ICE WOMEN
Germany 2026 – Director: Jens Becker, Dorothea Braun – Original language: English, German – Subtitles: English, None – Length: 90 min.
Old footage of Arctic expeditions usually shows men clad in fur and sporting beards. But is that really an accurate picture? Hidden away in the archives are the stories of women who were part of these expeditions, stories just waiting to be brought to light. Even today, female researchers are drawn by the fascination of the ice. J.S.
Biography
Jens Becker is a screenwriter and director. His fictional and documentary works have been screened at festivals around the world. Since 2004, he has been teaching as a professor of screenwriting at the KONRAD WOLF Film University in Potsdam.
Dorothea Braun first studied visual anthropology and then film directing at the ZeLIG Film School. She works as a producer, director, and writer in Frankfurt.
Filmography
Jens Becker - Selection
DIE EINHEIT IST EINE BAUSTELLE, DE 2025, 75 min
EAST – JUNGSEIN IN DER DDR, DE 2024, 6x10 min
Dorothea Braun - Selection
TRANSITION, BLU, ITA, 2015 30 min
HULITSCHKES ARCHE, 10 min
English/Original Title: EISFRAUEN. Writer: Dorothea Braun, Jens Becker. Camera: Susanna Salonen. Sound: Lotta Sahlstedt. Editing: Annett Ilijew, Britta Kastern. Music: Hannes Gill. Production: door+bridge film. Producer: Dorothea Braun. Co-Producers: Kurt Otterbacher, strandfilm Frankfurt Hansjürgen Schmölzer, BSX Graz. International Sales: First Hand Films.
