What do abortions look like? What kind of images shape our view of them? And where do these images come from? 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.
https://www.refreshingfilms.com/en/films/getty-abortions
Official Trailer: https://vimeo.com/899212005
Franzis Kabisch is a filmmaker, artistic researcher and author, living and working in Berlin and Vienna. In her works, she deals with body norms, queer desire and reproductive justice. Since 2019, she has been researching the representation of abortion in films and series.
Filmography
2012 Ein Film
2014 Podium
2016 Deklinationen (Can I inherit my dead parents‘ debts?)
2018 A Film About the Desire to Make It Work
2023 getty abortions