Films by Carolin Schmitz

Germany 2022, 85 min
by Carolin Schmitz

The basis for the project is documentary in nature. Eight women between 30 and 75 talk about their lives and motherhood. What all the women have in common is the realization that motherhood is a highly ambivalent experience. In the film, their documentary statements are visually brought together in a fictional character - portrayed by Anke Engelke. The actress integrates the women's reports into the laconic narrative about the everyday life of a woman and mother.

Germany 2012, 81 min
by Carolin Schmitz

BEAUTY is a film about hopes and dreams of people. People in this film are united by the fact that they have been operated upon. How do people live their lifes, if their wish for beauty surpasses the physical integrety of their own bodies?

Germany 2011, 81 min
by Carolin Schmitz

The full length documentary BEAUTY describes people’s conceptions of life. Having cosmetic surgeries ist the common thing of the protagonists in this film. What is the way of life for people, whose desire for beauty exceeds the physical integrity of their bodies?

Germany 2010, 78 min
by Carolin Schmitz

The people that tell their story in this film are alcoholics. Beyond that they are lawyers bureaucrats, home makers, managers, colleagues and mothers."Portraits of German Alcoholics" explores the life stories and the survival strategies of people who are trying to arrange their daily lives around an addiction.The personal stories contrast, cross and unite with model-like imagery of settings reflecting a supposedly intact society. Residential subdivisions, working environments in factories, etc. Leading beyond the personal histories, the interconnected voices in combination with the images convey a problem of society at large. The film opens a perspective on a reality lying behind assumed normalcy, a reality pervaded by unfulfillable yearnings.original German version with English subtitles availableContact:info@58filme.de