NAAS-Family Reel: Celebrating the Year of the Family

Germany, 2022, 89 min, Director/Writer: Annika Pinske

Clara has made it. She has left the East German provinces behind and now leads an independent life in Berlin, working as a lecturer while pursuing her PhD in philosophy. Between her professional ambitions, an affair with one of her students, and the demanding relationship with her doctoral supervisor Margot, thereislittle time left for family.

When Clara travels back home with her fifteen‑year‑old daughter to celebrate her motherInge’s60th birthday, she is confronted with her ideal of a free and self‑determined life. How high is the price she must pay for it?