
Music - @wolfsrudelmusic
VFX - @acht.studio @hecklerhq

“There’s always a distance between us and stories like this - we read about them, see them in the news, but they remain other. With POV, we take away that distance.”

@levekuhl explains the importance of readjusting our perspective on those affected by displacement in his deeply moving UNHCR (@refugees) campaign short ‘Through My Eyes’, which immerses audiences in an immigrant's visceral escape to safety.

Watch it now & read the full interview over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Directed by Leve Kühl levikuhl
Starring Kathy Etoa @kathyetoa & Denise M'baye @denise.mbaye
Director of Photography Jona Riese @jona.riese
Executive Producer - Jacob Burckhardt @jlburckhardt
Executive Producer - Niklas Straub @nstrb
Executive Producer - Julian Sünram @julian.suenram
Edited by Andrew Holmes @andreweditor
Sound Design by Ballad @ballad.co
Colourist - Joseph Bicknell @josephbicknell. @company_3
Music by Wolfsrudel @wolfsrudelmusic
Produced by UPPERFAST @upperfast.de
Co-Produced by 27KM @27km
Co-Produced by The Sweetspot @the__sweetspot

#LeveKühl #ThroughMyEyes #WeAreDN #campaignfilm #refugeecrisis

“There’s always a distance between us and stories like this - we read about them, see them in the news, but they remain other. With POV, we take away that distance.”

@levekuhl explains the importance of readjusting our perspective on those affected by displacement in his deeply moving UNHCR (@refugees) campaign short ‘Through My Eyes’, which immerses audiences in an immigrant's visceral escape to safety.

Watch it now & read the full interview over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Directed by Leve Kühl levikuhl
Starring Kathy Etoa @kathyetoa & Denise M'baye @denise.mbaye
Director of Photography Jona Riese @jona.riese
Executive Producer - Jacob Burckhardt @jlburckhardt
Executive Producer - Niklas Straub @nstrb
Executive Producer - Julian Sünram @julian.suenram
Edited by Andrew Holmes @andreweditor
Sound Design by Ballad @ballad.co
Colourist - Joseph Bicknell @josephbicknell. @company_3
Music by Wolfsrudel @wolfsrudelmusic
Produced by UPPERFAST @upperfast.de
Co-Produced by 27KM @27km
Co-Produced by The Sweetspot @the__sweetspot

#LeveKühl #ThroughMyEyes #WeAreDN #campaignfilm #refugeecrisis

“There’s always a distance between us and stories like this - we read about them, see them in the news, but they remain other. With POV, we take away that distance.”

@levekuhl explains the importance of readjusting our perspective on those affected by displacement in his deeply moving UNHCR (@refugees) campaign short ‘Through My Eyes’, which immerses audiences in an immigrant's visceral escape to safety.

Watch it now & read the full interview over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Directed by Leve Kühl levikuhl
Starring Kathy Etoa @kathyetoa & Denise M'baye @denise.mbaye
Director of Photography Jona Riese @jona.riese
Executive Producer - Jacob Burckhardt @jlburckhardt
Executive Producer - Niklas Straub @nstrb
Executive Producer - Julian Sünram @julian.suenram
Edited by Andrew Holmes @andreweditor
Sound Design by Ballad @ballad.co
Colourist - Joseph Bicknell @josephbicknell. @company_3
Music by Wolfsrudel @wolfsrudelmusic
Produced by UPPERFAST @upperfast.de
Co-Produced by 27KM @27km
Co-Produced by The Sweetspot @the__sweetspot

#LeveKühl #ThroughMyEyes #WeAreDN #campaignfilm #refugeecrisis

“There’s always a distance between us and stories like this - we read about them, see them in the news, but they remain other. With POV, we take away that distance.”

@levekuhl explains the importance of readjusting our perspective on those affected by displacement in his deeply moving UNHCR (@refugees) campaign short ‘Through My Eyes’, which immerses audiences in an immigrant's visceral escape to safety.

