The cutting down of a cherry tree becomes the starting point for an intimate dialog about transgenerational trauma between a mother and daughter. The line between the need to investigate and the desire for healing becomes blurred while a persistent camera depicts the felling of the tree. The short documentary is an attempt to find a shared language for the unspeakable consequences of child sexual abuse within one's own family.
- Silke Schönfeld
- Sunderweg 1
- Künstler*innnenhaus Dortmund
- 44147 Dortmund
- Germany
- +49 177 7886022
- https://www.instagram.com/silke.schoenfeld/?hl=de
- Silke Schönfeld
- Sunderweg 1
- Künstler*innnenhaus Dortmund
- 44147 Dortmund
- Germany
- +49 177 7886022
- https://www.instagram.com/silke.schoenfeld/?hl=de
- Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg
- Anne Jagemann
- Bodenstedtstr. 16
- 22765 Hamburg
- +49 40 39106318
- http://verleih.shortfilm.com
Silke Schönfeld
Silke Schönfeld is a visual artist and filmmaker. She studied fine art at the Düsseldorf Art Academy, among other places, and was a resident artist at the Rijksakademie Amsterdam (2020-2022). Her works are shown internationally and have received numerous awards, including the German Short Film Award in 2023.
Filmography
2015 kommt und guck selber (14 min)
2016 Nur wer die Arbeit kenn, der wird sie schätzen (22 min)
2017 The Lying Sun (15 Min)
2019 Mainacht - invented traditions part one (35 min)
2019 Mönchszüge - invented traditions part two (23 min)
2020 Die sehen ja nur, die wissen ja nichts (27 min)
2023 Ich darf sie immer alles fragen (15 min)
2025 Die Unvorzeigbarkeit dessen, was nie hätte geschehen sollen (25 min)
