FBW-Grade "particularly valuable" // Official Selection LA Shorts IFF
The Head of the Cat
A mother lives in seclusion with her 7-year-old daughter in a lonely house. The mother wants to train the child to become a specialist. Lessons and renunciation shape everyday life and the upbringing of the child. When the child receives a gift, everything changes.
Crew, Cast & Production
Director
Harriet Maria Meining, Peter Meining
Script
Harriet Maria Meining, Peter Meining
Camera
Rebecca Meining
Actors
Petra Schmidt-Schaller (Mutter), Rosa Henriette Löwe (Tochter), Oskar Brandt (Hund)
Production
42film GmbH (DE), Mauser Film (DE)
Funding
Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen, Amt für Kultur und Denkmalschutz Dresden, Sächsische Landesanstalt für privaten Rundfunk und neue Medien
Film Information
Genre
Shortfilm
Languages
German
Countries
Germany
Year
2021
Length
29 min.
Festivals and Awards
LA Shorts International Film Festival 2021 // Official Selection
Arctic International Film Festival "Golden Raven"
Hof International Film Festival
Poppy Jasper International Film Festival
Filmfest Bremen
Landshuter Shortfilm Festival
Worldfest - Houston International Film Festival
Medellín International Film Festival
Mitteldeutsches Kurzfilmfestival
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (Semi-Finalist)