Watch it now & read the full interview over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Directed by Leve Kühl levikuhl
Starring Kathy Etoa @kathyetoa & Denise M'baye @denise.mbaye
Director of Photography Jona Riese @jona.riese
Executive Producer - Jacob Burckhardt @jlburckhardt
Executive Producer - Niklas Straub @nstrb
Executive Producer - Julian Sünram @julian.suenram
Edited by Andrew Holmes @andreweditor
Sound Design by Ballad @ballad.co
Colourist - Joseph Bicknell @josephbicknell. @company_3
Music by Wolfsrudel @wolfsrudelmusic
Produced by UPPERFAST @upperfast.de
Co-Produced by 27KM @27km
Co-Produced by The Sweetspot @the__sweetspot

#LeveKühl #ThroughMyEyes #WeAreDN #campaignfilm #refugeecrisis

“There’s always a distance between us and stories like this - we read about them, see them in the news, but they remain other. With POV, we take away that distance.”

@levekuhl explains the importance of readjusting our perspective on those affected by displacement in his deeply moving UNHCR (@refugees) campaign short ‘Through My Eyes’, which immerses audiences in an immigrant's visceral escape to safety.

Watch it now & read the full interview over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Directed by Leve Kühl levikuhl
Starring Kathy Etoa @kathyetoa & Denise M'baye @denise.mbaye
Director of Photography Jona Riese @jona.riese
Executive Producer - Jacob Burckhardt @jlburckhardt
Executive Producer - Niklas Straub @nstrb
Executive Producer - Julian Sünram @julian.suenram
Edited by Andrew Holmes @andreweditor
Sound Design by Ballad @ballad.co
Colourist - Joseph Bicknell @josephbicknell. @company_3
Music by Wolfsrudel @wolfsrudelmusic
Produced by UPPERFAST @upperfast.de
Co-Produced by 27KM @27km
Co-Produced by The Sweetspot @the__sweetspot

#LeveKühl #ThroughMyEyes #WeAreDN #campaignfilm #refugeecrisis

“There’s always a distance between us and stories like this - we read about them, see them in the news, but they remain other. With POV, we take away that distance.”

@levekuhl explains the importance of readjusting our perspective on those affected by displacement in his deeply moving UNHCR (@refugees) campaign short ‘Through My Eyes’, which immerses audiences in an immigrant's visceral escape to safety.

Watch it now & read the full interview over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Directed by Leve Kühl levikuhl
Starring Kathy Etoa @kathyetoa & Denise M'baye @denise.mbaye
Director of Photography Jona Riese @jona.riese
Executive Producer - Jacob Burckhardt @jlburckhardt
Executive Producer - Niklas Straub @nstrb
Executive Producer - Julian Sünram @julian.suenram
Edited by Andrew Holmes @andreweditor
Sound Design by Ballad @ballad.co
Colourist - Joseph Bicknell @josephbicknell. @company_3
Music by Wolfsrudel @wolfsrudelmusic
Produced by UPPERFAST @upperfast.de
Co-Produced by 27KM @27km
Co-Produced by The Sweetspot @the__sweetspot

#LeveKühl #ThroughMyEyes #WeAreDN #campaignfilm #refugeecrisis

Commercial Feature: G-SHOCK - “Team Tough”

“We blended body rigs, low shutter speeds, FPV drone shots, and filming through a moving mirror foil. We went right onto the hockey rink and with our operator’s ice skating skills, captured the action handheld. Additionally, we rigged a small camera to a hockey stick for a visceral, first-person perspective.” - Jona Riese, cinematographer

[Swipe to the 8th slide to see BTS shots]

Director:@alexander.peschke
DP:@jona.riese
Editor:@maxhabelfilm
Colorist:@didrikbrathen

Production Designer:Lucie Moarefi
Art Director & Wardrobe Stylist:@simonfolkert
Hair & Makeup Artist: Nivetha Balakumaran
1st AD:@leoneberwein
Gaffer:@mariusmacarei
1st AC:@matej_zet
FPV Drone Team: @thedrone.studio
Ice Rink Camera Operator:@emmaglnn
Photographer:@benediktjung
Sound Designer & Mixer: @soundsbymp
Production Manager:@msbmarco
Producer:@tizianderfalsche
Executive Producer:@jlburckhardt

Production Company:@upperfast.de

Commercial Feature: G-SHOCK - “Team Tough”

“We blended body rigs, low shutter speeds, FPV drone shots, and filming through a moving mirror foil. We went right onto the hockey rink and with our operator’s ice skating skills, captured the action handheld. Additionally, we rigged a small camera to a hockey stick for a visceral, first-person perspective.” - Jona Riese, cinematographer

[Swipe to the 8th slide to see BTS shots]

