Inthe woods, a truffle pig digs up a dismembered body without ahead or hands. The pig belongs to Johannes, the retired policeofficer of a village bordering the woods. Since it was his trufflepig that found the body, Johannes decides it his duty to uncover

the identity of the body. He doesn’t tell anybody but his wife about his find.

There have never been any truffles found in the woods and Johannes’obsession to find truffles has turned him into an outsider in the village. Hebelieves it is fate that he found the body. His wife, Frida, tries to reason withhim, attempting to convince him that he should try to simply enjoy the restof his life after retiring from the police force.

The other villagers start getting suspicious. Maybe Johannes did findsomething in the woods? The quest to uncover the identity of the dead bodybecomes more and more dangerous for Johannes. He is getting so close tofinding out who the dead body in the forest is that the murderer decides toframe Johannes for the evil deed. Ultimately Johannes has to decide if it ismore important to him to uncover the identity of the body that lies in theforest or to save his own life.

& a pigI

All in a normalday’s work!

first timedirectingIabigshort

film

BookletReaderSpread_Layout 1 2014-05-27 9:51 PM Page 2

Colin Hurley is predominantly a stage actor, startinghis career with leading roles at the Salisbury Playhouse,Ipswich Wolsey Theatre and Theatr Clwyd, followed by astarring role in Phyllida Lloyd’s internationally acclaimeddirection of Comedy of Errors at the Bristol Old Vic. Sincethen Hurley’s career has gone from strength to strength. Heperformed in many of London’s leading theatres includingperformances at the Hammersmith Lyric Theatre beforeconcluding a successful run at the Royal National Theatrewith a couple of Shakespeare productions. The Bard clearlytickled his fancy because he went on to join the Royal

Shakespeare Company four times, appearing at The GlobeTheatre no less than seventeen times. During his work atthe Globe he also managed to perform on tours in the UK,the US, and at The Factory. He has since returned to TheGlobe having most recently appeared as King Edward inRichard III and Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night, both ofwhich were directed by Tim Carroll. Although classic stageproductions are clearly his wont, he has an impressivetelevision resume. He can be seen in popular series such asHolby City, EastEnders and in the title role of the BBC’sadaptation of David Copperfield.

Colin Hurley as

Johannes

Sabine Postel as

Frida

Sabine Postel started her acting career as a stageactress in Oldenburg. From there she continued hertheatre career in Essen and Cologne. Her first role onTV was in the film Die Aufgabe des Dr. Graefe in1982. She won the Jacob-Kaiser prize in 1986 for herleading role in Der Antrag. In 1992, she was awardedthe Bambi for her leading role in the TV series Nichtvon schlechten Eltern. From 1992 onwards, she isknown for her role as police officer Inga Lürsen inTatort, a series set in Bremen. Her last film, Alle MeineJungs, achieved a viewing of 9,7 million. Between 2008

to 2013, she became known to a lot of viewers on German TV through her role as lawyer Isabel von Brede in the TV series Der Dicke.

BookletReaderSpread_Layout 1 2014-05-27 9:51 PM Page 3

Juha Sorola is an actor and writer, who can be seenin An Enemy to Die For (2012), An Act of Valour (2010)and Lapland (2011). After moving to London from Finland, he started training at the Method Studio London. Following that, he became a founding memberof Caravanserai, a theatre company and acting studioin London. He also participated in workshops led byLena Lessing at the International School of Acting in

Rome, Italy, by Susan Batson at Black Nexxus in NewYork City and at the Caravanserai Studio. He also studied singing with Omar Ibrahim, and most recentlywith Mark Meylan.

Juha Sorola as

Karl

Peter Settelen began his acting career in television forITV, playing the lead in the Armchair Theatre play Beyondour Means, about a boy who has a brain tumor. He continuedto perform in television productions including as OctaviusCeasar in the award winning Heil Caesar, and in Vienna1900 opposite Robert Stephens and Lynn Redgrave. gealso played Lt Peter Cole in A Bridge Too Far oppositeSean Connery in 1977. He went on to win a BAFTA award

for portraying Lt Sulivan in the acclaimed BBC series The Voyage of Charles Darwin, filming on location in theAndes and Tierra Del Fuego. You can see him as SandyHardcastle in the ITV serial Flambards and as the lead inthe classic serial Huntingtower for BBC Scotland. Recentlyhe wrote a book titled Just Talk to Me and appeared inthe play The Buisness of Murder by Richard Harris.

Peter Settelen as

Ludwig

BookletReaderSpread_Layout 1 2014-05-27 9:51 PM Page 4

BookletReaderSpread_Layout 1 2014-05-27 9:51 PM Page 5

Moritz Riewoldt graduated from the Universityof Westminster in 2013 studying Film and TelevisionProduction. During the course he worked as afirst assistant director on the films Tom and Lilliand The Hitch. He directed the advert It startedwith a Pear, which won the award for best productiondesign at the Kodak Student Commercial Awardsin 2013. Apart from the course, he directed hisfirst short film Home Time in 2012, which he self-financed. In 2011 he was one of the three finalistsfor Sony’s Priest Hollywood Challenge in LA.

Marie-Elena Dyche graduated from the University of Westminsterstudying Film and Television Production in 2012. During the course,she produced the graduation film 47 Orchard Street. This short filmwas nominated for the Royal Television Society Student Awardsfor the London Region in 2013, being previously nominated forthe 2012 VGIK Moscow Awards. Together with Moritz Riewoldt,she was a founding member of the production company TruffleFilms Ltd which produced Schwarzwald. Recently, she started aprogram to continue her training in Production at the prestigiousNational Film and Television School. She is currently working onthe project Kaufman’s Game.

