“motoclista” by EUGEN MERHER
A simple film about the simple dream of a young girl: To ride motorcycles when she grows up.
Behind her wish lies the longing for freedom and independence, but life sometimes gets in the way.
FROM THE DIRECTOR
“While it’s one of the most normal things to not always be able to follow one’s dreams – and it’s a painful, but natural part of growing up – in some Latin American countries and regions this can be a systemic issue.
After shooting a commercial in Uruguay, I decided to stay a few weeks longer and use the money from the commercial to fund this short film / PSA as an independent passion project, with added financial support by the German production company Sterntag Film. It was an amazing experience for me on a personal level to be able to make all of my own decisions while wearing the hats of both director and executive producer for the project and to be able to make this film exactly the way I wanted it to be. With the warm help of the local service production Metropolis Films, the amazing cinematographer Diego Rosenblatt and the people of Estación Migues, the small town where we shot the film, it became an experience that I will never forget.
It was also my first time shooting on analogue 16mm film and it was an eye-opening experience for me on set to be much more restricted with the material and not really being able to see the result until the very end. But because of this, I was able to shoot much faster than on digital because I wouldn’t make 27 takes and I would work much closer with the actors, rather than sit behind a screen all day.
The adventure of finding film stock, shipping it from Brazil to Uruguay and then take the undeveloped material to a lab in Belgium across three flights was a whole different story of course, but to me it was all worth it and I would definitely do it again.”
—Eugen Merher
CREDITS
CAST
Young Bride // CLARA ROLFO
Husband // FELIPE SPERANZA
Older Bride // MALENA DIAZ
Mother // CATHERINE AYALA
Brother // GIULIANO GIACUSSA
Daughters // ORIANA RODRIGUEZ, CANDELA DUFOURT, CANDELARIA GIACUSA
Extras
VANNINA GONZALEZ, KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ, MARIELA ALVAREZ, MAURO FUNDARE, CANDELARIA GIACUSA, ADRIANA MARTINEZ, JOSEFINA GIACUSA, SANTIAGO FERNANDEZ, RUBENS AQUINO, LILIAN DIAZ, SILVIA BORGES, MARIA MARTINEZ, GUILLERMINA GONZALEZ, ALLEGRA RODRIGUEZ, CLARA TOURIS
CREW
Director & Script // EUGEN MERHER @eugendirector
Cinematographer // DIEGO ROSENBLATT @diegoros
Production Company // STERNTAG FILM, METROPOLIS FILMS URUGUAY
Executive Producer / Line Producer // ENRIQUE GRUBER
Executive Producer // sterntag film @sterntagberlin / PHILIP CHROBOT, MAIK SIERING, STEFFEN ESAIAS
Executive Producer // metropolis films @metropolis_films / ANDY ROSENBLATT
Editor // RAQUEL CARO NUÑEZ @raquelcaronunez
Music // ALEXANDER WOLF DAVID / WOLFSRUDEL MUSIC @wolfsrudelmusic
Sound Design // DENIS ELMACI @deniselmagic
VFX // SUPERCONTINENT @supercontinent.co
Color Grading // MANUEL PORTSCHY @manuport
Casting & 1st AD // SOFIA GARCIA
Production Manager // DIEGO REGUEIRA
PA // CLARA TOURIS
PA // SANTIAGO ASCORRETA
PA & Driver // RAMIRO MOREIRA
1. AC // MATIAS REY
2. AC & Film Loader // RODRIGO CISNEROS
Steadicam Operator & AC // MAURICIO MENA
Sound Recordist // AGUSTIN CHAPPE
Gaffer & Stunt Driver // EDGARDO MALZONE
Key Grip & Electric // MARCEL TIZON
Grip & Electric // ANIBAL IBAÑEZ
Art Director & Wardrobe // JUAN PROTTO
Art Director & Wardrobe // IGNACIO LAKSSY
Art & Wardrobe Assistant // VALENTINA ENRIQUE
Hair & Makeup // JOAQUIN ESPINO
Sound Studio Uruguay // AUSTRALIA MUSIC - GABRIEL ALVAREZ
Office Manager // LUCIA BARBOZA
Driver Van // RUBEN BARBOZA
Driver Truck // MARTIN ESPANDABURU
Lights & Grip // METROPOLIS FILMS - MUSITELLI FILM & DIGITAL
Camera & Lenses // MUSITELLI FILM & DIGITAL
Steadicam Rental // MAURICIO MENA & CULACA
Grip Accessories Rental // MARCEL TIZON
Handies // JORGE PIÑON
Film Stock // KODAK VISION3 500T
Film Stock Supplier // STEPHANO DUQUE / RUNNERFILMES BRAZIL
Camera Transport Van // PEDRO BARBE
Passenger Vans // RUBEN BARBOZA
Lights & Grip Truck // METROPOLIS FILMS
Grip & Tracking Vehicles // MARCEL TIZON
Catering // DIEGO & QUIQUE GOURMEAT
Special Thanks
SABRINA HÜPPAUF, SABINA STÖCKLER, ALCALDE: NAHUEL JORGE, EDGARD CAVALCANTE DA CUNHA and very special thanks to all the nice people from ESTACIÓN MIGUES
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