Press & Industry

Logline · EN

Three men follow a porn ad into the woods to a guru promising them bigger penises. What awaits them is an increasingly absurd and dangerous trip beyond imagination.

Logline · DE

Drei Männer folgen einer Pornowerbeanzeige in den Wald zu einem Guru, der ihnen größere Penisse verspricht. Was sie dort erwartet, ist ein zunehmend absurder und gefährlicher Trip jenseits jeder Vorstellung.

Short synopsis · EN

Three frustrated men respond to an absurd online ad and find themselves in the woods with a mysterious self-proclaimed guru promising radical self-improvement. What begins as a journey of hope quickly becomes a surreal descent where masculinity and reality blur beyond recognition. The men must face what they truly lack and how far they are willing to go.

Short synopsis · DE

Drei frustrierte Männer reagieren auf eine absurde Online-Anzeige und landen im Wald bei einem geheimnisvollen Guru, der radikale Selbstverbesserung verspricht. Was als Reise aus Hoffnung und Sehnsucht beginnt, wird zu einem surrealen Trip, in dem Männlichkeit und Realität verschwimmen. Die Männer müssen sich fragen, was ihnen wirklich fehlt und wie weit sie dafür zu gehen bereit sind.

Long synopsis · EN

Three frustrated men, all convinced they have “too small penises,” click on a bizarre porn advertisement promising help. The ad leads them into the forest, where a mysterious self-proclaimed guru offers them radical self-improvement, including physical transformation. What begins as an absurd, almost ridiculous quest for masculine validation quickly turns into a surreal psychological trip. As belief, manipulation, and desire intertwine, the men lose their grip on reality and are forced to confront the extreme lengths they are willing to go for change.

Long synopsis · DE

Drei frustrierte Männer, alle überzeugt, einen „zu kleinen Penis“ zu haben, klicken auf eine bizarre Pornowerbung, die Hilfe verspricht. Die Anzeige führt sie in den Wald, wo ein geheimnisvoller, selbsternannter Guru ihnen radikale Selbstoptimierung anbietet, bis hin zur körperlichen Verwandlung. Was als absurde, fast lächerliche Suche nach männlicher Bestätigung beginnt, wird schnell zu einem surrealen psychologischen Trip. Während Glaube, Manipulation und Begierde ineinandergreifen, verlieren die Männer den Halt in der Realität und müssen sich fragen, wie weit sie für ihre Veränderung gehen.

Director’s statement · EN

The screenplay of “Age of Worms” draws the audience in with comedic lightness, only to lead them somewhere genuinely unsettling. As social media continues to idealize bodies and masculinity, men grow more self-critical and dissatisfied. Our three protagonists chase that ideal into the woods and discover that the promise of self-improvement is really a path to self-destruction.

Writer’s statement · EN

For me, “Age of Worms” is not a film about men’s problems. It’s about a universal human need: to be accepted as you are. Not as you’re told to be. In a world that constantly tells us we’re not enough, too small, too weak, too wrong, this film follows three men who chase those lies to their absolute limit.

Bio Aaron J. J. Schmidt · EN

Berlin-based filmmaker, writer and producer. He studied media production at Offenburg University and went on to make numerous short films, commercials and music videos. His shorts “Gezeichnet”, “Peperit8” and “Slay Queen” screened at international festivals and won several awards. Co-founder of the Berlin production company Sinnflut Film, focused on narrative film.

Bio Erik Weise · EN

Screenwriter and producer from Berlin, graduate of SAE Institute Berlin. Producer of “All Clowns Are Bastards”, winner of Best Trash Film at Fright Nights 2023.