Küche, Theater, Krankenhaus

“We wanted to show people that we liked and with whom we could exchange stories.” At the documentary film seminar given by Gisela Tuchtenhagen at the dffb in 1979, three documentary portraits of women were made that were combined under the title “Küche, Theater, Krankenhaus” (Kitchen, Theatre, Krankenhaus). Students Lilly Grote, Irina Hoppe and Christine Domkowski took turns at doing the camerawork, sound and editing, supported by film editing lecturer Heide Breitel. In Mulle, Heide Breitel and Christine Domkowski craft a portrait of a passionate cook who after decades of being a housewife finds fulfillment by cooking for campsites, youth workshops and the film team. In Meine Freundin Helma, Irina Hoppe accompanies actress and theatre director Helma Fehrmann at rehearsals and in her private life. Lilly Grote’s film Beobachtungen auf Station 33 was made at the Urban-Krankenhaus hospital in Kreuzberg and doesn’t follow an individual person but rather the patients and nurses there during their everyday work. (Frederik Lang)

Films:
Mulle Heide Breitel FRG 1979 16 mm 55 min.
Meine Freundin Helma Irina Hoppe FRG 1979 16 mm 40 min.
Beobachtungen auf Station 33 Lilly Grote FRG 1979 16 mm 42 min.