“I want my son to live a proper life. I want him to have children and a wife as I did and I want him to experience the pleasure and the joy I had with doing all that. And I am ready to provide him with all the help he needs, even if it comes to money, which I unfortunately have not enough of, but I will try hard to make his life a success, probably more than my own.
“I’m a dart champion. That seems not to be too impressing,
but trust me, it’s a sport as many others. Or even tougher.
I work on my skills daily. If I miss a day, I’m getting out of
the rhythm and it shows immediately. People ask me, why
darts? Well, it started with my dad. When I was 3 years old,
he showed me the game. I love my Dad. I’m trying to lead
my life in such a way, that he can be proud of me. It’s not
easy, but I will succeed one day. I hope the day is close.
At first look a kind man. But if you look closely you see a certain toughness and a strong will in those smiling eyes. This gentleman is brilliant. He is also diligent, hard working, relentless. Sometimes a bit lonely, since he cannot share his brilliant ideas with his neighbours or pals. Over the years loneliness made him a ruthless hunter in a way, in a system, that he would probably himself describe as the crafty artwork of a genius...
and now... The Movie
“I used to call her Liz, not very thoughtful probably, but it sounded nice. And then, one day she started shouting at me, that her name was Liza and she spelled it for me, which was unnecessary, since I knew obviously and she couldn’t stop shouting at me, only because she felt I didn’t take her seriously. And the issue is still there. She’s a miracle, a great secret to me. She’s changing so quickly, like Daily, hourly, she’s always new. Sometimes she looks at me and I feel, that she’s capable of that, what we all looking for, she’s really capable of … loving me. And she does.
please meet… The Killer -- Anton Algran
Nineteen year old Geoffrey, an American Citizen from Woodstock, Connecticut, was
sent by his father to the land of great cars, Germany, to learn to be a carmaker. Father and son love each other deeply and Geoffrey is using all his energy trying to fulfil his father's dream about him. Secretly he’s entertaining the thought to change his path and find occupation in the media. But even the beginning in carmaking went wrong (let alone the media dreams): instead of being welcomed by famous German manufacturers as Mercedes or Porsche, Geoffrey only manages to find a job at a more than unspectacular Toyota garage.
As Geoffrey, a passionate internet – freak, who surfs every night for hours and hours, he discovers a TV web-station in Google, offering assignments to work for their company and -- if successful -- work for them continuously, his secretly well-kept lifelong dream seems to materialize. He writes an e-mail. the message is immediately being answered. Geoffrey is welcomed in the team of the station. Three days later also 75 Euros, sent by the station, shows up in his account, as a little help “to cover basic costs."
Off goes Geoffrey in his battered Toyota with his girlfriend on the road, following the directions he was also being sent by e-mail: The TV – station asks him for a report of the location he’s heading at. Following those directions, Geoffrey and Lisa drive for hours. More and more the landscape changes. Slowly the last villages seen from both are half an hour away. Some wild animals like deer still to be seen, but no human beings anymore for miles.
The road leads into a small forest. It’s a strange road. Trees seem to connect to kind of a roof over the street and It gets darker in the car and the mood changes. Lisa doesn’t like it. Geoffrey doesn’t care more than that, he is all exited, filming during driving, talking all the time.
It gets even darker on the bumpy road and finally, light again. At sundown, they reach a clearing.
This is where the description ends and Geoffrey looks around and there is nothing but an old empty, damaged house, doors and windows still intact, but the rest is more or less garbage. Lisa laughs. Well, the TV station was pulling their legs. Geoffrey does film a bit. but it doesn’t make sense at all to stay one minute longer. There is nothing to be seen, let alone something interesting, let alone something worth being filmed. Now it’s really getting dark and they decide to go straight back.
But where is the car-key?
Looking around they don’t find it, searching around it gets darker. And suddenly it is night. The key is still not found. What to do? Well, why not? The house doesn’t look too inviting but might make a nice home for one night. They decide to stay there. Just one night, than they want to go back immediately.
Big mistake.
They’ll have a night they’ll never forget. And trust
us, it’s going to be a night that
also the audience will never forget… And they’re both going to die…
In a remarkable way
.
Volker Maria Arend (left, with Friend and Photographer Reto Zimpel)
Bio:
Was born in Frankfurt/M.
Gymnasium Also in Frankfurt/M.
Studied economics and Film in Frankfurt and Munich.
Was also trained in German literature, sociology, psychology.
Holds a director’s diploma (A-Grade) from famous Munich film school.
He was for 6 years the President of the German Director’s Guild, building an
International Director’s Guild. He developed his international network and is
now one of the most well connected producers and financiers in the country with
a wide range of knowledge in the development and financing of Thriller Scripts.
Leaving Film school he started out as a new director with famous Munich – based Company Bavaria Film. He directed successful series as “The Investigator” or “The Fox”, also TV-Plays(“MajA”), Movies (“Children of Stone”), commercials (“Mc Donald’s”).
He advised famous Munich – Based Teamtheater to his successful years, where it was (and still is) the only private money-based, unsubsidized profitable private
theatre ever in the country.
During that time He directed Alan Ayckbournes “Absurd person Singular”. His
work was highly praised by audiences and critics and ran for 6 months, starting
in midsummer, en suite.
He picked Teamtheater’s and any small theatre’s biggest success ever: Gabriel
Barylli’s “Butterbrot” and made it the most successful German private theatre
event ever: It was played and sold out daily for 2 years and the theatre was
tempted to play it for another two years, but decided to stop it only for artistic
reasons.
He created the Bavarian tatort with the greatest success in that series ever:
“The Chinese method” (a script about the Chinese mafia in Munich).
He was a headwriter for another successful TV – Show called “Aus heiterem
himmel”, which ran for 6 years and is still praised and remembered by major partsof the German TV-Audience.
His TV-Play “MajA” was picked for Famous Grimme – Preis, Actrice Anett Renneberg was nominated For most important TV – price “Telestar”.
He worked several years in private money organizations representing investors
and restructuring tax funds.
His business plan for “New Avalon Entertainment” won European Business-school award. The movie ”Being Killed" is part of the development of the company.
He lives today in Grünwald, Germany and has a 13-year old son.
Stay tuned for more great things from Avalon Entertainment!
“Death brings out the best in us."
In the tradition of “The Blair Witch Project” and “Open Waters,"Avalon Entertainment proudly presents the low budget/high profile Thriller ---
Jilon Van Over -- Geoffrey
Many thanks again to Volker Maria Arend for the chracter descriptions and the synopisis of this movie, as well as some very interesting background on him and Avalon Entertainment.
This movie was filmed in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, and will be in English.
Maije Moeller -- Liza
