Author: Clara

Für Clara ist die Berlinale seit vielen Jahren wie eine Art 5. Jahreszeit, in der sich in eine eigene kleine Welt außerhalb des Alltags gestürzt werden kann und durch unterschiedlichste Filme im Generation-Programm Einblicke in Geschichten von jungen Protagonist:innen bekommen kann. Im mittlerweile siebten Jahr mit den fGR freut sich Clara auf viele unvergessliche Filme, anregende Diskussionen, spannende Interviews und vor allem auf die einzigartige Berlinale Stimmung!
System-critical drama with a lot of heart and humor
20Feb ClaraBy ClaraNo Comments
Review

System-critical drama with a lot of heart and humor

a review on "Sunshine" Sunshine stands on the gymnastics mat, her competition suit bearing the Philippine national flag. All around her, everything goes quiet. She closes her eyes, fully concentrated. Music starts, people cheer, Sunshine opens her eyes, smiles and starts her performance. Making it to the Philippine national team and competing for her country in rhythmic gymnastics at the Olympics is Sunshine's (Maris Racal) greatest wish. She has been training for this every day for over 10 years, everything revolves around the sport and her goal is within her sights - when she suddenly faints during training and finds out that she is pregnant after taking a secret pregnancy test. Completely overwhelmed by the situation, Sunshine has to find a way to deal with it, because abortions a...
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Between Tradition and Self-determination
16Feb ClaraBy ClaraNo Comments
Background

Between Tradition and Self-determination

a review on "Uiksaringitara" With the world premiere of “Uiksaringitara” (The Wrong Husband), director Zacharias Kunuk returns to the Berlinale program after several years, attracting not only the attention of generation audience. Kunuk is considered one of the most important Inuit filmmakers and co-founded the first independent Inuit production company, Isuma. Isuma is intended to give Inuit filmmakers a platform and enable self-determination. Since the 1990s, Kunuk has been producing and directing films by, with and about Inuit and has won several awards. Like Kunuk's previous films, “Uiksaringitara” tells the story of people from the Inuit community: The story is set 4000 years ago in the Canadian Arctic region of Nunavut. Kaujak (Theresia Kappianaq) and Sapa (Haiden Angutimarik) ...
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Together it’s going to be okay
24Feb ClaraBy ClaraNo Comments
Review

Together it’s going to be okay

a review on „It’s okay“. Dancing is at the centre of In-young's (Lee Re) life. A year after her mother's death, dancing still gives her comfort and feelings of strength and security, because professional dancing was also a dream for In-young's mother, which In-young wants to fulfil for her and herself. On the outside, In-young always seems happy and full of life, but on the inside, the teenager has to deal with problems that no one her age should have to face: In-young has lived alone since her mother's death, has no guardian and avoids the child care services, which appear at her door from time to time. With her small mini-job in a convenience store, however, she can hardly afford the rent, which is why In-young is kicked out of her flat and decides to secretly stay at her dance s...
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About strong daughters and mothers
23Feb ClaraBy ClaraNo Comments
Background

About strong daughters and mothers

a review on "Reinas" Lima, Peru, 1992: The country is facing political and economic crises and challenges. While the economy collapses and drastic inflation burdens the citizens, terror and violence are on the political agenda. In April 1990, elections are held, which Alberto Fujimori wins with his newly founded "Change 90" party. He is seen by the population as a political outsider who stands up for disadvantaged groups and wants to take action against terrorism and corruption. He is supposedly fighting terrorism with his policy by handing out weapons to the local communities so that they can defend themselves against terror. In addition, the executive is no longer taking action against basic terrorism, but rather against individual groups suspected of terrorism. Today, the Inter-Am...
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Five minutes with Fred Baillif
16Jun ClaraBy ClaraNo Comments
Interview

Five minutes with Fred Baillif

an interview with the director of „La Mif“ The cinema is slowly filling up and the joyful voices of the crowd are giving me a feeling I haven't felt for a long time in the last months of lockdown. Finally it is possible again to celebrate a Berlinale film together. The film team of La Mif is welcomed with loud applause when they arrive at the cinema. Everyone of the crew - the director Fred Baillif, a few of the actresses and family and friends - is smiling and radiates pure joy as they’re walking up to the photo wall. I wait until they’re done with all photos and take the chance to sit down with Fred Baillif for a few minutes before the film starts. What interests me the most about this quite special topic is why Baillif chose it to portray it in one of his films. Fred Baillif: „Because...
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