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STAY ME is a short film about DJ Lion, a once-successful techno artist in Berlin struggling with creative burnout, financial pressure, and a manager whose tough-love approach pushes him to the edge. After a frustrating phone call, Lion drifts through the city — disoriented but open — when a chance encounter with a street musician sparks a sudden creative awakening.
As he walks along the Berlin Wall, Lion glimpses Riverside Studios across the Spree River. In a burst of inspiration, he finishes a poem, finds a melody in his mind, and rushes to the studio to play it on a 120-year-old grand piano. That raw, emotional moment becomes the seed of something new.
Before leaving, Lion meets Gustav, a virtuoso pianist with a studio of his own. Intrigued by Lion’s idea, Gustav invites him to collaborate. One by one, other musicians join — including the street performer, Gustav’s drummer partner Jacob, and later a remote singer, Tony from the U.S.
In just one day, Lion finds himself forming a new band — POEMZOFF — and completing a powerful, genre-blurring song. As the music plays, the film flashes back through the journey, revealing how Berlin, its walls and waves, turned one artist’s breaking point into a breakthrough.
Directed by Zhivorad Milich and Amro Nouraldine (Germany)