Ava and Sasha fight for openness, visibility and a “right” way of living together. Then Gunter – Ava’s father – shows up at the door: unemployed, loud, old-school, unexpectedly vulnerable. The project of “tolerance” turns into daily life: toothpaste caps, fridge rules, political correctness at the breakfast table. What begins as a kind welcome tips into a duel of worldviews – until it’s clear: closeness isn’t theory, it’s practice.
‚She Is a Good Boy‚ is a tragicomic close-up of how principles sound when they echo inside a safer space.
Short film, fiction, 25′
Germany
Original title: Störenfrieda
International title: She Is a Good Boy
Screenplay: Lisa Brunke
Director: Alina Yklymova
Cinematography: Christian Neuberger
Producer: Jana Klingseisen, Paul Hartmann
Sound recording: Roman Trost
Sound Supervisor: Henrike Sommer
Editor: Lukas Wengorz
Music Composer: Maximilian Schieder
Casting: Laura Buschhagen
Production design: Nele Seifert
Costume design: Janina Kaßan
Sound Mix: Henrike Sommer
Color correction: Christian Neuberger
Poster design: Alina Yklymova
Production Company: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Festivals:
2022 Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
2022 Biberacher Filmfestspiele
2022 Flensburger Kurzfilmtage
2022 Pride Pictures – Queer Film Festival Karlsruhe
2022 Perlen – Queer Film Festival Hannover
2022 Filmzeit – Das Allgäuer Autorenfilmfestival
2022 Bundesfestival junger Film
2022 Freiburger Lesbenfilmtage
2023 Bamberger Kurzfilmtage
2023 Filmschau Baden-Württemberg
Awards
filmreif! – The National Festival of Young Film 2022 – Best Film Award
Filmzeit Kaufbeuren 2022 – DACHfilmzeit Innovation Award
Düsseldorf Filmfest 2022 – Jury’s Special Mention
contact: mail@alinayklymova.com