Films by Laura Brandt-Reichwald

Germany 2024, 94 min
by Mala Reinhardt

Blackness, queerness, friendship and the differences that connect us.Queer, Ghanaian-German, polyamory and the desire for a child: protagonist Akosua is accompanied for three years by her friend and director Mala on her journey through Germany and Ghana. Together they experience the highs and lows of a life full of longings, relationships and personal growth. While Akosua is still thinking about how she can make her wish for a child come true, Mala becomes pregnant during filming.

Germany 2021, 85 min
by Laura Brandt-Reichwald

STOLLEN is an intimate portrait of the Erzgebirge, a mountainous region in eastern Germany, forever shaped by centuries of mining. 30 years since the closing of the last uranium mines, its people discuss their uncertain future as the character of their home oscillates between old traditions and a new fassade as a Christmas Wonderland.