Original title: über sehen | frauen lyrik
International title: about seeing | women poetry
Short film, experimental, 7 min.
Germany
Languages: German
A text collage of various works by women, combined into one text and one voice: Hermynia Zur Mühlen, Irmgard Keun, Yoko Tawada, Ursula Krechel, Elisabeth Borchers and other female authors lend their word to this collective composition.
Two performers inhabit a spare space of light and shadow. Glances settle, gestures repeat, words cut and soften: ‘about seeing | women poetry‘ traces how women were framed – by lenses, by language, by habit and how they reframe themselves. Built from minimal actions and poetic text, the film turns observation into choreography and lets ambiguity stay visible. A compact, experimental meditation on gaze, agency and the small rebellions of looking back.
Cast/Performers: Han Nguyen, Yurika Yamamoto
Production: Wüstenrot Stiftung, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Screenplay: Alina Yklymova
Director: Alina Yklymova
Cinematography: Sina Diehl
Editing: Alina Yklymova
Sound recording: Maximilian Schieder
Sound editing: Rachel Oker
Music: Sophia Sämann, Torsten Brandes
Festivals:
2022 Working Title Film Festival (Vicenza, IT) — Extraworks (Experimental) section
2022 Zebra Poetry Filmfestival (Berlin, DE)
Award: World Media Festivals 2022 – Silver Award
contact: mail@alinayklymova.com