Vanessa Jopp

「ファーラウェイ」としても知られる本作の主人公、ゼイネップ・アルティンはもう限界でした。どんなに働いても夫や娘、年老いた父から感謝もされず、そのうえ亡くなった愛する母の遺体に葬儀屋は、彼女のお気に入りのドレスではなく男物のスーツを着せる始末。もう我慢がならないと、ゼイネップはミュンヘンを離れ、母が何年も前に密かに購入したクロアチアの島にあるコテージへと旅立ちます。平穏と静けさを手に入れて再び自分を取り戻そうとするゼイネップ。でもそこには、コテージの元持ち主だった無骨な島民ヨシップがまだ住んでいて...。

Emmi would like to cancel her subscription to "Like" magazine via e-mail. But due to a typo, her messages land in Leo Leike’s inbox. When Emmi repeatedly sends mails to the wrong address, Leo decides to inform her of her mistake. This marks the beginning of an extraordinary e-mail exchange, which can only be held between two strangers. Treading the fine line between complete strangeness and noncommittal intimacy, the two are soon sharing their innermost secrets and longings – until they need to face the unavoidable question: Will their feelings, sent and received virtually, survive the test of a real-life encounter? And what will happen if they do?

Six intertwined people struggle with their own sincerity, and, in so doing, unravel their secrets and the lies they live.

Six intertwined people struggle with their own sincerity, and, in so doing, unravel their secrets and the lies they live.

A holiday celebration with the extended family gets stretched to the breaking point in this comedy from Germany. Sara is happily married to Jan, though this wasn't always the case -- Sara is Jan's second wife, while Sara has three ex-husbands, Gunnar, Andi and Erich, and she and Jan are raising children from each of their previous marriages. Jan is less than thrilled with the prospect of spending the holidays with Sara's mother, but things get worse when he learns his wife has planned a surprise for Christmas eve -- they'll be joined by Gunnar, Andi and Erich, as well as Erich's new wife Pauline, Andi's current spouse Rita and his own ex-wife, Eva. To call the atmosphere uncomfortable is an understatement, and things only get worse when Sara announces she's pregnant, which is quite troubling for Jan since he's been waiting for the right time to tell her he had a vasectomy several months before.

A love story of a 17 year old punk-rocker and a 15 year old runaway girl.

A love story of a 17 year old punk-rocker and a 15 year old runaway girl.

Produced and directed by seven Munich Film School students, Honolulu takes place not in Hawaii, but inside of a rural town just outside of Munich, Germany. Several vignettes, lasting approximately 10 to 15 minutes each, are connected by one of the town’s public bus routes, outside of which two men booze the night away while waiting for the bus to make its rounds.

Produced and directed by seven Munich Film School students, Honolulu takes place not in Hawaii, but inside of a rural town just outside of Munich, Germany. Several vignettes, lasting approximately 10 to 15 minutes each, are connected by one of the town’s public bus routes, outside of which two men booze the night away while waiting for the bus to make its rounds.

In Aquavitae, director Vanessa Jopp shows a transgender woman self reflecting on the creative potential and limitations of gender.