Interview with Filmmaker Daniel Möhle (MY BODY)

Daniel Möhle’s short film MY BODY played to rave reviews at the October 2017 HORROR FEEDBACK Film Festival. It was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the festival.

What motivated you to make this film?

I wanted to make a short horror film, because I love horror films. I love to be scared by a movie and I also love when a movie has several layers. That was the starting point.

From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you
to make this short?

It took about 3 months planning and writing. In one day we shot the film and in two days I edited it. While I was planning the day with the actor the visual effects were produced. The score was composed in 2-3 weeks. All in all it took 5-6 months from the first idea to the finished product.

How would you describe your short film in two words!?

Paranoid guilt

What was the biggest obstacle you faced in completing this film?

Getting everything ready for the day of shooting. The actor came in from another city and I didn’t want to shoot any longer than one day. The planning was tight. During shooting the main problem was that it was an incredible hot day in September and the fabric that we glue to the windows in order to keep the house dark didn’t stand the heat. It fell down several times during filming so that the sun would come in – and that was not the atmosphere that I had in mind for the story.

What were your initial reactions when watching the audience talking
about your film in the feedback video?

Pure joy and happiness!

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video:

How did you come up with the idea for this short film?

I thought about making a horror film about guilt and hypochondria. The next puzzle piece was the location. From thereon everything took its course more or less autonomously.

What film have you seen the most in your life?

I remember buying the Ace Ventura 2 VHS as a child and watching it over and over again.

You submitted to the festival via FilmFreeway, what are you feelings of the new(ish) submission platform from a filmmaker’s perspective?

It is a black hole because you don’t know what to expect. But it can be a good way to get the film to audiences worldwide.

What song have you listened to the most times in your life?

It has to be a song by Die Ärzte or The Cure – but I don’t know which one.

What is next for you? A new film?

At the moment I am writing a sic-fi-horror short.