One sometimes wants to escape from one’s own skin. Taking it off is impossible, but it can be rethought and transformed. In this program, documentary work captures not only the act of change, but the essence of transformation: what happens in the social environment when a person or a story is no longer the one you knew? How can reenactments function as comprehensible participation or even be political? With the following five films, the cinema opens up a space for unexpected participation in the process of documentary filmmaking.
It took a while for Andalusian drag queen Belilal to understand how and why she consciously embodies folkloric elements in her performances, despite the fact that these very symbols are strongly associated with Spain under Francoism. Folklore and queerness are firmly part of Andalusia's identity. But how does one overcome the stigma of a tradition tainted with oppression? As the camera follows Belilal during her make-up routine, she confidently talks about the strategy of working and living with and under folklore. It is a look behind the scenes and also a look back at a time between tradition and upheaval.… >>>
Premiere:
German Premiere
Nominated:
A38-Production Grant Kassel-Halle
In collaged stop-motion animations, various people talk about their individual suffering in relation to their experiences with hair. The interview sequences are relayed to animal protagonists. Through this abstraction, the original speakers remain unrecognized and viewers the necessary distance to emphatically engage with the very personal statements. Because almost everyone has had a hair problem, right?… >>>
- Director: Leon Harms, Fiona Quint, Amina Krami
As on a high horse sits the motorcyclist proudly on his bike. Everyone else wants to ride too, but he wouldn't lend his Honda to anyone. In this reenactment, mise en scène is used as a means to illustrate foolishness and hubris. Sometimes a sound collage of an arcade caricatures the driver's arrogance, sometimes a Wagner hymn accompanies his rounds in the jungle. Through these juxtapositions, the reference to the lived reality of the young protagonists is established.… >>>
- Director: Gabriel Herrera
Lotta looks at herself in a mirror, topless, dressed solely in tight shorts. Little by little, Lotta puts on a knightly armor made of several layers. There are soft and hard components that make up Lotta's personality. Lines from a letter from a friend can be heard off-camera. The (skin) close shots give the viewer the perspective of the friend, who observes how Lotta no longer wants to be a tough boy.… >>>
- Director: Johann Schilling
To make a film about Senegalese resistance heroine Aline Sitoé Diatta, a young filmmaker returns to her birthplace of Dakar. Various young women are cast for the role of Aline. The search for the right Aline turns out to be as important as the planned reenactment. Because director Rokhaya Marieme Balde, together with all the participants on set, learns piece by piece the legendary story around and about Aline.… >>>
Premiere:
German Premiere
Nominated:
A38-Production Grant Kassel-Halle
- Director: Rokhaya Marieme Balde
