Crisis is always

CRISIS IS ALWAYS tells the story of a young woman’s politicization. In the midst of (anti)feminism, right-wing populism and precarity emerges a tender story of solidarity and friendship between the young protagonist Laura, her best friend Aylin, and Tamara, a non-binary trans person in her mid sixties.

Laura, in her early 20s, is looking for her place in life. She works as a cleaner in a hotel – precariously employed, in debt, and without any formal training or qualifications. Laura is in crisis. But there is a glimmer of hope: she wants to move in with Franziska, her partner. Franziska is a member of a new far-right party and Laura’s interest in politics is piqued.

Laura is connected to her best friend Aylin, who works in the kitchen of the same hotel, through tender working class solidarity. When Aylin finds out that Laura’s girlfriend Franziska is a member of a far-right party, Laura’s one friendship is at stake. It is only through a chance encounter with the 60-something trans activist, Tamara, that she is able to gain a new perspective.

Cast

Laura
Lea Ostrovskiy
Aylin
Mariann Yar
Tamara
Dieter Rita Scholl
Franziska
Astarte Posch
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Crisis is always

Dan Dansen

  • Fiction
Production Country / Year
Germany 2020
Language
de. OF mit en. UT
Format
Color, 61min
1.78:1 (16:9), Discrete 5.1
Original Title
Krise ist immer

Director & Crew

Dan Dansen

Born in Freiburg. Studied Cultural Sciences, New German Literature, Art and Media (Narrative Film) in Berlin. Active as a filmmaker and photographer.

Filmography

2014

  • SOUNDS QUEER, Dokumentarfilm

2016

  • 11. XPOSED, Kurzdokumentarfilm

2015

  • PRINZESSIN DES ALLTAGS, Kurzfilm

2019

  • WINTER SOLSTICE, Kurzfilm

2020

  • MORE THAN TWO, Kurzfilm
  • KRISE IST IMMER, Spielfilm  HOF 2020
Writer
Dan Dansen
Uta Hörmeyer
Director of Photography
Antonia Pepita Giesler
Editor
Dan Dansen
Production Designer
Minh Duc Pham
Costume Designer
Minh Duc Pham
Nele Faust
Sound
Diane Barbé
Johannes Borda Aquino
Sound Designer
Felicitas Heck
Make-up
Johanna Ekenhorst
Producer
Dan Dansen

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