Director:@alexander.peschke
DP:@jona.riese
Editor:@maxhabelfilm
Colorist:@didrikbrathen

Production Designer:Lucie Moarefi
Art Director & Wardrobe Stylist:@simonfolkert
Hair & Makeup Artist: Nivetha Balakumaran
1st AD:@leoneberwein
Gaffer:@mariusmacarei
1st AC:@matej_zet
FPV Drone Team: @thedrone.studio
Ice Rink Camera Operator:@emmaglnn
Photographer:@benediktjung
Sound Designer & Mixer: @soundsbymp
Production Manager:@msbmarco
Producer:@tizianderfalsche
Executive Producer:@jlburckhardt

Production Company:@upperfast.de

Commercial Feature: G-SHOCK - “Team Tough”

“We blended body rigs, low shutter speeds, FPV drone shots, and filming through a moving mirror foil. We went right onto the hockey rink and with our operator’s ice skating skills, captured the action handheld. Additionally, we rigged a small camera to a hockey stick for a visceral, first-person perspective.” - Jona Riese, cinematographer

[Swipe to the 8th slide to see BTS shots]

Director:@alexander.peschke
DP:@jona.riese
Editor:@maxhabelfilm
Colorist:@didrikbrathen

Production Designer:Lucie Moarefi
Art Director & Wardrobe Stylist:@simonfolkert
Hair & Makeup Artist: Nivetha Balakumaran
1st AD:@leoneberwein
Gaffer:@mariusmacarei
1st AC:@matej_zet
FPV Drone Team: @thedrone.studio
Ice Rink Camera Operator:@emmaglnn
Photographer:@benediktjung
Sound Designer & Mixer: @soundsbymp
Production Manager:@msbmarco
Producer:@tizianderfalsche
Executive Producer:@jlburckhardt

Production Company:@upperfast.de

Commercial Feature: G-SHOCK - “Team Tough”

“We blended body rigs, low shutter speeds, FPV drone shots, and filming through a moving mirror foil. We went right onto the hockey rink and with our operator’s ice skating skills, captured the action handheld. Additionally, we rigged a small camera to a hockey stick for a visceral, first-person perspective.” - Jona Riese, cinematographer

[Swipe to the 8th slide to see BTS shots]

Director:@alexander.peschke
DP:@jona.riese
Editor:@maxhabelfilm
Colorist:@didrikbrathen

Production Designer:Lucie Moarefi
Art Director & Wardrobe Stylist:@simonfolkert
Hair & Makeup Artist: Nivetha Balakumaran
1st AD:@leoneberwein
Gaffer:@mariusmacarei
1st AC:@matej_zet
FPV Drone Team: @thedrone.studio
Ice Rink Camera Operator:@emmaglnn
Photographer:@benediktjung
Sound Designer & Mixer: @soundsbymp
Production Manager:@msbmarco
Producer:@tizianderfalsche
Executive Producer:@jlburckhardt

Production Company:@upperfast.de

Commercial Feature: G-SHOCK - “Team Tough”

“We blended body rigs, low shutter speeds, FPV drone shots, and filming through a moving mirror foil. We went right onto the hockey rink and with our operator’s ice skating skills, captured the action handheld. Additionally, we rigged a small camera to a hockey stick for a visceral, first-person perspective.” - Jona Riese, cinematographer

[Swipe to the 8th slide to see BTS shots]

Director:@alexander.peschke
DP:@jona.riese
Editor:@maxhabelfilm
Colorist:@didrikbrathen

Production Designer:Lucie Moarefi
Art Director & Wardrobe Stylist:@simonfolkert
Hair & Makeup Artist: Nivetha Balakumaran
1st AD:@leoneberwein
Gaffer:@mariusmacarei
1st AC:@matej_zet
FPV Drone Team: @thedrone.studio
Ice Rink Camera Operator:@emmaglnn
Photographer:@benediktjung
Sound Designer & Mixer: @soundsbymp
Production Manager:@msbmarco
Producer:@tizianderfalsche
Executive Producer:@jlburckhardt

Production Company:@upperfast.de

Commercial Feature: G-SHOCK - “Team Tough”

“We blended body rigs, low shutter speeds, FPV drone shots, and filming through a moving mirror foil. We went right onto the hockey rink and with our operator’s ice skating skills, captured the action handheld. Additionally, we rigged a small camera to a hockey stick for a visceral, first-person perspective.” - Jona Riese, cinematographer

