MyMirror

Experimental Film / 19min / 2020 / D: Franziska Schönenberger, Jayakrishnan Subramanian / P: Family Business Film

A lonely young woman escapes the reality of her everyday-life somewhere in India by making videos with an interactive

app. As she recieves more and more attention from her virtual audience and especially from one male user, her husband

who works abroad gets in a furious rage - with terrible consequences.

"Directors Franziska Schönenberger and Jayakrishnan Subramanian draw a picture of indian traditional life, social networks and

new media's impact on Indian society - especially on young Indian people's lifes. The whole story is told through the perspective

of a mobile phone and the protagonists interaction with different apps. The mobile's screen grows into a place of longing,

freedom from reality and self-expression.

A strong plea for breaking up old structures and the empowerment of women."

- Filmbewertungsstelle Wiesbaden, 2020 -

directed by FRANZISKA SCHÖNENBERGER JAYAKRISHNAN SUBRAMANIAN with ATHIRA SUKUMARAN PATRICK B. YOGARAJAN

script FRANZISKA SCHÖNENBERGER cinematography CARLA MURESAN sound JAYAKRISHNAN SUBRAMANIAN editing ROBERT VAKILY

music VEDANTH BHARADWAJ editorial office CLAUDIA GLADZIEJEWSKI co-production VERONIKA SCHÖNENBERGER-EDER

production FRANZISKA SCHÖNENBERGER