GETTY ABORTIONS
short film
2023, 22 min, colour, stereo / 5.1, german w/ en subtitles
The desktop video essay “getty abortions” examines how German and Austrian media illustrate the topic of abortion, browsing through stock photo databases, teen magazines and personal documents of a real abortion experience. It jumps from the early 2000s to the late 19th century, seeks out feminist knowledge and chats with fictional characters. But one question remains: Why does no one look into the camera?
Screenings:
tba
idea, research, script, editing, production: Franzis Kabisch
sound design: Franzis Kabisch, Katharina Pelosi, Laura Schick
sound mixing: Azadeh Zandieh
production assistance and translation: Sam Osborn
funded by Queerscope Kurzfilmfonds and Doctors for Choice Germany e.V.
BETWEEN IMAGES
(WORKING TITLE)
documentary film
work in progress
“Between Images” (working title) is an ongoing film and television research project. It combines found footage of abortion scenes in fictional films and tv series with scenes of collective viewings and critical discussions of the narratives that influenced our views on abortion.
Screenings:
arsenal – institut für film und videokunst e.v.
Cathrin Pichler Prize presentation at Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
GAZE
short film / music video for Gaddafi Gals
2018, 5 min, colour, no dialogue
together with Magdalena Fischer and Sophie Utikal
“Gaze” is a short film about the empowerment of producing one’s own images instead of being represented, as well as about the courage to trust the gaze of others.
“Gaze” was shown at Porn Film Festival Berlin 2018, Impulstanz Vienna 2019 and Vienna Shorts Film Festival 2019 (among others).
Watch it here.
performances by Lau Lukkarila, Bassano Bonelli Bassano, ch4mp4in
song by Gaddafi Gals, lyrics by Samira Mahboub
A FILM ABOUT THE DESIRE
TO MAKE IT WORK
short film
2018, 28 min, HD, colour, stereo, de/en with subtitles
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 suggestions from different discourses (a doctor, a speech trainer, a body practitioner, a researcher and a sound technician), she remains speechless or rather unheard after all. Additionally, the film gives voice to other sounds: a mourning choir speaks to Jeanne – not with words, but with experimental noise and body language. In the end, it's not clear, what it is that is not working: Jeanne‘s body, the communication with others, speech itself or a cinematic dramaturgy?
This film was part of the research project “Die Sprache der Stimme”, in collaboration with Laura Nitsch, funded by ORF III, BKA, arte.tv and Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (Pixel, Bytes & Film—Artist in Residence). It was shown on ORF III, arte.tv and in mumok kino Vienna.
Watch an excerpt here.
with Tala Al-Deen, Kit Asztalos, Ebru Düzgün, Barbara Juch, Sophie Utikal, Antonia Wagner-Strauss
idea, research, production: Franzis Kabisch, Laura Nitsch
director of photography: Laura Nitsch
additional camera and editing: Franzis Kabisch
additional camera and editing assistance: Nick Prokesch
production assistance: Malu Blume, Amina Lehner
sound and sound mixing: Theda Schifferdecker
light: Jennifer Gelardo
costume and make-up: İpek Hamzaoğlu, Malu Blume
PODIUM
video installation,
2014, 7 channels, each 20 to 88 min, HD, colour, stereo,
including the film “Podium”,
50 min, HD, colour, stereo, de/en with subtitles
The film “Podium” shows a panel discussion with six participants who have, however, never met on the podium. Instead of a conversation with each other the discussants were invited after each other. The invited speakers were Melanie Brazzell, Sharon Dodua Otoo, Leonhard Fuest, Evelyn Hayn, Christian Schütze and Vassilis Tsianos, all of them dealing with power relations and language, as well as discrimination in language – in academia or activist contexts. Facing a setting in which they have to talk about others – not only as a content matter, but also on a superior visual layer – they reflect very differently on their own positions, privileges and linguistic devices. Last but not least, the figure of the expert itself is called into question.
