Van­i­ty Pig Trail

Three playground chats. One strict mom, one spineless dad, and a lot of inherited damage. A dark comedy about parenting — and pretending you know what you’re doing.

Credits

Cast:

Nicole Ratjen – Triple Threat Mom

Tendai Pasipanodya – Recipe Mother

Josh Telson – Taekwondo Father

Daniel Stern – Squishy Dad

Taona Sewing – Boy

Script:

Christoph Mushayija Rath

Camera:

David Schmitt

Tondesign:

Nils Plambeck

Grading:

Ana María Ormaza

Editing:

Christoph Mushayija Rath

Film info

Direction:

Christoph Mushayija Rath

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2025

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

1:2,35

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:2,35

Sound format:

5.1

Language:

English with German and English subtitles

Version:

OmU

Runtime:

12.5 min