Cocoon

The parallel programme of Queer as German Folk exhibition begins with the screening of Cocoon, a tender coming-of-age film, starring a teenage girl living in Berlin.

In the hot Kreuzberg summer, 14-year-old Nora emerges from her cocoon like an enchanting butterfly. This is a coming-of-age and coming-out film, a personal story told with care as Nora transforms and comes to a realization about herself.

95 minutes // 2020 // Directed by Leonie Krippendorff
Cast: Lena Urzendowsky, Jella Haase, Lena Klenke, Elina Vildanova, Anja Schneider

Leonie Krippendorff

Born in Berlin, Germany in 1985, she studied directing at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf from 2009 to 2016. Her graduation film, Looping, was nominated for numerous national and international prizes and won several. Variety chose her as one of "10 Europeans to Watch 2020."