A Film About the Desire to Make It Work,
short film, 28 min, HD colour, stereo, en/de with subtitles
This film is part of the research project 'Die Sprache der Stimme',
in collaboration with Laura Nitsch,
funded by ORFIII, BKA, arte.tv and Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (Pixel, Bytes & Film—Artist in Residence)
The short film A FILM ABOUT THE DESIRE TO MAKE IT WORK speaks with different voices at the same time. On the hand, there is the story of the radio presenter Jeanne who supposedly loses her voice and looks for answers to an indecipherable problem. Receiving all kinds of suggestions from different discourses (a doctor, a speech trainer, a body practitioner, a researcher and a sound technician), she remains speechless after all. Or rather, she does speak but in a way that does not get heard by the others.
Additionally, the film gives voice to other sounds: a mourning choir speaks to Jeanne – not with words, but with sounds, noises and body language. In the end, it is not clear, what it is that is not working: Jeanne‘s body, the communication with others, speech itself or a cinematic dramaturgy?
with
Tala Al-Deen
Kit Asztalos
Ebru Düzgün
Barbara Juch
Sophie Utikal
Antonia Wagner-Strauss
idea, research, production
Franziska Kabisch
Laura Nitsch
director of photography
Laura Nitsch
additional camera and editing
Franziska Kabisch
additional camera and editing assistance
Nick Prokesch
production assistance
Malu Blume
Amina Lehner
sound and sound design
Theda Schifferdecker
light
Jennifer Gelardo
costume and make-up
Ipek Hamzaoglu
Malu Blume
A Film About the Desire to Make It Work,
short film, 28 min, HD colour, stereo, en/de with subtitles
This film is part of the research project 'Die Sprache der Stimme',
in collaboration with Laura Nitsch,
funded by ORFIII, BKA, arte.tv and Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (Pixel, Bytes & Film—Artist in Residence)
The short film A FILM ABOUT THE DESIRE TO MAKE IT WORK speaks with different voices at the same time. On the hand, there is the story of the radio presenter Jeanne who supposedly loses her voice and looks for answers to an indecipherable problem. Receiving all kinds of suggestions from different discourses (a doctor, a speech trainer, a body practitioner, a researcher and a sound technician), she remains speechless after all. Or rather, she does speak but in a way that does not get heard by the others.
Additionally, the film gives voice to other sounds: a mourning choir speaks to Jeanne – not with words, but with sounds, noises and body language. In the end, it is not clear, what it is that is not working: Jeanne‘s body, the communication with others, speech itself or a cinematic dramaturgy?
with
Tala Al-Deen
Kit Asztalos
Ebru Düzgün
Barbara Juch
Sophie Utikal
Antonia Wagner-Strauss
idea, research, production
Franziska Kabisch
Laura Nitsch
director of photography
Laura Nitsch
additional camera and editing
Franziska Kabisch
additional camera and editing assistance
Nick Prokesch
production assistance
Malu Blume
Amina Lehner
sound and sound design
Theda Schifferdecker
light
Jennifer Gelardo
costume and make-up
Ipek Hamzaoglu
Malu Blume