Normal

In a neoliberal, capitalist society, the body has become an object of control. It is trimmed, measured and shaped with diets, sport and technology, digitally altered with filters. Girls and young women in particular are under great pressure not only to withstand the standardizing gaze from outside, but also to internalize it themselves. Normative gender roles and body images are not only defined by the social environment, but are also strongly influenced by the media, cinema and public space. 

With an intersectional feminist approach, the experimental film workshop invites us to take a closer look at the images and stagings of bodies and gender roles that surround us: 
Which body images visibly have a place in the public sphere? Which ones are not shown? How are gender roles staged? What views are cast on bodies?

In the 5-day filmworkshop the girls developped an experimental essay film which was selected for Schulterblick Film Festival in Berlin.