DOK.fest Screening & Studio Talk: AMONG US WOMEN
Screening and Q&A with the Filmteam
Please note that this event requires a regular cinema ticket.
This year's studio talks, in cooperation with the Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film (HFF), will focus on diversity in the documentary film. We will take a closer look at three documentaries selected from the official festival program, which are characterized by a particularly diverse production process. The respective screenings will be followed by an in-depth discussion with the film team. Moderated by the Documentary Film and Television Journalism Department, they will talk about making methods, approaches as well as hurdles and solutions.
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AMONG US WOMEN
Deutschland, Äthiopien 2021 – Director: Sarah Noa Bozenhardt, Daniel Abate Tilahun – Studio Talk, Original with English subtitles – Length: 93 min.
A portrait of Ethiopian obstetrics in transition. Despite the possibility of giving birth in a hospital, Hulu opts for a home birth for her fourth child. This is a brave step since patriarchal structures still hold power. Intimately and with great empathy, the film depicts the significance of female community. Andrea Erja
No youth rating
Sarah Noa Bozenhardt
The filmmaker was born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, and moved with her family to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the age of twelve. She completed her BA in Film, Video as well as Integrated Media in Canada and has been studying Documentary Film Directing at the Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg since 2016.
Filmography
AMONG US WOMEN, DE/ET 2021, 93 min.
Daniel Abate Tilahun
Born in the village of Megendi, Daniel Abate Tilahun was sent to live and work in Addis Ababa as a boy, where he met Sarah Noa’s family. After working on the film MEDANIT with Sarah Noa, he began to study directing at the Blue Nile Film Academy in Addis Ababa. AMONG US WOMEN is his debut as co-director.
Filmography
AMONG US WOMEN, DE/ET 2021, 93 min.
MEDANIT, DE 2015, 20 min. (cooperation)
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Student Award
The Student Award of DOK.fest München presents outstanding documentary films by students of German-speaking film schools. The films are nominated for the Megaherz Student Award, worth 3,000 Euros.
English/Original Title: በኛ በሴቶች መካከል. Writer: Sarah Noa Bozenhardt. Camera: Bernarda Cornejo. Sound: Alexandra Praet. Editing: Andrea Muñoz. Music: Anna-Marlene Bicking. Production: Evolution Film. Producer: Sonja Kilbertus.
Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf (Sarah Noa Bozenhardt)
Sarah Noa Bozenhardt is a Freiburg-born filmmaker who grew up in Ethiopia. Sarah Noa completed her bachelor’s in Film, Video & Integrated Media at Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver, winning several awards for her thesis documentary MEDANIT. In 2016, she began studying documentary film directing at the Filmuniversity Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF in Potsdam. Alongside her work as a director, Sarah Noa works as a film tutor for youth and kids and is currently one of the Face to Face ambassadors for German Films. among us women represents a culmination of her filmmaking training and talent, and brings together a range of international creatives, committed to intimate, thoughtful storytelling.
