Growth Spurts
The personal growth of 3 people in 3 different stages of life is the subject of this film programme. A boy evolves with and through his film parts into a teenager, a young filmmaker questions her mother and her perception of gender roles on camera and an older woman embarks on a journey to find herself after the death of her husband. 3 films that take a (humorous) look at personal growth spurts and processes, their inherent rebellion and the emancipation from childhood perceptions, parent values and conclusively a former self.
Kacey Mottet Klein, Birth of an Actor
8 years. 12 years. 15 years old. A body is growing and developing in front of the camera, absorbing sensations and emotions, confronting its limits and its darker hidden parts. A body that through the years abandons itself to the character, transforming what could be seen as simple (children's) play-acting into the true work of an actor. A portrait of an adolescent who has created himself with the camera.
- 00:14:00
- Director: Ursula Meier
- Production: Isabelle Zampiero, Francine Pickel, Vincent Adatte
- Photography: Agnès Godard, Ursula Meier, Jeanne Rektorik
- Editing: Julie Brenta
- Music: John Parish, Catherine Graindorge
- Sound: Dimitri Haulet, Ursula Meier
- Languages: fr
- Subtitles: en
- Year: 2015
If Mama Ain’t Happy, Nobody’s Happy
“If you want to make a film about independent women, shouldn’t you make a film about our family?” And so mother and daughter embark on a journey together to make a portrait about the four generations who all managed without a man. A mysterious family tradition slowly emerges. One the mother is proud of, but the daughter has her doubts.
- Niederlande
- 00:24:48
- Director: Mea de Jong
- Production: Juul Op den Kamp, Chris Stenger
- Photography: Nina Badoux
- Editing: Jose Van Koppenhagen
- Music: Jesper Ankarfeldt
- Sound: Laura Solleveld
- Languages: nl
- Subtitles: en
- Year: 2014
- Golden Key
Karin and the Counselor
When Karin's husband suddenly dies,suffering from a lost identity, she visits a counselor. Being a housewife in the past, Karin now has to learn more about herself and plan her future. Now that her husband, a charismatic priest, is no longer the centre of attention, now is maybe the time for Karin to take the place of her husband? To become more careless and look and behave the way she wants to.
- Schweden
- 00:26:40
- Director: monika andreae
- Production: monika andreae
- Photography: monika andreae
- Editing: bernhard winkler
monika andreae
- Music: nina kinert
- Sound: christian christensen
- Languages: sv
- Subtitles: en
- Year: 2014
