Giraffe
Anna Sofie Hartmann
A tunnel will be built to connect Denmark and Germany, the present sets in motion towards the future, change hangs in the air. Dara, an ethnologist, arrives to document the houses tagged for demolition. The young Pole, Lucek, and his colleagues prepare the future construction site. Käthe works on the ferry, steadily moving people, their stories, and goods to and fro. Birte and Leif leave their house that has been passed down for generations. Agnes' life resounds in her diaries, collectibles and the walls of her home, which will soon be demolished. A Danish summer: long days turn into blue nights. People meet and part ways again.
With : Lisa Loven Kongsli, Jakub Gierszał, Mariusz Feldman, Przemysław Mazurek, Janusz Chojnacki
Screenplay : Anna Sofie Hartmann
Image : Jenny Lou Ziegel
Sound : Oliver Göbel, Sune Kaarsberg
Editing : Sofie Steenberger
Screenplay : Anna Sofie Hartmann
Image : Jenny Lou Ziegel
Sound : Oliver Göbel, Sune Kaarsberg
Editing : Sofie Steenberger
Production : Komplizen Film - Jonas Dornbach, Maren Ade, Janine Jackowski, Profile Pictures, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
International sales: Komplizen Film
International sales: Komplizen Film
Born in Nakskov, Denmark, Anna Sofie Hartmann studied directing at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (dffb). Her graduation film Limbo was screened in Angers in 2015. Giraffe is her second feature.
"I see Lolland as a microcosm of the changes and conditions of the post-industrial world: as in many other formerly predominantly rural areas in the Western world, the opportunities for living and working are diminishing, depopulation is the result and tightly knit communities are dissolving. So the question arises: If I can't stay where I come from, where do I belong? Don't get me wrong, I don't lament change or long for “the good old days,” change itself is inevitable, but I find it extremely fascinating how our increased mobility and communication have reshaped how we relate to community, family and where we live – and how those changes affect our personal relationships." (Anna Sofie Hartmann)
"I see Lolland as a microcosm of the changes and conditions of the post-industrial world: as in many other formerly predominantly rural areas in the Western world, the opportunities for living and working are diminishing, depopulation is the result and tightly knit communities are dissolving. So the question arises: If I can't stay where I come from, where do I belong? Don't get me wrong, I don't lament change or long for “the good old days,” change itself is inevitable, but I find it extremely fascinating how our increased mobility and communication have reshaped how we relate to community, family and where we live – and how those changes affect our personal relationships." (Anna Sofie Hartmann)