FELIZITAS HOFFMANN

film

THE BIG BUBBLE

Documentary Short / UK, Germany
30‘ - 1:1.85 – 2K DCP – 5.1 Dolby Digital – Colour – English
with Theresa Hoffmann
Director, Producer: Felizitas Hoffmann, Editor: Melanie Jilg
Production: Felizitas Hoffmann
finsihed by the end of July

BILLBOARDS TO CAIRO

Documentary Short / Egypt, Germany
17‘ - 1:1.85 – 2K DCP – 5.1 Dolby Digital – Colour – Arabic, English
Director: Rabelle Erian, DOP: Nina Moog, Editor: Hisham Saqr
Line Producer: Backstage Pictures Cairo

THE MEETING IN THE CORNER BY THE WINDOW

Documentary Short | Turkey, Germany
20‘– 1:1.85 – 2K DCP – 5.1 Dolby Digital – Colour – English
Director: Felizitas Hoffmann | Production: University of Television and Film Munich (HFF)

German Premiere: DOK.FEST Munich 2019

NIGHT WITHOUT GODS

Video-Installation, Germany
- 1:1.85 – 2K DCP – 5.1 Dolby Digital – Colour
with Theresa Hoffmann, Natalia Jobe, Marie Seidl
Concept, Director, Producer: Felizitas Hoffmann; DOP: Rebecca Hoeft;
Production: Felizitas Hoffmann, University of Television and Film Munich (HFF)
finished by the end of August / September

REGRETTING MOTHERHOOD

2017, Short Documentary, 18‘ – 1:1.85 – 2K DCP – 5.1 Dolby Digital – Colour – English & German

DIRECTORS STATEMENT

"Germany has one of the lowest birthrates in the world. Women have the right to choose motherhood or not. Nevertheless, there is an expectation from society for women to have children, to raise a family.

For female directors, Merle Grimme and Felizitas Hoffmann, both 27 years old, the question "Do you want to have children?" is asked more than ever... With an increasing intensity. But what does it mean to become a mother? What are the consequences for a woman? Are there negative aspects to motherhood? And what if it turns out not to be the most fulfilling thing in life?

As in many countries, motherhood is something sacred to the German people. This makes it almost impossible to question the status quo, for women to speak openly and honestly about what it means to be a mother. In 2015 a conversation opened up throughout the country, about 'Regretting Motherhood'. This is the first documentary approaching this important debate, giving women a platform to talk freely and anonymously about their feelings and experiences."

FESTIVALS
bi‘bakino Bi‘bak Berlin, 2017, Berlin, Germany
Filmschool Fest Munich 2017, Munich, Germany
24th Etiuda&Anima 2017, 2017, Kraków, Poland
10th filmzeitkaufbeuren 2017, Kaufbeuren, Germany
11th Fünf Seen Festival 2017, Starnberg, Germany
Int’l Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg, 2017, Regensburg, Germany

TALKS
Regretting Motherhood - Mutterschaft bereuen? Kreativ:LABOR, fem:POWER 2018 Oldenburg
Regretting Motherhood & Der Deutsche Kinderwunsch 2018, Göttingen Centre for
Genderstudies (GCG), Göttingen, Germany
Was wir unter Feminismus verstehen wollen, 2017, Department of Media and
Theatre Studies, The University of Hildesheim Foundation, Hildesheim, Germany Pitch of Regretting Motherhood, BERLINALE, 9. Empfang der Filmhochschulen zur Berlinale 2016, Berlin, Germany

AWARDS
DOK.fest - DOK.forum - marketplace, Projects Young Filmmakers Award `16 - finalist

PRESS
Süddeutsche Zeitung, Kino - Klischee und Überraschung, 31st March 2018

OHNE TITEL

2015, Experimental Short, 6‘ – 16mm – black&white – German

Concept / Director / Editor: Felizitas Hoffmann | Executive Producer: Maximilian Bungarten | DOP: Thomas Spitschka | 1st Assistant Camera: Rebecca Hoeft | Produced by University of Television and Film Munich (HFF)

FESTIVALS
Lange Nacht der Münchner Museen, 2016, Munich, Germany
23rd OpenEyes Filmfest, 2016, Marburg, Germany
Werkstatt der Jungen Filmszene, 2016, Wiesbaden, Germany
17th Landshuter Kurzfilm Festival, 2016 Landshut, Germany
Flimmern & Rauschen, 2016, Munich, Germany
Akademie der Bildenen Künste München, 2015, Munich, Germany
Film meets Print, DOK.forum, 2015, Munich

AWARDS
Rotary Club Hofgarten Munich, Local Award 2016: Best Documentary

ISTANCOOL

2013, Documentary Short, 12‘ – 16:9 – Colour – English & German

with Volkan Aslan, Françoise Heitsch, Orhun Erdenli, Patricia Wich, Michael Grudziecki Concept / Director / DOP: Felizitas Hoffmann, Mariel Müller, Marieluisa Lenglachner Voice-over: Mariel Müller | Produced by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich (LMU)

FESTIVALS
flimmern&rauschen munich, 2014, Munich, Germany
Jufinale Regensburg, 2014, Regensburg, Germany
münchner EthnoFilmFest, 2013, Munich, Germany
afk tv | münchen tv

AWARDS
flimmern&rauschen 2014, Local Award: Sonderpreis Europa

PRESS
Süddeutsche Zeitung, Kultur - Weltstadt ohne Wagnis, 20th Nov. 2013

Photography

ICAHD, 2012, Demolishing Homes, Demolishing Peace - Political and Normative Analysis of Israel‘s Displacement Policy in the OPT

mondoweiss, 2012, ‘Judaizing’ Beit Hanina in East Jerusalem, with backing from Americans by Jeff Harper

Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Faculty for the Study of Culture, LMU University