Jesus Egon Christus
Jesus Egon ChristThrough Egon’s eyes, directing duo David and Saša Vajda depicts a community of careworn and scarred fellow sufferers whose stories make tangible the terrible reality behind the film’s fiction. An intimate observational drama about a group of heroin addicts in withdrawal and the loneliness of psychosis.
With
- Paul Arámbula (Egon)
- Sascha Alexander Geršak (The Pastor)
- Roxanna Stewens (Jenny)
- Benjamin Stein (Ben)
- Zora Schemm (Pinky)
- Angelo Martone (Angelo)
Crew
Written and Directed by | David Vajda, Saša Vajda |
Cinematography | Antonia Lange |
Editing | David Vajda, Saša Vajda, Benjamin Mirguet |
Sound Design | Jan Brett |
Sound | Max Hartstang |
Production Design | Lili Avar, Christina Chelaru |
Costumes | Christina Schmitt |
Make-Up | Saskia Wegner |
Assistant Director | Georg Mikis Rees |
Casting | David Vajda, Saša Vajda |
Production Manager | Milena Flemisch |
Producer | David Vajda |
Produced by
vajda film UG
David Vajda, Saša Vajda
Jesus Egon Christus | Jesus Egon Christ
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David Vajda
Born in Munich, Germany in 1989, he studied philosophy at University College, London and international politics at the University of Cambridge. His literary and journalistic writing has featured in publications including “The Guardian”, the literary magazine “Edit”, the “FT Magazine” and the magazine “Reportagen”. He currently lives and works in Berlin.
Filmography (co-director: Saša Vajda)
2017 Hunny Bunny; short film 2021 Jesus Egon Christus; medium-length film
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2021
Saša Vajda
Born in Munich, Germany in 1986. After graduating with a philosophy degree from the Sorbonne in Paris, he has worked as a freelance photographer, writer and filmmaker. He has worked on a documentary for the BBC about refugees. His photographs have featured in publications such as the quarterly magazine “Dummy”.
Filmography (co-director: David Vajda)
2017 Hunny Bunny; short film 2021 Jesus Egon Christus; medium-length film
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2021