Screenings:
Kasseler Dokfest 2015
thealit Bremen
See more images and watch a trailer here.
with Christian Schütze, Vassilis Tsianos, Leonhard Fuest, Melanie Brazzell, Sharon Dodua Otoo, Evelyn Hayn
concept, directing, editing, production: Franzis Kabisch
director of photography: Heiko Volkmer
sound and sound mixing: Davi Rodriguez de Lima
production assistance: Badrieh Wanli
funded by Freundeskreis der HfbK e.V., supported by Gerriets
DEKLINATIONEN
(CAN I INHERIT MY DEAD PARENTS' DEBTS?)
short film
2016, 28 min, HD, colour, stereo, de/en with subtitles
“Deklinationen (Can I inherit my dead parents‘ debts?)” is a short film about norms and forms, hands and arguments, different bodies and bodily knowledge. The tradition to depict professors in oil or marble exists in various German-speaking universities. The so-called professor galleries – partly stemming from the 17th century, partly still in process – function as a university’s self-portrait, then and today. What remains invisible at first, though, are the exclusions. Apart from the obvious exclusions based on race, class and gender, there are also subtle details: Not all of the professors could afford the required painting. If the payment was too low, certain parts (for example the hands) were simply left out.
Screenings:
21er Haus Vienna
Bundeskunsthalle Bonn
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Haus am Lützowplatz Berlin
art festival Tell Tales Mainz
with Barbara Juch, Katharina Aigner, İpek Hamzaoğlu, Mirela Baciak, Franzis Kabisch
directing, editing, camera, production: Franzis Kabisch
additional camera: Laura Nitsch
sound mixing: Peter Priglinger
funded by GegenKulturreferat ÖH der Akademie der bildenden Künste, Projektförderung der Akademie der bildenden Künste, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
A FILM
experimental short film
2012, 4 min, found footage and photography, colour, stereo, de/en
“A Film” is a film about names, terms and the problems coming with them.
Screenings:
Kasseler Dokfest
Hamburg International Short Film Festival
OFF Odense Internationale Film Festival
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Festival des Cinémas Différents et Experimentaux de Paris (award)
minimalen 26 – Short Film Festival, Trondheim
International Short Film Week Regensburg
Filmfestival Münster
filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schwerin
20 minmax Short Film Festival Ingolstadt
Flensburger Short Film Days (Special Mention)
Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS
backup festival Weimar
„extra – experimental trails“, festival for experimental film and video art Leipzig
Watch the German version here.
FILM
GETTY ABORTIONS
short film
2023, 22 min, colour, stereo / 5.1, german w/ en subtitles
The desktop video essay “getty abortions” examines how German and Austrian media illustrate the topic of abortion, browsing through stock photo databases, teen magazines and personal documents of a real abortion experience. It jumps from the early 2000s to the late 19th century, seeks out feminist knowledge and chats with fictional characters. But one question remains: Why does no one look into the camera?
Screenings:
tba
idea, research, script, editing, production: Franzis Kabisch
sound design: Franzis Kabisch, Katharina Pelosi, Laura Schick
sound mixing: Azadeh Zandieh
production assistance and translation: Sam Osborn
funded by Queerscope Kurzfilmfonds and Doctors for Choice Germany e.V.
BETWEEN IMAGES
(WORKING TITLE)
documentary film
work in progress
“Between Images” (working title) is an ongoing film and television research project. It combines found footage of abortion scenes in fictional films and tv series with scenes of collective viewings and critical discussions of the narratives that influenced our views on abortion.
Screenings:
arsenal – institut für film und videokunst e.v.
Cathrin Pichler Prize presentation at Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
GAZE
short film / music video for Gaddafi Gals
2018, 5 min, colour, no dialogue
together with Magdalena Fischer and Sophie Utikal
“Gaze” is a short film about the empowerment of producing one’s own images instead of being represented, as well as about the courage to trust the gaze of others.
“Gaze” was shown at Porn Film Festival Berlin 2018, Impulstanz Vienna 2019 and Vienna Shorts Film Festival 2019 (among others).
Watch it here.
performances by Lau Lukkarila, Bassano Bonelli Bassano, ch4mp4in
song by Gaddafi Gals, lyrics by Samira Mahboub
A FILM ABOUT THE DESIRE
TO MAKE IT WORK
short film
2018, 28 min, HD, colour, stereo, de/en with subtitles
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 suggestions from different discourses (a doctor, a speech trainer, a body practitioner, a researcher and a sound technician), she remains speechless or rather unheard after all. Additionally, the film gives voice to other sounds: a mourning choir speaks to Jeanne – not with words, but with experimental noise and body language. In the end, it's not clear, what it is that is not working: Jeanne‘s body, the communication with others, speech itself or a cinematic dramaturgy?
