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Better than Home
A Film by Marie Pauline Bagh, Germany, 2022
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Original Title
Schöner als Zuhause
Country of Production
Germany
Year of Production
2022
Running Time
2'36"
Language
German
Production budget
0
Credits
Director, Editor, Sound: Marie Pauline Bagh
DoP: Muriel Wolf
Animation: Maximilian Käppler
Awards
RVK Feminist Filmfestival Reykjavik May 6, 2022 International Best Animation Shortfilm Iceland Regard Bleu - Ethnographic Film Festival Zürich October 16, 2022 Switzerland Kurzfilmfestival Hamburg Hamburg June 3, 2022 Germany Braunschweig IFF Braunschwei
Production
Production Company or Producer
ifs internationale Filmschule Köln
Synopsys
Sometimes a women's shelter is the only way to escape domestic violence. A step that requires courage, but means safety and a place to retreat. The animated documentary provides an insight into life in a women's shelter.
Name
Marie Pauline Bagh
Country
Germany
Biography
Born in Hamburg in 1998 and grew up in Lübeck. Studied Intermedia at the University of Cologne. Trained as a radio journalist at Koelncampus, employed by WDR Cosmo. Always fascinated by documentary film. Internship at the documentary film production company Fruitmarket. Experience as assistant director on ifs graduation films. Founded the collective "Ministerium für Bewegtbild" with friends. Since 2021 studying directing at the International Film School Cologne.
Student @ ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln
Filmography
"Better than home / Schöner als Zuhause 2022
The Shift / Schichtwechsel 2023"
Director's notes
My film "Better than home" is a documentary exploration of the topic of women's shelters. With the help of Maximilian Käppler and Muriel Wolf, I turned it into a documentary animated hybrid to protect the anonymity of this place and still give a small but subtle insight.
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