2026
BACKSTAGE
short film | drama | 27 min
directed by Émile V. Schlesser
written by Jonas Brand & Émile V. Schlesser
produced by Fabien Colas & Émile V. Schlesser
co-produced by Govinda van Maele (Filmreakter)
logline
A theater production becomes a dangerous dance of power and attraction when a young actor discovers that the demanding director who holds his career in her hands may also be the one who will tear him apart – both on and off the stage.
CAST
Jonathan Joèl Albrecht
Sascha Ley
Tommy Schlesser
Jil Devresse
Mayalani Moes
CREW
1st assistant director: Joshua Thil
2nd assistant director: Luca Mahnke
3rd assistant director: Lisa Folschette
DP: Thorsten Robert Harms
1st assistant camera: Alex Weidert
Gaffer: Stepan Novotny
Grip: Enzo Maffei, Yann Gengler
Electricians: Lucie Tratz, Thierry Cumini
Production designer: Christina Schaffer
Costume designer: Virginia Ferreira
Hair & Makeup: Valentina Becker
Wardrobe: Olga Olina
Location manager: Céline Schlesser
Production assistant: Charlotte Piaia
Driver: Julien Colbach
Extras Coordinator: Sandrine Brasseur
Sound recordist: Carlo Thoss
Boom operator / Foleys: Labio Tsaganas
Sound Designer: Paola Macias
Sound Mixer: Ken Nnganyadi
Composer: Rickie Lee Kroell
Editor: Émile V. Schlesser
Colorist: Aljoscha Hoffmann
Music mixer: Julian Collet
Musicians: Axel Kroell, Gero Kempf
Photos @ Lisa Folschette
