DIRTY CARE
Austria | 2024 | 17 min | col. | German
‘Handbook of instructions against patriarchal violence:’ this could be the title of the irreverent short film by Austrian visual artist Isa Schieche. With a prevalence of point-of-view shots, the film alternates hypothetical scenes of violence with moments of training using an aesthetic that is reminiscent of video games. Irony and intimacy are interwoven, transforming trauma into a breeding ground of resistance and imagination. The message is straightforward: “an oppressed body always has the possibility of violent resistance.” The short does not – as is often the case – merely represent the vulnerability engendered by violence, but explores the possibility of an impure and ironic reaction resulting from the reversal of the rules of the game. (T.P.)
Local Time
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Date: 07 Nov 2025
- Time: 10:30
Location
- Cinema Astra - Piazza Cesare Beccaria, 9 50121 Florence (FI)
Organizer
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Isa Schieche
Isa Schieche lives and works as a visual artist and filmmaker in Vienna and Raab. She creates participatory objects and installations out of wood. In her sculptural and filmic work, she addresses folklore and crafts, games and dance, sisterhood and queerness. In 2024 Isa Schieche received the Max Ophüls Preis - Best Short Film for Die Räuberinnen and the Dorothea-von-Stetten Art Prize. She is part of the program board of the Festival der Regionen, which will take place in Braunau am Inn in 2025.
