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When your surname is Hitler but you need a job.

David J. Hitler started life as a sketch character. I ended up building him out into MEIN SURNAME, a dark comedy short film about his increasingly desperate attempts to prove he's a good person despite the name.

This is one of the scenes from the finished film.

u/ADoom_made_me_do_it — 22 days ago
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Just released my new dark comedy short film, MEIN SURNAME. It’s about a guy whose surname is Hitler.

Hello,

I wrote, directed and produced this film independently and as per the title I just released it.

The film follows a man called David J. Hitler, who has a problem. A pretty obvious one. Burdened by his notorious surname, he sets out to prove he’s a good person… but quickly discovers that redemption is a harder sell than infamy.

If you’d like to watch the trailer first, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/p0lE9VgXZJU

If anyone has the time to watch I’d appreciate any thoughts.

Cheers!

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u/ADoom_made_me_do_it — 21 days ago
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Trailer for my new film Mein Surname, about a guy whose surname is Hitler

Thought this could fit in here.

Made a dark comedy about a guy called David J. Hitler trying to convince people he's a good person.

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u/ADoom_made_me_do_it — 4 months ago
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Easy Does It | Crime Comedy Short Film

Hello all,

This wasn’t the film we originally planned for months to make. I was set to shoot a totally different project over two weekends, but three days before the shoot an unforeseen circumstance forced us to postpone.

With just two days before cameras were due to roll, I decided to write an entirely new script built around the cast, crew and locations I already had in place. Thankfully, the second weekend’s team (and locations) were understanding and allowed the postponement, but the first was fully locked and loaded, so essentially something had to be shot.

For the shoot, two actors were only available Friday, two only on Saturday and one could cover both days. The script was created around those constraints and so I sat down and three hours later Easy Does It was written.

Please give Easy Does It a watch, I’d invite any and all feedback and appreciate anyone who takes the time.

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35375659/

Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/easy-does-it-2025/

Thank you!

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u/ADoom_made_me_do_it — 5 months ago