Regie: Gabriele Mathes, AT 2015, DCP, Farbe, 16 min
The woman director briefs the mother on the upcoming scene in the film, but she complains about the daughter’s rage formulated therein. Whether it is that of the character or that of the actual relation remains unclear. Also the further proceedings defy the unambiguous distinction between play and life: A subtly constructed intimate play about (familial) speechlessness, childhood trauma, and sadism.
A break in filming: the protagonists are making small talk, children are playing, a pug is snorting. The director briefs the mother on the upcoming scene, but she refuses to be bound and gagged. She doesn't understand her daughter's anger, she complains. Whether it is the film character's or her relatives' remains unclear. Just as the rest of the plot resists a clear distinction between play and life. Much has never been properly expressed, it is said. In fact, repressed emotions seem to translate themselves into the film shoot with every glance and every gesture; into a flatness that increasingly suggests anxiety in the ruthlessness of the hand-held camera and natural light. A subtly constructed chamber play about (familial) speechlessness, childhood trauma and sadism.
Konzept & realisation: Gabriele Mathes
Kamera: Hermann Lewetz, Hanna Huber
Schnitt: Hermann Lewetz
Ton: Lisa Weber, David Lewetz
Musik: Claudia Martini, Klaus Kobald
Sounddesign: Gabriele Mathes
Darsteller/innen: Walter Mathes, Brigitte Schöllenberger, Maria Saturn, Josef Wimmer u. a.
Uraufführung: Diagonale 2015
Vertrieb: Sixpackfilm