Completed - GERMAN - Crime, Female director, LGBT - 15 minutes
"The Robbers" is a sociological analysis of male-and female-attributed behavior and traits, shakingup binary role models in a swirl of radicalism andactivism.
Year of production : 2023 Director(s) : Isa SCHIECHE Writer(s) : Isa SCHIECHE Cast : Isa SCHIECHE, Kristin LERCH, Thea EHRE Producer(s) : Isa SCHIECHE
Three trans women meet in a country house toplan a robbery. The trick of the heist is that, inorder to create a false trail, they disguisethemselves as men. While they share everydaylife as a well-established team and lovers, theypractice speaking in a deep voice, walking manlyand behaving in a masculine manner. In thisprocess, they reach their emotional and physicallimits and repeatedly fail to imitate male connotedbehavior.
Country(ies) : AUSTRIA
max ophüls 2023 (Best Short Film)SXSW 2024 Narrative Short CompetitionSXSW 2024BFI London FF 2024