Films by Mechthild Gaßner

Germany 2017, 52 min
by Mechthild Gaßner

Nina, Edith and Ronald are sexual assistants. Their clients are people with disabilities, their job: to satisfy their desire for physical contact. Is this a form of prostitution? A study of a taboo subject.“I’m no different to anyone else!” says Torsten in his wheelchair.”I also long for tenderness, intimacyand sex.“ The sexual needs of the disabled are generally not recognised; in fact, we do not expectdisabled people to have such feelings. People like Nina, Edith and Ronald have a different ap

Germany 2010, 29 min
by Mechthild Gaßner

A documentary about an old lady with the Alzheimer’s disease and her polish caregiver.The Film tells one day and one night in their common life. Grandma Ilse has lost her memory. She doesn’t know anymore about time – yesterday, today, tomorrow – for her it’s all the same. She is a person, you’ll like immediately. But to take care of her is a very hard job, an exhausting work.Bogumila, her caregiver, has a respectful, even tender relationship to the old lady. In fact, Bogumila gives more than pro

Germany 2008
by Marion Glaser, Mechthild Gaßner, Mechthild Gaßner

The famous chef Sarah Wiener is on the road again – this time she’ll make her way through the Italian landscape and cuisine. With her interpreter Michele Marotta Sarah is taking a peek into the regional cooking pots to discover Italy’s culinary secrets. Ten Italian regions are waiting to be discovered and by the end of each episodes, Sarah has to show what she’s learned - surprising her newly found friends with a recipe inspired by the local cuisine and the people she’s met.