1988: Axel moves permanently to Los Angeles to attend the prestigious Columbia College, where he will eventually graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema. 1989-1995: Axel and Lasse develop and produce a series of R-rated TV movies for German Television RTL, while still shooting hard-core. “Fantasy Nights”, in 1990, marks the first collaborations of three of the most influential pornographers in history: Lasse Braun, Alex DeRenzy, and Henri Pachard. With the excuse of filming the series “Ibiza Lust”, in 1991, Axel and Lasse spend a few months in the beautiful Balearic island. July 24, 1992: Axel’s son is born. It is the single, most proud moment of his life. 1992-1994: Axel takes a break from filmmaking and opens a chain of video stores and a model agency in Milan, Italy. 1995: Lasse and Axel travel to Budapest to shoot “MasterSex”, produced by Italian Porn-tycoon Joano Ceretti. Through Joano, with whom Axel forms a strong friendship, he lands a deal to translate and adapt a series of big-budget American movies in Italian. It’s a moment of transition and growth, and it provides a chance for reflection. Lasse’s controlling and demanding personality starts to be suffocating, and Axel needs time to find his own path.