sträubend

Our bodies are hairy. But our relationship to body hair is ambivalent: we remove, trim, blow-dry, style and care for it lovingly. Sträubend (EN: bristling) addresses the taboo and playfully portrays five people and the ways in which they deal with their bodily hair.

 
 

CREDITS
Director: Marlen Schmid
Cinematography: Sara Furrer
Editing: Marlen Schmid
Sound: Fabian Lütolf
Light: Daniel Bleuer
Set Design: Sara Schmid
Re-Recording Mix: Hans-Peter Gutjahr
Color Grading: Hannes Rüttimann
Producer: Edith Flückiger
Production: Studienrichtung Video, Hochschule Luzern – Design & Kunst

AWARDS
2021 | Best Student Documentary – 5. Annual Copenhagen Film Festival
2023 | Best Short Film – Marzili Movie Shorts
2023 | Audience Award – Marzili Movie Shorts


FESTIVALS (a selection)
2020 | 24. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
2020 | 56. Solothurner Filmtage
2021 | 27. Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg
2021 | 33. Filmfest Dresden
2021 | 13. Gässli Filmfestival
2021 | Upcoming Filmmakers Festival
2021 | Linz International Short Film Festival
2021 | Womxnchester International Film Festival
2021 | 5. Annual Copenhagen Film Festival
2021 | 35. Cinekid Festival Amsterdam
2021 | 13. Providence Children's Film Festival