The Boy Who Couldn't Feel Pain
TITLE
The Boy Who Couldn’t Feel Pain
DIRECTOR
Eugen Merher
COUNTRY
Germany
YEAR
2022
DURATION
21′
GENRE
Fiction
Overview

The Boy Who Couldn't Feel Pain
This film is set in Grants, New Mexico and tells the fictional small-town legend of Chester, a street fighter who can't feel any pain. When Annie, a bowling alley employee who just moved into town challenges him for a fight, things begin to change.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Eugen Merher
Eugen Merher was born October 24th 1990 in Chisinau, Moldova and moved to Germany when he was five years old. At that time he discovered his passion for filmmaking with his parents' DV camera that he used for cheap action flicks with his friends. After almost 10 years of being a student, pleasing his parents with a bachelor’s degree in communications and making lots of spec commercials and short films at the infamous Filmakademie Ludwigsburg, he is finally ready to tackle the real world with his storytelling skills.
Credits
- Director Eugen Merher
- Screenplay Eugen Merher
- Cinematography Mortimer Hochberg
- Editing Ernst Lattik, Maximilian Merth
- Cast Catfish Jean, Delilah Napier, Dylan Sprayberry
- Producer/s Philip Chrobot, Sophie Lotsch
- Production Company Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Tempomedia Filmproduktion
- Distributor/s Filmakademie Ludwigsburg
Specifications
- Project Title The Boy Who Couldn't Feel Pain
- Project Type Fiction
- Completion Date June 1, 2022
- Country of origin Germany
- Country of filming United States
- Language English
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student Project Yes

Eugen Merher
Eugen Merher was born October 24th 1990 in Chisinau, Moldova and moved to Germany when he was five years old. At that time he discovered his passion for filmmaking with his parents' DV camera that he used for cheap action flicks with his friends. After almost 10 years of being a student, pleasing his parents with a bachelor’s degree in communications and making lots of spec commercials and short films at the infamous Filmakademie Ludwigsburg, he is finally ready to tackle the real world with his storytelling skills.
SELECTIONS & AWARDS

Tirana International Film Festival
Best Student Fiction Film, 2022