Director Biography – Katia Sophia Ditzler
Katia Sophia Ditzler, *1992, studied Creative Writing, Cultural Anthropology, and Shadow Puppetry in Leipzig, Kyiv, Moscow, Yogyakarta, and Berlin. Her literary works have been published in journals and anthologies, her short films and performances have been shown at numerous festivals. She hitchhiked from Germany to Singapore at the age of 19. After working in Melbourne, Australia at a virtual reality art space she returned to Berlin. Her most recent work explores the political mythologies as well as propaganda mechanisms of the post-Soviet space. More about her: www.katiasophiaditzler.com
Synopsis
A performative poetry film about what nobody will want to have seen.
Childish paper dolls and tableaus, collage aesthetics juxtaposed with symbols of war,
politics, and religion.
Ideologies and opinions tried on as one would try on clothes.
A poem hinting at the Leningrad siege.
The colors of the suffragettes, Aileen Wuornos glorification, and glorious landscapes combined with Nazi uniforms. Nothing is innocent.
Childish paper dolls and tableaus, collage aesthetics juxtaposed with symbols of war,
politics, and religion.
Ideologies and opinions tried on as one would try on clothes.
A poem hinting at the Leningrad siege.
The colors of the suffragettes, Aileen Wuornos glorification, and glorious landscapes combined with Nazi uniforms. Nothing is innocent.