ROADKILL

27 Min | Louis Gering | Germany

On their road trip, Marius and Dariya stop at Jasper’s inherited villa – but the planned getaway turns into an absurd test of character for the couple. Amid luxury loungers and bleached Neanderthal skulls, Marius finds himself at the mercy of Jasper’s power plays. Here, it’s Darwin over Dolce Vita. A trial that also puts Marius’ relationship with Dariya to the test. ROADKILL is a darkly comedic take on the Stone Age influence of status and money on our supposedly modern gender roles.

Louis Gering studied Comparative Literature and Film Studies at King’s College London and the University of Hong Kong.

Since then, he has been active in the film industry in various roles. Notable among these is his work as a project developer alongside Jan Henrik Stahlberg (Fikkefuchs). Additionally, Louis worked as a script assistant in the writers’ room of the Netflix series 1899, led by Jantje Friese (DARK).

Since summer 2022, he has been studying feature film directing at HFF Munich. In 2024, his film The French Flamingo Fucker premiered in the competition for medium-length films at the Max Ophüls Film Festival.