Jump directly to the page contents

A farmyard in northern Germany. Fields, sheep, an embankment, a forest flooded with sunlight. However, it's dark from the frightened perspective of the children. A girl and a boy run through the house. There is a Blue Onion service on the table. Oma Lulu has died. Her jewelry is shared out, the bedroom is given a fresh lick of paint. A dog barking. The song of the nightingale. The loud ticking of a clock. Sparks from the nightly fire. Discussions with the mother about how to deal with illness, getting old and death. About care and dignity. A visit to a home. "Kumm du um Middernacht" is a lullaby. And a strange message on the answering machine. Am I there? HEIMSUCHUNG (Visitation, G 2014) shows the filmmaker Henrike Meyer at the parental home after the death of her grandmother. It is a place that seems familiar and mysterious at the same time. The atmosphere is charged with light and darkness, fears and imaginings. Home can also be very "unhomely". (bik) (19.1.)

Funded by:

  • Logo Minister of State for Culture and the Media
  • Logo des Programms NeuStart Kultur