EP. 1526: Filmmaker Jannik Ehret (TENDON)

WILDsound: The Film Podcast · Jun 24, 2025

Tendon, 13min,. USA Directed by Jannik Ehret Recovering addict Rene sees a creature poison the city’s water supply and has to convince his skeptical sister and her no-nonsense boyfriend to stay away from the tap water. Get to know the filmmaker: What motivated you to make this film? I grew up in Germany from where Los Angeles always felt like a mythical place in another world. Through a street racing video game I was first introduced to the LA river; a concrete channel that splits Los Angeles in such a crude and inorganic way. At the time I thought it was an invention of the game designers…