Gina

Sinopsis

Nine-year-old Gina yearns for the warmth of a real family, but her mother Gitte is struggling to cope with the demands of single parenthood and an impending fourth child. Seeking refuge in excessive parties and alcohol, Gitte risks losing the one thing that keeps her going: her children. As Gina fights against the backdrop of generational poverty, neglect, and lovelessness, she refuses to accept that her fate is predetermined by her birthplace. This is a three-generation family portrait told through the eyes of a determined nine-year-old girl, who is determined to break the cycle and find stability and hope amidst the challenges of her upbringing.

Ulrike Kofler (Austria)

Ulrike Kofler was born in 1974 in Innsbruck, Austria and is a film editor, director and screenwriter. In 1997, she graduated in photography from the „Höhere Graphische Lehranstalt“in Vienna. Afterwards, she studied film editing at the Film Academy Vienna.

Between 2008 and 2012, Kofler successfully completed the postgraduate studies

Film and TV at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. Her graduation film WIR FLIEGEN (2012), which she wrote and directed, was awarded with several awards. She is also responsible for numerous video installations for theatrical performances. Her feature film debut as a writer and director WHAT WE WANTED (2019) was chosen by the Professional Association of Film and Music Austria as the Austrian entry for the Academy Awards 2021.

As an editor, she has worked on films by directors such as Josef Hader and Michael Kreihsl.

She shares a long-lasting partnership with Marie Kreutzer, most recently Ulrike Kofler edited Kreutzer’s historical drama CORSAGE (2022).

Friday, November 8th, 19:30

Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas

Tickets: 3,15€

Focus Austria

Director: Ulrike Kofler (Austria)

Genre: Fiction

Country of production: Austria

Year of production: 2024

Running Time: 100'

Language: German. Original version with Spanish subtitles