All About Me

Director: Caroline Link
Cinematographer: Judith Kaufmann       
Cast:  Julius Weckauf, Luise Heyer, Sönke Möhring

Germany | 2017 | 100’ | In German with English subtitles | DCP | Colour
 
Awards
Outstanding Feature Film & Best Actress, German Film Awards 2019
Best Direction, Bavarian Film Awards 2019
Best Actor, Seattle International Film Festival 2019
 
Nominations
Best Direction, Screenplay and Cinematography, German Film Awards 2019
Best Film, Bavarian Film Awards 2020
 
Festivals
Hof International Film Festival 2021
Berlin International Film Festival 2019
 
By Oscar-winning director, Caroline Link, All About Me is one of Germany’s biggest commercial successes and a critic’s darling. It is based on the memoirs of a beloved German comedian, Hape Kerkeling.

Nine-year-old Hans-Peter might not be the most popular guy, but has the talent for making others laugh. However, dark shadows soon loom over the boy’s everyday life as his once cheerful mum becomes more and more depressed after an operation. His family’s love and care make it possible for him to survive the ensuing emotional turmoil, and use his comedic talents to heal his own wounds while also making people laugh.

The director has interweaved tragedy and humour in perfect balance. It is a film that has made its audiences laugh one minute and cry the next.

Like Kerkeling’s childhood that set him off to become a comedian, this film’s cinematographer, Judith Kaufmann, also decided to become a cinematographer when she was young. As she recalled, “At the age of 16, I went to a jazz concert at the Philharmonic. And standing there, behind a huge EB camera, I saw a small, delicate-looking woman. And that impressed me so much, I couldn’t get this image out of my mind. I decided then and there: I want to be a camerawoman.”