[Swipe to the 8th slide to see BTS shots]

Director:@alexander.peschke
DP:@jona.riese
Editor:@maxhabelfilm
Colorist:@didrikbrathen

Production Designer:Lucie Moarefi
Art Director & Wardrobe Stylist:@simonfolkert
Hair & Makeup Artist: Nivetha Balakumaran
1st AD:@leoneberwein
Gaffer:@mariusmacarei
1st AC:@matej_zet
FPV Drone Team: @thedrone.studio
Ice Rink Camera Operator:@emmaglnn
Photographer:@benediktjung
Sound Designer & Mixer: @soundsbymp
Production Manager:@msbmarco
Producer:@tizianderfalsche
Executive Producer:@jlburckhardt

Production Company:@upperfast.de

Commercial Feature: G-SHOCK - “Team Tough”

“We blended body rigs, low shutter speeds, FPV drone shots, and filming through a moving mirror foil. We went right onto the hockey rink and with our operator’s ice skating skills, captured the action handheld. Additionally, we rigged a small camera to a hockey stick for a visceral, first-person perspective.” - Jona Riese, cinematographer

[Swipe to the 8th slide to see BTS shots]

Director:@alexander.peschke
DP:@jona.riese
Editor:@maxhabelfilm
Colorist:@didrikbrathen

Production Designer:Lucie Moarefi
Art Director & Wardrobe Stylist:@simonfolkert
Hair & Makeup Artist: Nivetha Balakumaran
1st AD:@leoneberwein
Gaffer:@mariusmacarei
1st AC:@matej_zet
FPV Drone Team: @thedrone.studio
Ice Rink Camera Operator:@emmaglnn
Photographer:@benediktjung
Sound Designer & Mixer: @soundsbymp
Production Manager:@msbmarco
Producer:@tizianderfalsche
Executive Producer:@jlburckhardt

Production Company:@upperfast.de

Commercial Feature: G-SHOCK - “Team Tough”

“We blended body rigs, low shutter speeds, FPV drone shots, and filming through a moving mirror foil. We went right onto the hockey rink and with our operator’s ice skating skills, captured the action handheld. Additionally, we rigged a small camera to a hockey stick for a visceral, first-person perspective.” - Jona Riese, cinematographer

[Swipe to the 8th slide to see BTS shots]

Director:@alexander.peschke
DP:@jona.riese
Editor:@maxhabelfilm
Colorist:@didrikbrathen

Production Designer:Lucie Moarefi
Art Director & Wardrobe Stylist:@simonfolkert
Hair & Makeup Artist: Nivetha Balakumaran
1st AD:@leoneberwein
Gaffer:@mariusmacarei
1st AC:@matej_zet
FPV Drone Team: @thedrone.studio
Ice Rink Camera Operator:@emmaglnn
Photographer:@benediktjung
Sound Designer & Mixer: @soundsbymp
Production Manager:@msbmarco
Producer:@tizianderfalsche
Executive Producer:@jlburckhardt

Production Company:@upperfast.de

Commercial Feature: G-SHOCK - “Team Tough”

“We blended body rigs, low shutter speeds, FPV drone shots, and filming through a moving mirror foil. We went right onto the hockey rink and with our operator’s ice skating skills, captured the action handheld. Additionally, we rigged a small camera to a hockey stick for a visceral, first-person perspective.” - Jona Riese, cinematographer

[Swipe to the 8th slide to see BTS shots]

Director:@alexander.peschke
DP:@jona.riese
Editor:@maxhabelfilm
Colorist:@didrikbrathen

Production Designer:Lucie Moarefi
Art Director & Wardrobe Stylist:@simonfolkert
Hair & Makeup Artist: Nivetha Balakumaran
1st AD:@leoneberwein
Gaffer:@mariusmacarei
1st AC:@matej_zet
FPV Drone Team: @thedrone.studio
Ice Rink Camera Operator:@emmaglnn
Photographer:@benediktjung
Sound Designer & Mixer: @soundsbymp
Production Manager:@msbmarco
Producer:@tizianderfalsche
Executive Producer:@jlburckhardt

Production Company:@upperfast.de

Commercial Feature: G-SHOCK - “Team Tough”

