Ein Portrait über einen willensstarken jungen Mann, der weiß, dass wenn man lacht, dort wo man hätte heulen können wieder Lust zum Leben bekommt.
A portrait of a strong-minded young man who knows that when you laughs, where you would cry, you have the pleasure to Life again.
My first no-budget indi-documentary. This project was my biggest teacher. I had a lot of troubles with simply everything. I thought the video should be online in two month; pretty innocent because in the end the video took 4 Month to be ready for screening. There were a lot of questions like: how to tell the story informative and entertaining? Can I shoot in a hospital? How to light a 3-sqm room? I am allowed to film other inhabitants (which are mentally disordered) ? How can I get the permission from them? And so on. Besides Igor isn't allowed to sit in his wheelchair too long which was a big problem for the interview. Besides he isn't allowed to be too long outside because his immune system is very weak and therefor the outdoor shoots were dangerous for his health.
All these things I never have considered and have to solve them. In the End there were a lot of re-re-shots.
Oh guys, it was a very exciting time.
But in the end I have learned a lot and not only about filmmaking but also about LIVE!!! Enjoy the moment, enjoy the day and enjoy LIVE!!! Oh yeah, and enjoy the video! Thanks!