Germany Kevin Koch is a German writer and director based in Berlin and Ludwigsburg. After completing his Media Studies at University of Bayreuth in 2020, he has been studying directing at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. During his studies, he attended the film school La Fémis in Paris as part of an exchange. His French-German co-production PRINCE DE LA VILLE (2024) premiered at the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival and has since screened at many national and international film festivals. His latest short film MOTHER OF A SON (2026), celebrated its world premiere at 48th Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival in the International Competition in 2026. Kevin is currently writing his first feature film DOGWHISTLE (WT), which has been selected at Cutting Edge Talent Camp 2025 and LIM (less is more) 2026 for early-stage script development.
PROJECT
Dogwhistle
Set in present-day Germany against the backdrop of a small village in Upper Swabia, ANDREA (59), a nurse and committed local councilor, campaigns for tolerance and a memorial to a murdered boy while her son ERIK (20) and his friends drift toward rightwing ideology. When a viral TikTok video shows hooded youths burning a rainbow flag, Andrea suppresses her suspicions. But when she discovers Erik among arrested neo- Nazis at Christopher Street Day, she can no longer look away. As the local council rejects the memorial and the community becomes increasingly divided, Andrea desperately tries to reach her son. Their confrontation escalates into violence when Erik physically attacks her. After Andrea learns Erik is involved in plans for a major attack, she faces an impossible choice: turn her son over to the authorities or protect him and betray everything she stands for.
