The Decision - a social spot about organ donation

We’re telling the story of Maria, who is struggling to make a life-changing decision after misfortune has hit her family.

Her 8 year-old daughter Becky died in a fatal accident. In this incredibly painful situation Maria needs to decide on wether she wants to donate her daughters´ organs or not.

With her decision she eventually saves Lili, who suffers from a major heart disease and has been waiting for years for an organ donation.

Of course we don’t want to … Show more

With „The Decision“ we speak to the people which already had to deal with this topic; either themselves or their loved ones had to wait or still are waiting for an organ. We also speak to the families who had been in the difficult situation of having to take the decision for somebody else.
At the same time it is a main task for the spot to make all the people who have never been confronted with the topic, familiar with it.
#Makethedecision

Every day over 40 people die because the organ they are waiting for doesn´t arrive on time, and this is in the USA and Europe only. There as well, over a quarter million are on the waiting list.

A single person can save up to 7 people´s lifes by donating organs. We as a society need to engage with this topic and find some kind of solution; a change of perspective towards the issue might be all we need to start. Every day countless people have to face such … Show more

On the one side the money will cover the production costs of the film: props (f.e. medical equipment), an authentic set design, location fees, technical equipment and postproduction, as well as logistics and meals + accommodation for actors and crew (about 30 people). Together all these costs can be significant for us, a group of students.

The non-commercial social spot is produced as a diploma film at the Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg.

Our team consists of:
Nicolas Bori (director, 34): Before moving to Germany two years ago, Nico was born and raised in Argentina. One of his greatest wishes came true when he got accepted to study „commercial film direction“ at the Film Academy. Being fortunate enough to travel and meet many people on the way, his focus on his films is on representing real is… Show more