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)
13. PORTO FEMME International Film Festival (Portugal, April 2024) - Best Documentary Short Film Award
14. Cinema Talks Filmfestival (Austria, May 2024)
15. VIENNA SHORTS (Austria, May 2024)
16. Festival International de Cine de Huesca (Spain, June 2024)
17. Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg (Germany, June 2024)

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.