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In cooperation with Literaturhaus
INGEBORG BACHMANN - JEMAND, DER EINMAL ICH WAR
2026 – Director: Regina Schilling – Original language: German – Subtitles: English – Length: 95 min.
Sandra Hüller portrays Ingeborg Bachmann on an imaginary day in Rome. Regina Schilling’s hybrid film weaves together reenactments, archival footage, and Bachmann’s own writings into a portrait that offers a refreshing new perspective on the author and positions her writings as a reference point in current debates on gender relations and power. P.B.
Biography
Regina Schilling lives and works in Cologne and Berlin. She studied literature and education at the Faculty of Education at the University of Cologne. She then worked as a press officer at the publishing house Kiepenheuer & Witsch. She has been working as a freelancer since 1997, from 2000 to 2023 she was involved in the program work for the lit.COLOGNE International Literature Festival as well as a documentary filmmaker. She has received numerous awards for her films, including the Grimme Prize, the German Television Award, and the 3Sat Documentary Film Award.
Filmography (Selected)
IGOR LEVIT – NO FEAR, DE 2022, 97 Min.
KULENKAMPFFS SCHUHE, DE 2018, 90 Min.
TITOS BRILLE, DE 2014, 94 Min.
Nominated for the VIKTORIA Main Competition DOK.international
Slices of life, insights and perspectives: The films of the International Competition open doors to new worlds for us. They compete for the award VIKTORIA Main Competition, which is endowed with 10,000 euros. The award donor is Bayerischer Rundfunk.
Writer: Regina Schilling. Camera: Johann Feindt. Sound: Benjamin Simon. Editing: Carina Mergens. Music: Anja Plaschg / Soap&Skin. Production: zero one film GmbH. Producer: Thomas Kufus. Distribution: Weltkino Filmverleih GmbH.
