The short documentary portrays the 16-year-old Thai boxer Aleyna Asya Akgün from Dortmund‘s Nordstadt district. She allows the viewer to witness her physical and emotional experiences during fight preparations in this still male-dominated martial arts form.
Silke Schönfeld studied fine art at the Academies of Fine Arts in Münster and Düsseldorf. Her works have been exhibited internationally. Since 2020 she has been an artist in residence at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten Amsterdam.
Filmography
2015 kommt und guck selber
2016 Nur wer die Arbeit kenn, der wird sie schätzen
2017 The Lying Sun
2019 Mainacht - invented traditions part one
2020 Die sehen ja nur, die wissen ja nichts
2023 Ich darf sie immer alles fragen