WOMAN/MOTHER
Germany 2025 – Director: Klara Harden – Original language: English, German – Subtitles: English – Length: 91 min.
Mara and Klara have been friends for many years. When they are planning Mara’s first dance performance since she became a mother, she becomes pregnant again. Klara explores with her what is possible. But the birth of her second child leaves Mara very little space for creativity. Intimate and honest, a poignant film about trying not to lose yourself as a mother. Ysabel Fantou
Biography
Director and cinematographer Klara Harden comes from Styria and shoots films all over the world. She studied communication design in Austria and Portugal and is a graduate of the dffb in Berlin. She often combines directing and cinematography.
Filmography (selection)
WITH LOVE FROM MADAGASKAR, D 2012, 60 min.
MADE IN ISLAND, D 2011, 15 min.
Nominated for the Student Award
The Student Award of DOK.fest München presents outstanding documentary films by students of German-speaking film schools. The films are nominated for the megaherz Student Award, worth 3,000 Euros.
No youth rating
English/Original Title: woman/mOther. Writer: Klara Harden. Camera: Klara Harden. Editing: Clara Andres. Music: Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen. Sounddesign: Sebastian Pablo Poloni. Colour Grading: Susi Dollnig.. Production: Klara Harden. Producer: Klara Harden. Co-Producers: Daniel Haingartner, Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin.
