links / references
WORLD SALESinterfilm Berlin
www.interfilm.de
TRAILER
vimeo.com/1020551394
www.fabianfred.com/mama-micra/...
www.FB.com/ZeigermannAudio/
Photo 2024 Fabian&Fred | interfilm Berlin
Mama Micra
Photo 2024 Fabian&Fred | interfilm Berlin
Mama Micra
Photo 2024 Fabian&Fred | interfilm Berlin
Mama Micra
Photo 2024 Fabian&Fred | interfilm Berlin
Mama Micra
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Production Company
interfilm Berlin
www.interfilm.de
TRAILER
vimeo.com/1020551394
www.fabianfred.com/mama-micra/...
www.FB.com/ZeigermannAudio/
Mama Micra
Synopsis
My mother has led a very unorthodox life, which has taken her both to palaces and under bridges. She lived in her small car for over 10 years until she could no longer walk and the car gave up right after that. [Rebecca Blöcher]The mother of animation director Rebecca Blöcher didn’t want to live an ordinary life. She wanted 'something more,' she explains in this stop-motion film. The people around her didn’t understand—in a letter written in 1968, a girlfriend criticizes her for going out on her own and making men jealous, while advising her to dress in a more “feminine” way and to join a cooking course. Blöcher’s mother brushed aside the advice. Years later still, she divorced her husband and stepped into the big wide world.
In Mama Micra the mother is a figure made of felt who recalls, in her own voice, her powerful urge to find freedom: “I was a real vagabond,” she explains. She traveled to Syria and Beirut, and envied the nomads in the desert. During the last 10 years of her life she lived in a Nissan Micra, washing in the morning in hotel bathrooms and sneaking into breakfast rooms to eat.
Her freedom came at a cost. She lost contact with her daughter, who counterpoints her mother’s account with her own recollections. But no harm is irreparable in this affectionate film. [IDFA]
The jury: “The filmmaker’s personal and family story, particularly her mother’s life, unfolds through a narrative enriched by diverse animation techniques. These vividly reimagined moments beyond old photographs bring untold realities to life. Themes of personal freedom, aging, and abandonment are poignantly explored, forging a deep emotional connection with viewers. Through the visual magic of animation, the filmmaker delicately portrays her inner world, preserving the bonds of affection and memory, even in the face of absence.”
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Producer
- Director of photography
- Editor (Cut)
- Sound DesignSimon Bastian (Zeigermann_Audio)
Festivals/awards
2024Special Mention in the Competition for Short Documentary – 37 IDFA
Production Company
Cast & Crew
Rebecca BlöcherFabian Driehorst
Frederic Schuld
Rebecca Blöcher, Frederic Schuld
Simon Bastian (Zeigermann_Audio)
