To celebrate JUST A GUY being on the Oscar’s longlist, we’re happy to share the film with our online community. This is a limited release for 17 days only, so please share the film with whoever might enjoy it!
JUST A GUY is an animated documentary short film about love. Three women share glimpses of their affection, attraction and relationship with Richard Ramirez: A serial killer and rapist they contacted after he was convicted in the 80s. Through their perspective, we revisit exchanged letters and emotions that are as obsessive as they are hauntingly familiar.
Interview Partner: Eva O., Sarah K.
Director: Shoko Hara
Producer: Stefan Michel
Script: Simon Thummet
Edit: Tobias Wilhelmer
Production Design: Shoko Hara
Production Studio: Studio Seufz
Puppet Construction and Animation: Eliott Deshusses
Head of Clay Animation: Valentin Kemmner
Clay Animation Dance Sequence: Matisse Gonzalez
Clay Animation Assistant: Mona Keil
Clay Spider Animation: Eliott Deshusses
Clay Typography: Nora Marie Back
Compositing: Shoko Hara
Compositing Assistant and Type Animation: Jonas Hurrle
2D Animation: Sofiia Melnyk, Shoko Hara
Stopmotion Location: Uki Uki Studio
Music: Chiara Strickland
Guitars on Badass Priest: Andreas Pfeiffer
Sound Design: Marc Fragstein
Foley Artist and Edit: Luis Schöffend
Foley Recordist: Marius Kirsten
Recording and Mixing: Marc Fragstein, Luis Schöffend
Interviews recorded at: Neckarstudios, Stuttgart
Transcription: Mac Schmidt
Technical Grading: Konstantin Pape
Mixing Facilities: Sono2 Filmton
DCP and Subtitles: Artus Postproduktion
Consulting: Andreas Hykade, Thomas Meyer-Hermann
Kindly Supported By: ANIDOX:LAB
Funded By: MFG Baden-Württemberg, BKM