This film was part of the research project “Die Sprache der Stimme”, in collaboration with Laura Nitsch, funded by ORF III, BKA, arte.tv and Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (Pixel, Bytes & Film—Artist in Residence). It was shown on ORF III, arte.tv and in mumok kino Vienna.
Watch an excerpt here.
with Tala Al-Deen, Kit Asztalos, Ebru Düzgün, Barbara Juch, Sophie Utikal, Antonia Wagner-Strauss
idea, research, production: Franzis Kabisch, Laura Nitsch
director of photography: Laura Nitsch
additional camera and editing: Franzis Kabisch
additional camera and editing assistance: Nick Prokesch
production assistance: Malu Blume, Amina Lehner
sound and sound mixing: Theda Schifferdecker
light: Jennifer Gelardo
costume and make-up: İpek Hamzaoğlu, Malu Blume
PODIUM
video installation,
2014, 7 channels, each 20 to 88 min, HD, colour, stereo,
including the film “Podium”,
50 min, HD, colour, stereo, de/en with subtitles
The film "Podium" shows a panel discussion with six participants who have, however, never met on the podium. Instead of a conversation with each other the discussants were invited after each other. The invited speakers were Melanie Brazzell, Sharon Dodua Otoo, Leonhard Fuest, Evelyn Hayn, Christian Schütze and Vassilis Tsianos, all of them dealing with power relations and language, as well as discrimination in language – in academia or activist contexts. Facing a setting in which they have to talk about others – not only as a content matter, but also on a superior visual layer – they reflect very differently on their own positions, privileges and linguistic devices. Last but not least, the figure of the expert itself is called into question.
Screenings:
Kasseler Dokfest 2015
thealit Bremen
See more images and watch a trailer here.
with Christian Schütze, Vassilis Tsianos, Leonhard Fuest, Melanie Brazzell, Sharon Dodua Otoo, Evelyn Hayn
concept, directing, editing, production: Franzis Kabisch
director of photography: Heiko Volkmer
sound and sound mixing: Davi Rodriguez de Lima
production assistance: Badrieh Wanli
funded by Freundeskreis der HfbK e.V., supported by Gerriets
DEKLINATIONEN
(CAN I INHERIT MY DEAD PARENTS' DEBTS?)
short film
2016, 28 min, HD, colour, stereo, de/en with subtitles
“Deklinationen (Can I inherit my dead parents‘ debts?)” is a short film about norms and forms, hands and arguments, different bodies and bodily knowledge. The tradition to depict professors in oil or marble exists in various German-speaking universities. The so-called professor galleries – partly stemming from the 17th century, partly still in process – function as a university’s self-portrait, then and today. What remains invisible at first, though, are the exclusions. Apart from the obvious exclusions based on race, class and gender, there are also subtle details: Not all of the professors could afford the required painting. If the payment was too low, certain parts (for example the hands) were simply left out.
Screenings:
21er Haus Vienna
Bundeskunsthalle Bonn
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Haus am Lützowplatz Berlin
art festival Tell Tales Mainz
with Barbara Juch, Katharina Aigner, İpek Hamzaoğlu, Mirela Baciak, Franzis Kabisch
directing, editing, camera, production: Franzis Kabisch
additional camera: Laura Nitsch
sound mixing: Peter Priglinger
funded by GegenKulturreferat ÖH der Akademie der bildenden Künste, Projektförderung der Akademie der bildenden Künste, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
A FILM
experimental short film
2012, 4 min, found footage and photography, colour, stereo, de/en
“A Film” is a film about names, terms and the problems coming with them.
Screenings:
Kasseler Dokfest
Hamburg International Short Film Festival
OFF Odense Internationale Film Festival
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Festival des Cinémas Différents et Experimentaux de Paris (award)
minimalen 26 – Short Film Festival, Trondheim
International Short Film Week Regensburg
Filmfestival Münster
filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schwerin
20 minmax Short Film Festival Ingolstadt
Flensburger Short Film Days (Special Mention)
Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS
backup festival Weimar
„extra – experimental trails“, festival for experimental film and video art Leipzig
Watch the German version here.