Teresa Grosser

We recently spoke with Teresa Grosser about her work as the costume designer of the recent film The Silent Forest, which follows forestry student Anja Grimm as she returns to the forest her father disappeared in, where her presence triggers a brutal murder and the nightmare of her childhood drives her to unveil a deadly secret harbored by the entire town. The film is currently in the pre-selection of the "Deutscher Filmpreis” and is nominated for Best Feature Debut at the "Preis der Deutschen Filmkritik.”

Teresa is a self-taught costume designer who entered the industry after doing an internship in costume design at her high school’s theater. Since 2010, Teresa has specialized in freelance work for film and television productions, though she also works on smaller indie films, web series, and commercials. Some of her other credits include Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes, A Work of Art, and A Thin Line.

Renowned costume designer Teresa Grosser talks to Close-Up Culture about her work on the film, The Silent Forest.

The film follows Anja Grimm as she returns to the remote forest area where her father disappeared without a trace when she was eight years old. Her sudden appearance triggers a brutal murder. Disturbances in the forest floor and pointer plants force her on the trail of deeper layers of guilt and crime and trigger a catastrophe.