“We blended body rigs, low shutter speeds, FPV drone shots, and filming through a moving mirror foil. We went right onto the hockey rink and with our operator’s ice skating skills, captured the action handheld. Additionally, we rigged a small camera to a hockey stick for a visceral, first-person perspective.” - Jona Riese, cinematographer

[Swipe to the 8th slide to see BTS shots]

Director:@alexander.peschke
DP:@jona.riese
Editor:@maxhabelfilm
Colorist:@didrikbrathen

Production Designer:Lucie Moarefi
Art Director & Wardrobe Stylist:@simonfolkert
Hair & Makeup Artist: Nivetha Balakumaran
1st AD:@leoneberwein
Gaffer:@mariusmacarei
1st AC:@matej_zet
FPV Drone Team: @thedrone.studio
Ice Rink Camera Operator:@emmaglnn
Photographer:@benediktjung
Sound Designer & Mixer: @soundsbymp
Production Manager:@msbmarco
Producer:@tizianderfalsche
Executive Producer:@jlburckhardt

Production Company:@upperfast.de

Commercial Feature: G-SHOCK - “Team Tough”

“We blended body rigs, low shutter speeds, FPV drone shots, and filming through a moving mirror foil. We went right onto the hockey rink and with our operator’s ice skating skills, captured the action handheld. Additionally, we rigged a small camera to a hockey stick for a visceral, first-person perspective.” - Jona Riese, cinematographer

[Swipe to the 8th slide to see BTS shots]

Director:@alexander.peschke
DP:@jona.riese
Editor:@maxhabelfilm
Colorist:@didrikbrathen

Production Designer:Lucie Moarefi
Art Director & Wardrobe Stylist:@simonfolkert
Hair & Makeup Artist: Nivetha Balakumaran
1st AD:@leoneberwein
Gaffer:@mariusmacarei
1st AC:@matej_zet
FPV Drone Team: @thedrone.studio
Ice Rink Camera Operator:@emmaglnn
Photographer:@benediktjung
Sound Designer & Mixer: @soundsbymp
Production Manager:@msbmarco
Producer:@tizianderfalsche
Executive Producer:@jlburckhardt

Production Company:@upperfast.de

Commercial Feature: G-SHOCK - “Team Tough”

“We blended body rigs, low shutter speeds, FPV drone shots, and filming through a moving mirror foil. We went right onto the hockey rink and with our operator’s ice skating skills, captured the action handheld. Additionally, we rigged a small camera to a hockey stick for a visceral, first-person perspective.” - Jona Riese, cinematographer

[Swipe to the 8th slide to see BTS shots]

Director:@alexander.peschke
DP:@jona.riese
Editor:@maxhabelfilm
Colorist:@didrikbrathen

Production Designer:Lucie Moarefi
Art Director & Wardrobe Stylist:@simonfolkert
Hair & Makeup Artist: Nivetha Balakumaran
1st AD:@leoneberwein
Gaffer:@mariusmacarei
1st AC:@matej_zet
FPV Drone Team: @thedrone.studio
Ice Rink Camera Operator:@emmaglnn
Photographer:@benediktjung
Sound Designer & Mixer: @soundsbymp
Production Manager:@msbmarco
Producer:@tizianderfalsche
Executive Producer:@jlburckhardt

Production Company:@upperfast.de

Commercial Feature: G-SHOCK - “Team Tough”

“We blended body rigs, low shutter speeds, FPV drone shots, and filming through a moving mirror foil. We went right onto the hockey rink and with our operator’s ice skating skills, captured the action handheld. Additionally, we rigged a small camera to a hockey stick for a visceral, first-person perspective.” - Jona Riese, cinematographer

[Swipe to the 8th slide to see BTS shots]

Director:@alexander.peschke
DP:@jona.riese
Editor:@maxhabelfilm
Colorist:@didrikbrathen

Production Designer:Lucie Moarefi
Art Director & Wardrobe Stylist:@simonfolkert
Hair & Makeup Artist: Nivetha Balakumaran
1st AD:@leoneberwein
Gaffer:@mariusmacarei
1st AC:@matej_zet
FPV Drone Team: @thedrone.studio
Ice Rink Camera Operator:@emmaglnn
Photographer:@benediktjung
Sound Designer & Mixer: @soundsbymp
Production Manager:@msbmarco
Producer:@tizianderfalsche
Executive Producer:@jlburckhardt

Production Company:@upperfast.de