Sanitatem

“The idea to write and produce SANITATEM basically came from two reasons. The first reason was from a filmmaker’s point of view: I wanted to write and shoot a genre apocalyptic film, because it fascinates me to philosophize about what happens when our social order collapses and how civilized people become selfish monsters from one moment to the next.

The second reason is emotional. I am sharing the processing of my mother’s death, who died when I was a teenager. By means of the characters and their actions I try to show that it is immensely important to process such strokes of fate – together.

Loana is a young doctor who, because of the pressure to survive in this apocalyptic world, has not had time to deal with her painful past. Through her, I try to depict how important it is to accept trauma for oneself and to share it with other people. Because I am convinced that you can only come to terms with trauma jointly with other people.”

Michael Kleinfeld