Malaya Stern Takeda

Quick and painless – director and writer Johanna Thalmann had fun with our questions and shared a terrific story about a chocolate bar sabotaging her Blue Lagoon-screening, the best way to eat an omelet and Jeans & Poetry Slam are a surefire combination. Enjoy! Find out more about Johanna and her latest work: https://agentur-midpoint.com/johanna-thalmann/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Actor Michael Epp does a great interview – we talked about his obsession with piano playing, the joy of Italian food, the advantage of working with a director who comes from acting and an interesting motto: “Don’t be desperate – until you are!” Enjoy! Find out more about Michael and his latest work: https://spiel-kind.com/maleactors/epp-michael/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Producer on the Move Fred Burle and I talked & laughed about our favorite hero/anti-hero Snoopy, invisibility aka “the ostrich-maneuver”, the random joy of white-chocolate ice cream, the unexpected pleasure of watching life play out on a cinema screen while seeing BOYHOOD and, of course! -  Ben Wishaw. Plain and simple: a really fun conversation – enjoy! Find out more about Fred and his latest work: https://www.onetwofilms.com/ https://www.instagram.com/fred.burle/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

What did we talk about with composer Amaury Laurent Bernier? The obsession with great food, of course! As well as his unusual life- and career story, Doctor Who and his very special connection to the series Tatortreiniger. We had a blast – Enjoy! Find out more about Amaury and his latest work: https://www.amaury-bernier.com/ https://linktr.ee/amaurylaurentbernier?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=7a25386d-4aee-4547-898b-880bd4a8a91e You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

When talking to director & DOP Ngo The Chau he revealed a deep appreciation for all things Marvel – shout-out to Wolverine – and Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar. Why acting was his entry-job into the world of filmmaking, the importance of food, Tony Leung and not doing regrets. What a great conversation – enjoy! Find out more about Chau and his latest work: https://www.froehlich-management.com/talents/ngo-the-chau You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

What a terrific episode! Ingeborg Bachmann and Heinrich von Kleist as secret obsessions, the comfort of simple but classic Spaghetti with tomato sauce and going all in on acting without a Plan B – actress and director Malaya Stern Takeda brought a lot of fun and passion to our talk. Enjoy! Find out more about Malaya and her latest work: https://players.de/actresses/malaya-stern-takeda/ https://www.instagram.com/malayatakeda/?hl=de You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Books & Musicals? Check. Reenacting Titanic and waiting for the film adaptation of 22 Bahnen? Check. The pleasure of taking an afternoon nap? Check. In our episode with actor Jannik Schümann we covered a lot of great topics and laughed a lot. Find out more about Jannik and his latest work: https://die-agenten.de/profile/jannik-schuemann/ https://marieclairekozik.com/jannik-schuemann/ Recording of the Bundestag commemoration for the Queer victims of Nacism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5POM5dcZog Jannik’s reading starts at 46:14 min You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

It was a pleasure to talk to DOP Tim Kuhn – about filmmaking as a collaborative process, his job in a penguin preserve, an intense experience watching The Passion of Christ with no way to escape and his love for exploring. And we bonded over a shared frustration of our missing green thumbs. Plus a bonus mention of Olivia Colman. We had a blast – Enjoy! Find out more about Tim and his latest work: https://schlag-agentur.de/tim-kuhn#!/1 You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

If she wasn’t an actress, director & producer, radio/TV host creative multi-hyphenate Désirée Nosbusch might have become an architect or interior designer. She talks about her long-standing fascination of exploring the past by walking through cemeteries, her latest film as a director – Poison – and the terrific motto of her Italian grandmother. It was such a pleasure – Enjoy this episode! Find out more about Désirée and her latest work: https://studlar.de/actor/desiree-nosbusch/ https://lindenfels-pr.de/schauspielerinnen/desiree-nosbusch You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

It was a pleasure to talk to director/writer Jan-Ole Gerster. About his new film – the vacation-noir ISLANDS, his former job as an ambulance driver, an intense experience watching SCHINDLERS LIST and his love for walking – and Mexican food. Enjoy! Find out more about Jan-Ole and his latest work: https://players.de/directors/jan-ole-gerster/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de