Are You Alright (Teil 2)

(Part 1 on Wednesday, October 20th, 8:00 pm, Schillerhof) Are you alright? At first it looks like a phrase and there is so much more to it. The films in these two programs deal with different aspects of the human psyche and in particular with psychiatric illnesses such as depression or dementia.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Prof. Dr. Strauss, originally asked as an expert who will classify the clinical pictures thematized in the films and to discuss them with the audience, is unfortunately no longer able to take part in the event due to health reasons.
Diplom social worker Waag of the psychosocial counseling of the city of Jena will instead be available to answer questions about the film content.

(Schillerhof – blauer Saal)

Carlotta’s Face

film still Carlotta’s Face
Documentary Germany
direction: Valentin Riedl, Frederic Schuld

All faces are similar. Friends, teachers or strangers all look the same to me. It’s not easy to live with prosopagnosia.

All These Creatures

film still All These Creatures
Fiction Australia
direction: Charles Williams

Most people don’t understand my father as he fights against the creatures in our garden. But, don’t we all have those creatures inside us?

Ja i mój tata

Me and My Father

film still Ja i mój tata
Fiction Poland
direction: Aleksander Pietrzak

The Alzheimer disease of a man changes the relational dynamics between a father and his son.

Sommerregen

film still Sommerregen
Animation Germany
direction: Julia Skala

It is raining and raining. It doesn’t stop and it just becomes more and more.