animated film
Being that boy again
His mother starts drinking when he is eight years old. Jan Koester projects photos from his childhood on his own body that tell of loneliness and helplessness in toxic relationships. These Rorschach-like superimposed images put physical abstractions in relation to their violent and alienated surroundings. Shifting between fluid and halting movements, telescoped pixels tugging at each other deconstruct predominant gender norms. (Text: Samuel Döring)
Regie Jan Koester
Co-Regie & Cinematographer Lisa Violetta Gaß
Animation Jan Koester & Lisa Violetta Gaß
Schnitt & Musik & Sounddesign Jan Koester
Produktion Christine Haupt
Founded by FFA
7 minutes / 2022
festival participation
Dok Leipzig 2022 (German Competition)
