Joy
Joy · dir. Gold Abini
Germany 2017, 14’ · Polish premiere
24 October, 20:00 · Cinema City — room 8
For three weeks Joy has been on her own when her mother Martina, who had not come home after a date, suddenly shows up. When Martina falls for a new lover, Joy’s anger is unleashed. Out of resentment a fight for each other’s love begins.
| Director: | Gold Abini |
| Screenplay: | Gold Abini |
| Music: | Chiara Strickland, Martin Pohl |
| Cinematography: | Marvin Schatz |
| Editing: | Daniela Schramm Moura |
| Cast: | Sarah Marita, Anne von Keller, Manuel Flach |
| Producer: | Max Baumeister |
| Production: | Filmakademie Baden–Württemberg |
| Distribution: | aug&ohr festival agency |
| Awards: | Dresden Filmfest – Złoty Jeździec: Najlepszy Film Krótkometrażowy w Konkursie Krajowym / Golden Horseman Short Fiction Film – National Competition (2018); Exground Filmfest Wiesbaden – Nagroda Jury: Najlepszy Film Krótkometrażowy / Jury Award: Best Short Film (2017) |
Gold Abini is a Nigerian name and often leads to confusion about her German roots. Abini was born in 1991 and grew up in Berlin. She studied Journalism in Hannover after finishing High School and started studying directing at Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in 2014.
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