Cling Film

| #24 Female Tongues
(BALi, KulturBahnhof Kassel)

CLING FILM follows the narrator as she immerses herself in her grandmother's strange photo album, in which arrangements of sausages appear in place of traditional family portraits. These uncanny images spark a deeper investigation into the links between passive memory and the meat industry in post-war Germany, revealing how the mundane object of the sausage carries significant cultural weight. The video essay examines the intertwined nature of photography, slaughter, and death, turning the sausage into a powerful metaphor for longing and mourning.

  • Duration: 11 Min.
  • Countries: Germany
  • Languages: English
  • Subtitles: German
  • Production year: 2023

  • Director: Julia Schäfer
  • Camera: Dietmar Schäfer, Julia Schäfer
  • Editing: Julia Schäfer
  • Sound: Yarden Levi-Ellentuck
  • Website: http://www.julia-schaefer.com/
  • Nominated: Goldener Key