2021 ShortFest Archive
An honest and personal insight into the world of an overwhelmed new mother, who presumed that parental leave would become a sort of easy sabbatical. Pumped up with hormones and lacking sleep, the intense postpartum period reveals a chaotic and comic new phase in this woman's life.
In competition for Best Animated Short.
In competition for Best Animated Short.
film synopsis
film details
| Director: | Henriette Rietz |
| Producers: | Henriette Rietz |
| Screenwriter: | Henriette Rietz |
| Cinematographers: | Henriette Rietz | Animator: Henriette Rietz |
| Editor: | Henriette Rietz |
| Music: | David Kamp |
| Cast: | Voiceover: Charlotte Roche, Lova Pfeiffer |
| Original Language Title: | WOCHENBETT |
| Country: | Germany |
| Language: | in German with English subtitles |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Running Time: | 5 minutes |
| Awards: | LUCA Gender Diversity Film Award, Filmfest Dresden |
| Primary Company: | interfilm Berlin Short Film Sales and Distribution |
| Contact Email: | cord.d@interfilm.de |
| Website: | http://herzette.de/postpartum |