Films
Blood Ink
Shortfilm
German, 2025, 4k DCP, B&W English or French subtitles
Cast
Anja Laïs: The mother
David Gottlieb: The writer
Yves Bernas: The Psychoanalyst
Plot
A young screenwriter, obsessed with writing yet paralyzed by self-doubt, discovers a mysterious fountain pen that writes through him. His work improves dramatically—but the pen soon demands blood as ink. Compelled, he begins stabbing himself to feed it. In therapy, he uncovers that his late mother’s lingering ambitions may be the true force haunting his creativity.
The screenplay was adapted from the short story “Sang d’Encre,” published in the 2013 collection Vitax® et autres nouvelles.