Through her melancholy heroine’s quest for meaning, Susan Heinrich deconstructs the “male gaze” with long philosophical tirades, comical meetings and hyper-dramatized pop visuals. Cult and provocative, this first film outlines a new, post-modern and joyfully desperate feminist archetype.
STARRING
Marie Rathscheck
Nicolai Borger
Malte Bündgen
Dax Constantine
Monika Freinberger J
ulian Fricker
Yann Grouhel
Lorna Ishema
Christine Kostropetsch
Felix Mayr
Markus Nechleba
Nicolo Pasetti
Pero Radicic
Alexander von Hugo
Monika Wiedemer
WRITER
Susanne Heinrich
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Agnesh Pakozdi
SOUND
Silvio Naumann
Peter Roigk
MUSIC
Mathias Bloech
Moritz Sembritzki
FILM EDITING
Susanne Heinrich
Benjamin Mirguet
PRODUCTION
Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin, Essential Filmproduktion
Coproduction with: Susanne Heinrich, Jana Kreissl, Essential Films
DISTRIBUTION
Coproduction Office
Susanne Heinrich
Susanne Heinrich, a vicar’s daughter from East Germany, wrote 4 books between the age of 19 and 25 (most recently „Amerikanische Gefühle“,
Dumont 2011). She was nominated for the Ingeborg-Bachmann-Prize and received fellowships at Villa Aurora L.A. and Casa Baldi Olevano Romano (Villa Massimo). She sings in various bands and has pursued a variety of artistic projects. With her first short film she was accepted into the German Film and Television Academy (dffb). Following several experiments, „Aren’t You Happy?“ is her first feature film.
FILMOGRAPHY
First film