A Woman

Douce France (Working title)

Documentary Feature | 2020-2021 | Docu, Essay, Society, Women | Argentina, Germany

Main data

Director	Jeanine Meerapfel
Written by	Jeanine Meerapfel
Production	unafilm GmbH [de], Malena Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG [de], Oh My Gómez! [ar]
Distributor	RFF - Real Fiction Filmverleih e. K. [de]

Project data

Film financing	Film- und Medienstiftung NRW [de] - low-budget-film funding production: 50.000 EUR (11/2018) German Federal Film Board (DFFF) [de] - production funding: 39.144,83 EUR German Federal Film Board (FFA) [de] - production funding: 50.000 EUR (03/2020) MfG - Agency for Media, IT and Film Baden-Wuerttemberg [de] - production funding: 50.000 EUR (05/2019)
Length of movie	1h 44min

Trailers/Videos

German Trailer

Stills

Posters

Brief synopsis

»A Woman« is a documentary essay about Malou, the mother of the first-person narrator, who embarks on a journey to assemble the fragments of Malou’s life.
A film about emigration, remembering and forgetting. A film about a woman who never arrived.
(https://www.unafilm.de/films_titles/A%20Woman)

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
Accountant	Konstantin Geisel Tax office Ralph Homuth	Tax office Ralph Homuth
Colorist	Fabiana Cardalda
Director of photography	Johann Feindt
Director	Jeanine Meerapfel
Editor	Vasso Floridi
Composer	Floros Floridis
Producer	Titus Kreyenberg Unafilm	Unafilm
Producer	Jeanine Meerapfel Malena Films	Malena Films
Service producer	Fabian Linder Alsace + Baden-Württemberg	Alsace + Baden-Württemberg
Assistant to producer	Andrea Wenzler
Location scout	Pete Sputnik
Location scout	Arjen Oosterbaan
Line producer	Günter Thimm
Production coordinator	Tina Haagmann
Screenwriter	Jeanine Meerapfel
Commissioning editor	Jens Stubenrauch

Production companies

Company	Comment
unafilm GmbH [de]
Malena Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG [de]
Oh My Gómez! [ar]

Distribution / Sales companies

Company	Comment
RFF - Real Fiction Filmverleih e. K. [de] Germany 2022 (theatrical)	Germany 2022 (theatrical)

Facilities

Department	Company	Comment
Cameras and Utilities	Ludwig Kameraverleih GmbH
Production Consulting	MEDIAS Reiseservice
Film Processing/Transfers	Bewegte Bilder Medien GmbH

Awards

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Floros Floridis	2023	Preis der Deutschen Filmkritik [de] Best Score	Best Score	Nominated
Vasso Floridi	2023	Preis der Deutschen Filmkritik [de] Best Film Editing	Best Film Editing	Nominated
Jeanine Meerapfel	2022	Dok.Fest München [de] Dok.international	Dok.international	Nominated
Jeanine Meerapfel	2022	Film Festival Cologne [de] NRW Competition	NRW Competition	Nominated

Festivals

Year	Country	Festival	Comment
2021	Argentina	Mar del Plata International Film Festival

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	Germany	Thursday, 01/12/2022
Premiere		Thursday, 18/11/2021	Mar del Plata International Film Festival [ar]

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