Moritz Riewoldt

Writer & Director

Marie-Elena Dyche

Producer

Jane Thorne started her career in British repertory theatreduring the 60�s. She also appeared on television in seriessuch as Dixon of Dock Green, Emergency Ward 10 andComedy Playhouse. Now in her 60�s Jane is being cast instrong, mature roles. She can be seen as the rather fierceBernarda in The House of Bernarda Alba, the 1st Weird Sister/3rd Murderer in John Cairds acclaimed Macbeth at TheAlmeida Theatre and the aggressive Mary Ward (diagnosedwith Bipolar disorder) in Keep Taking the Tablets. Jane’srecent television appearances also include Valdis inMerlin, the lazy Olive Merryman in Midsomer Murders, the

unpleasant victim in Lynda la Plantes The Commander andthe Shaman in The Iceman Murder. She can also playsweet, as can be seen in her role as Mrs Cyswinski inPaddy’s Paradise. On film Jane has appeared also in 28Weeks Later and the BAFTA winning short September.

Jane Thorne as

renate

BookletReaderSpread_Layout 1 2014-05-27 9:51 PM Page 6

Natasha Mullan is an Irish-born cinematographerwho divides her time between London and Los Angeles.She graduated with a BA Honours in film and televisionproduction specializing in cinematography from theuniversity of Westminster, London. While much of herexperience lies in narrative film, she continues to workon a variety of creative platforms developing her craftusing both film and digital formats.

Paolo Somebody graduated with honours fromthe Universitá degli Studi di Udine in Multimedia,Science and Technologies. Since then Paolo hasbeen working in video production and broadcastingfor the last 10 years. He moved to London in 2011,where he has been involved with news productionfor international broadcasters, working on corporatevideos and editing documentaries.

Natasha MullanDirector ofPhotography

Paolo CamataEditor

µå"

BookletReaderSpread_Layout 1 2014-05-27 9:51 PM Page 7

Crew1st AD

Emily Shaw2nd AD

Christian Cerami Mary Gouldsbrough

3rd AD Rem Berger

Jess RosenwaldProduction Manager Emilia PohjarantaProduction Designer Jessica Esmond

Zoe ParkerArt Department

April Ibinceanu Lewis DilletCostume

Abby MollerHair & Make Up Artist

Deborah KeoghArtist

Abbi PalmerCamera Department Josefin Thieme Richard Perry Jack Mealing George Telling

Harry Gay Anthony Lucas Hugh Donnely Chris Starkey Colourist

Joseph BicknellSound Design

Callum SampleSound Record

Zoltan JuhaszBoom Operator Noora LuthalaLocation Manager

Sarah TyrellLocation Assistant

Becky KulkaScript Supervisor

Rebecca BabageeCasting Assistant Alina MorokoAnimal Wrangler Trevor SmithCatering

Helen DycheRunner/Driver Lily Novak

Promotional Materials britt permien design

Most frequently asked questions about the filmWhy did you want to have a pig in the film & where did it come from?The pig came from a professional animal wrangler called Trevor Smith. The pig’s name is Ramsey. I believe a pig can be a pet. I also always wanted to direct an animal in a film.

Where did the idea for the movie come from?I read in a newspaper about an old man who found a dead body in the woods in Germany. Afterweeks they still couldn’t establish the identity of the body. I found it intriguing to explore on film what somebody might do if they found a dead body on a day out in nature.

Where does the story about the naked man come from?I read an old German fairy tale from the Black Forest, which I don’t think has been translated. Ithought it would add interest to the plot. The naked man is as much a kind spirit of the woods as he is scary at the same time.

Why did you shoot on 35mm film?I think it deepened the particular mood of the story. You won’t find any modern technology in the film and the director of photography and I felt 35mm would increase the special atmosphere of the production.

Why did you shoot only on location?I prefer shooting on location. Even though it makes the production more difficult, I think the audience appreciates the difference between location and studio since it feels more realistic.

Can you actually find truffles in Germany?No, you cannot find truffles in Germany. In my opinion it adds even more to the character of Johannes. He is like a gold digger who believes he will be the first one to make a discovery.

Where is the story set?Even though, the signs in the film are in German, the location doesn’t matter much. In any countryyou will find these remote, little villages, which feel like they belong to a different time. They are also all a bit scary.

Who is the killer?There are clues that it could be Ludwig. But it could also be somebody else. In effect this is not themain point of the story. It is more about Johannes coming to come realize that he is putting his andhis wife’s life in danger.

Why does the hiker leave the head in the forest?The older hiker has already learnt life’s lesson which Johannes is coming to understand throughoutthe film: some things should be left alone if they are too dangerous. Besides, nothing good evercame from the woods. The older hiker does not want her life to be affected by this dead head.

Do women actually still wear hair like Frida in Germany?No, as a matter of fact they don’t. It is a very old-fashioned hairstyle. But I wanted to see SabinePostel in a different character than the one she normally plays, a tough woman. I thought I couldachieve this with her hairstyle in this short film.

Everything shot on location! experienced actors!

35mm film! low-budget!

Produced in the UK, May 2014 by Truffle Films Ltd. Run time 15:40.

BookletReaderSpread_Layout 1 2014-05-27 9:51 PM Page 8