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Filmmaker from the Kunsthochschule Kassel wins Golden Hercules award
Image: Kathrin Maurer.In her 30-minute feature film "La sorsier kabiné" (in German "the toilet witch"), two children take refuge in a fantasy world to protect themselves from their mother's alcoholism. There they fight together against a toilet witch, an imaginary enemy whom they blame for their mother's fate.
"Joey Arand impresses with his masterful use of a wide range of cinematographic means," reads the jury's statement. For long stretches of her feature film, Arand relies on documentary means. Without much direction, she had the young actors play out the oppressive scenes in the house. She created the cyclone feelings through elaborate sound design.
The 31-year-old director and teacher for special tasks at the Kassel Art Academy shot the film with her all-female team on La Réunion. It is a dream for every filmmaker in the region to receive the Golden Hercules award one day, said Arand, who was delighted to receive the award in Kassel. In addition to the prize money of 3,500 euros, he received a skateboard with Hercules on it as a trophy.
The competition for the Golden Hercules is open to all formats and genres that can be presented on screen. The prize, sponsored by Machbar GmbH, a corporate communications agency headquartered in Kassel, is endowed with 3,500 euros.