©Gossing/Sieckmann
Sirens Call
- Freetime Mermaid (Working title)
Documentary Feature | 2020-2024 | Experimental documentary, Society | Germany, Netherlands
Main data
| Director | Miriam Gossing, Lina Sieckmann |
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| Written by | Miriam Gossing, Lina Sieckmann |
| Production | Schalten und Walten [de], Filmfaust GmbH, Elbe Stevens Films [nl], Gossing & Sieckmann GbR [de], ZDF / Das kleine Fernsehspiel [de] |
| Distributor | Missing Films [de] |
Shooting data
| Start of shooting | 04/11/2020 |
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| End of shooting | 24/09/2022 |
| Number of shooting days | 64 |
| Locations | Portland (Oregon), San Francisco & Las Vegas (Kalifornien), Washington State, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Hawaii, Köln, Hannover |
| Filming regions | Egypt, USA |
Brief synopsis
Sirens Call focuses on the contemporary phenomenon of “Real-Life Mermaids” in Germany, US and Egypt. Thematically, the film revolves around issues of activism and escapism, fluid gender identities, feminist empowerment and climate activism in the light of the US 2020 election.
(Filmfaust)
(Filmfaust)