STAY HYDRATED dir. by Simon Schares

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Tristan, an aspiring model, has only one true friend – his pug Jürgen. When an unscrupulous agent offers him the chance of fame,
Tristan must sacrifice everything to become the perfect, emotionless advertising icon – and in doing so, he loses his humanity.

format 2.39:1, Digital (Alexa 35, Freefly Ember 5K, Xeen Cine Primes)
length 8 min
language German (English Subtitles)
in co-production with ARTE

official selection
Max Ophüls Film Festival
FILMZ Film Festival

cast
Dana Herfurth
Gabi Herz

written by Revan Sarikaya & Simon Schares
produced by Luise Heiderhoff & Darta Krasone
director of photography Hanno Mertin
production design Elaine Braunholz, Paul Ruhnau
editor Elena Liv Felderer

line producer Anne-Laure Berteau
casting Luise Heiderhoff
vfx supervisor Haiyang Liu
script supervisor Maik Schneiker
production assistant Sophie Honoré
runner Lena Plumpe, Leonie Morgenstern
set photography Manuel Heussip, Tizian Schmidt
special fx Lary Rauh
dog wrangler Simone Gottwald
costume design Lary Rauh
hair & make-up artist Alejandro Monsalves
assistant director Benjamin Valencia
second assistant director Miryam Falterer
production design assistance Johanne Sophia Pook
music Sebastian Greim, Leon Maximilian Brückner (Samples unterm Sofa)
production sound mixer Elvis Nicaise Bado
boom operator Junias Nangolo
sound design Tristan Steinmetz
re-recording mixer Jonathan Doenges
dialogue editor Jonathan Doenges
foley artist & editor Sophie Kuebler
compositing Helēna Ozola
previz Revan Sarikaya
dit Revan Sarikaya
colorist Sönke Heuer
first assistant camera Lars Viegener
second assistant camera Felix Dahm, Sebastian Strauch
key grip Felix Dahm
gaffer Patrick Knittler
grip/best boy Xaver Hoffmann
electrician Franz Müller, Hugo Setzer, Adrian Becker, Joscha Bürger, Sebastian Strauch, Huu Thien Phan Ngoc

© 2026 Hanno Mertin