Cinematography
In the commune of the Viennese action-ism-artist Otto Muehl the children should remain 'unspoilt from the nuclear family', in order to be brought up to a completely new human being. Setting out as a free collective in the early 70ies, soon the social experiment emerged as a totalitarian system, which, 20 years later, ended in a dramatic failure. Through the eyes of these children, the film looks back at the community and examines what has become of the children of this utopia.
Cinematography
Twins look alike. Sometimes they even think alike. But they're two rather than one. I Am Me is in part about the fact that an individual is more than the sum of his or her characteristics. The fact that a person is neither what other people say about them nor their own description of themselves. And photographs and moving images are nothing more than representations.
First Assistant Camera
Esma quiere que su hija Sara, de doce años, tenga la oportunidad de participar en un viaje organizado por el colegio. Bastaría con un certificado probando que su padre murió como un mártir durante la guerra para que saliese a mitad de precio, pero Esma siempre da largas a Sara cuando esta le pide el certificado. Al parecer, prefiere remover cielo y tierra para encontrar el dinero y pagar el precio del viaje. Está convencida de que se protege a sí misma y a su hija si no le cuenta la verdad...
Cinematography
Documentary film by Helke Misselwitz.
