Die Gedanken sind frei
A Prison of My Own

film type documentary film Production Country Germany production year 2007 runtime 52'00 colour
screening format DigiBeta aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Stereo languages Deutsch Subtitles Englisch, Deutsch

Susanne, 44 years old, is incapable at acting spontaneously. For the past 25 years her thoughts and actions have been dictated by psychological compulsions. When medication and periods of hospitalisation did her no good, a large family decided to take her in. Since then 20 years have passed. Susanne talks with astonishing self-irony and sensitive self-awareness about her illness, what triggered it off and whether she has the courage to become completely well again.

director Saara Aila Waasner Besetzung / Cast Anja Feichtl, Elke Feichtl, Jonas Feichtl, Maria Feichtl, Susanne B. Original-Filmmusik / Original Score Rosely Maya, Thomas Mehlhorn Schnitt / Editing Elisabeth Raßbach Bildgestaltung / DOP Marcel Seehuber Drehbuch / Script Saara Aila Waasner Tongestaltung / Sound Design Markus Czernohorsky, Sebastian Becker film school Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Festivals
DOK Leipzig - Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm, Germany
Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest, Germany
Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Saarbrücken, Germany (Förderpreis der DEFA-Stiftung)
Internationales Kurzfilmfestival "Wie wir leben!", München, Germany (Publikumspreis)
Production
  • Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
  • Eva Steegmayer
  • Akademiehof 10
  • 71638 Ludwigsburg
  • Deutschland
  • +49 7141 96982179
  • http://www.filmakademie.de
Distribution
  • Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
  • Eva Steegmayer
  • Akademiehof 10
  • 71638 Ludwigsburg
  • Deutschland
  • +49 7141 96982179
  • http://www.filmakademie.de
Sales
  • Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
  • Eva Steegmayer
  • Akademiehof 10
  • 71638 Ludwigsburg
  • Deutschland
  • +49 7141 96982179
  • http://www.filmakademie.de
School

Saara Aila Waasner

Born 1981 in Starnberg;
practical experience with cinema and television productions;
since 2003 studies at the Film Academy Baden-Wurttemberg

Filmography
2001 Le petit Bourkinabé dans la neige
2003 Ich wünschte...
2004 Lisi & Marlise
2005 Leise Fluchten