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Kathy and Teresa

Kathy and Teresa
Marie Zrenner
German Competition Documentary Film 2023
Documentary Film
Germany,
Canada
2023
14 minutes
English,
Inuktitut
Subtitles: 
German, English

Two young girls are drifting in the water of a public swimming pool. The film adopts this drifting attitude as it follows them through nocturnal Montreal and their daily life. Sometimes the two speak English, sometimes Inuktitut. Kathy and Teresa come from a small Inuit settlement in northern Canada. They show each other smartphone pictures of seals and bears they killed themselves. They read about the special relationship between the Inuit and their sledge dogs, which has lost its importance today. Home assignments are done in a park – the scent of the trees reminds them a little of home. They close their eyes. With great tenderness, the camera captures the deep bond between the two best friends who share the same heritage and language. Kathy has written a moving song in Inuktitut. In simple, clear words, she sings of the feelings and yearnings of a young Indigenous woman.

Anke Leweke

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Director
Marie Zrenner
Script
Marie Zrenner, Kathy Snowball
Cinematographer
Youssef Nassar
Editor
Ulrike Tortora
Producer
Sabrina Kleder
Co-Producer
Caroline Bergoin
Sound
Teresa Annanack, Sabrina Kleder, Youssef Nassar
Sound Design
Cornelia Böhm
Score
Kathy Snowball
German Distributor
Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München