Oh Boy
Jan Ole Gerster
Niko is in his late 20s and recently dropped out of college. He lives for the moment, oblivious to his growing status as an outsider until one day he's forced to confront the consequences of his inaction. His girlfriend breaks up with him, his father cuts off his allowance, a psychiatrist confirms his "emotional imbalance", and a peculiar beauty returns from his past. But all Niko wants is a decent cup of coffee....
With : Tom Schilling, Friederike Kempter, Marc Hosemann
Screenplay : Jan Ole Gerster
Image : Philipp Kirsamer
Sound : Magnus Pflüger
Editing : Anja Siemens
Screenplay : Jan Ole Gerster
Image : Philipp Kirsamer
Sound : Magnus Pflüger
Editing : Anja Siemens
Production : Schiwago Film GmbH, Gneisenaustr. 66, 10961 Berlin, Allemagne // Tel. : +49 30 6953980 // Email : info@schiwagofilm.de
Born in 1978 in Hagen, Germany, Jan Ole Gerster gained experience on several film productions including Tom Tykwer's The Princess and the Warrior (2000) and Heaven (2002). He then worked as personal assistant of director Wolfgang Becker on Good Bye, Lenin! (2003) and later studied directing and screenwriting at the DFFB (German Film and Television Academy Berlin). After directing several commercials and music videos, he wrote and directed his debut feature Oh Boy.
"The first time is always magical, and so it is with films. From an early age, the desire to make films grew in me. At this point I hadn't realised that watching movies and making movies are significantly different. For me, watching films was, and remains, an escape from reality, while making movies obliges me to confront reality. First films should be personal, but never private. First films should be individual and despite this, or perhaps because of it, universal. As I worked towards my first film, I received a lot of good and bad advice, all of which I took on board, only to forget. When I‘d finally achieved the necessary balance of awe and naiveté, I shot my first film. It was a magical experience." Jan Ole Gerster
"The first time is always magical, and so it is with films. From an early age, the desire to make films grew in me. At this point I hadn't realised that watching movies and making movies are significantly different. For me, watching films was, and remains, an escape from reality, while making movies obliges me to confront reality. First films should be personal, but never private. First films should be individual and despite this, or perhaps because of it, universal. As I worked towards my first film, I received a lot of good and bad advice, all of which I took on board, only to forget. When I‘d finally achieved the necessary balance of awe and naiveté, I shot my first film. It was a magical experience." Jan Ole Gerster