The Rise and Fall of Diesel Wilmington (2023)
Germany, 1969: Retreating to his change room after a rather fabulous gig, British guitar- and song-writing-god Diesel Wilmington encounters Helmuth: Diesel-fan by trade. The unlikely pair - despite the barrier of language - engages in a rather odd conversation about the proper reading and origin of Diesel’s ingenious lines. It begins to dawn on Helmuth that his imaginations may have been somewhat highly-strung, as a stranger walks in; exposing the original mastermind as an overambitious double. What does this make of the autograph Helmuth was so eager to get?
Director: Manuel Liebscher
https://www.filmschule.de/en/showcase/rise-and-fall-diesel-wilmington
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Ryan Wichert as Diesel Wilmington |
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Frank Casali as Helmuth |
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Ryan Wichert as Diesel |
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Ryan Wichert as Wilmington |
| Directing | Manuel Liebscher | Director |
| Production | Maximilian Aigner | Producer |
| Camera | Jonas Thibaut | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Niklas Lipski | Editor |
| Art | Luisa Niederschuh | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Kira Thönnes | Art Department Assistant |
| Directing | Jan Hendrik Lübbers | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Maximilian Aigner | Writer |
| Sound | Niklas Lipski | Music |