getty abortions

A film by Franzis Kabisch
Country: Germany/Austria
Year: 2023
Length: 21:45min

EPK
Stills/Poster/Portrait Regie

Festivals
1. International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film (Germany, October 2023) - Golden Dove Award
2. feminist elsewheres (Germany, November 2023)
3. Kasseler Dokfest (Germany, November 2023) - Goldener Schlüssel Kurzfilm Award
4. Flensburger Kurzfilmtage (Germany, November 2023) - Jurypreis Kategorie Wagnis
5. ENCOURAGE Film Talents (Germany, February 2024)
6. Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg (Germany, March 2024) - Candis Award for Best German Short Film
7. Frauenfilmfest Köln Dortmund (Germany, April 2024)
8. Diagonale -Festival des österreichischen Films (Austria, April 2024)
9. Dokumentarfilmwoche Hamburg (Germany, April 2024)
10. It's All True - International Documentary Film Festival (Brasil, April 2024)
11. International Festival of Science Documentary Films Academia Film Olomouc (Czech Republic, April 2024) - Best Short Film
12. Internationales Studierendenfilmfestival Sehsüchte (Germany, April 2024) - Outstanding Artistic Achievement in a Documentary Film
13. PORTO FEMME International Film Festival (Portugal, April 2024) - Best Documentary Short Film Award
14. Cinema Talks Filmfestival (Austria, May 2024) - Winner in Cat. Social
15. VIENNA SHORTS (Austria, May 2024) - Social Responsibility Award
16. XPOSED Queer Film Festival Berlin (Germany, May 2024)
17. Out & Loud - Pune International Queer Film Festival (India, May 2024)
18. Docudays UA International Documentary Film Festival (Ukraine, May 2024) - Special Mention Doc Alliance Award
19. Festival International de Cine de Huesca (Spain, June 2024)
20. Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg (Germany, June 2024) - Audience Award
21. Lago Film Fest (Italy, July 2024)
22. Kinemastik International Short Film Festival (Malta, July 2024)  - Honorable Mention
23. OpenEyes Filmfest (Germany, July 2024) - 3rd place in the audience competition in the documentary film category
24. La Guarimba (Italy, August 2024)
25. Festival Silhouette Court Métrages (France, August 2024)
26. Seoul International Alternative Film Festival (South Korea, August 2024)
27. Queer Lisboa 28 (Portugal, September 2024) - Best Short Film
28. Tirana International Film Festival (France, September 2024)
29. Vilnius Queer Festival "Kreivės" (Lithuania, September 2024)
30. HER Docs Forum (Poland, September 2024)
31. Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival (Romania, September 2024)
32. DOXS RUHR (Germany, October 2024)
33. Un Festival C'est Trop Court! (France, October 2024)
34. Linz International Short Film Festival (Austria, October 2024)
35. Cinema Next Tour (Austria, October 2024) - Jury Award
36. Lane Doc Fest (USA, October 2024) - Winner
37. FIDBA, International Documentary Film Festival (Argentina, October 2024) - Best Short Film
38. Filmkunsttage Sachsen-Anhalt (Germany, October 2024)
39. Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival (Brasil, October 2024)
40. Interfilm Berlin (Germany, November 2024)
41. exground Filmfest (Germany, November 2024) - 3rd prize in the German Competition
42. Alcine - Alcalá de Henares / Comunidad de Madrid Film Festival (Spain, November 2024)
43. Singapore International Film Festival (Singapore, November 2024)
44. Zagreb Film Festival (Croatia, November 2024)
45. Beirut Shorts (Lebanon, November 2024) - Best Short Documentary
46. Beijing International Short Film Festival (China, November 2024)
47. Bogotá Short Film Festival (Columbia, December 2024) - Best Documentary Short Film
48. Cagliari Essay Film Festival (Italy, December 2024)
49. Pragueshorts Film Festival (Czech Republic, February 2025)
50. Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival (Germany, March 2025)
51. Filmtage Friedrichshafen (Germany, March 2025)
52. Filmfest Bremen (Germany, March 2025)

Synopsis
What do abortions look like? What kind of images shape our view on them? And where do these images come from? The desktop essay “getty abortions” examines how German and Austrian media illustrate the topic of abortion, browsing through stock photos, teen magazines and documents of a real abortion experience. It jumps from the early 2000s to the late 19th century, seeks out feminist knowledge and chats with fictional characters. But one question remains: Why does no one look into the camera? 

Crew
Director: Franzis Kabisch
Screenplay: Franzis Kabisch
Producer: Franzis Kabisch
Cinematographer: Franzis Kabisch
Sound recording: Franzis Kabisch
Sound design: Franzis Kabisch, Katharina Pelosi, Laura Schick
Editor: Franzis Kabisch
Title design: Franzis Kabisch
Translation: Sam Osborn
Production Assistance: Sam Osborn
Sound Mixing: Azadeh Zandieh

Supported by Queerscope Kurzfilmfonds, Doctors for Choice Germany e.V.