After A has experienced sexual abuse, she tries to keep her trauma hidden away. But the more she lets B get close, the stronger her fear of getting hurt once more becomes. Can she open up to someone new?
A cinematic poem that delves into the themes of trauma, intimacy, and the process of healing.
6 min 30 sec, short, fiction
Germany
2024
Director, Screenplay, Edit: Agnes Pauer
Producer: Jakob Wahl, Lissy Giglberger
Cinematography: Michael Obi Oberwallner
Sound recording: Emilia Haar, Niclas Raab, Jakob Wahl, Stefan Weinzierl
Sound design & mix: Stefan Möhl
Music: Emilia Haar
Production design: Paula Reinl
Costume design and Make-up artist: Pauline Schulze
Color correction: Claudia Fuchs
Poster design: Martin Klaffensteiner
Production Company: University for Television and Film Munich
Festivals and Screenings
Flimmern und Rauschen (Germany, March 2024)
Grenzlandtage Selb (Germany, April 2024)
Cinema Talks (Austria, May 2024)
Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival (Germany, May 2024)
Harz Movienale (Germany, August 2024)
Büchereien Wien – 16 Tage gegen Gewalt an Frauen* (Austria, December 2024)
OPENEYES Filmfest Marburg (Germany, July 2025)
2nd Place Audience Award – Experimental Film
