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SOLD OUT SCREENING AT FRAMELINE
Kat Rohrer’s romantic comedy about two very different women
who find what challenges them also keeps bringing them
back to the other:
WHAT A FEELING
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TRAILER:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWUpkuj1GGY
SYNOPSIS:
Marie Theres, a successful doctor has her special plans for her 20th wedding anniversary upset as her husband chooses that moment to break up with her as part of a desire to live a different, more fulfilling life. She reacts by going for a drink, eventually stumbling into a queer bar. There, she meets Fa, a charismatic, fun-loving, spontaneous, and unattached performer who takes her home after a boozy evening. The next morning Marie Theres doesn’t remember what they did or did not do. However, as their worlds continue to collide, new feelings emerge for both women. But nothing is simple with these two. There is no straight path for Marie Theres and Fa!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWUpkuj1GGY
SYNOPSIS:
Marie Theres, a successful doctor has her special plans for her 20th wedding anniversary upset as her husband chooses that moment to break up with her as part of a desire to live a different, more fulfilling life. She reacts by going for a drink, eventually stumbling into a queer bar. There, she meets Fa, a charismatic, fun-loving, spontaneous, and unattached performer who takes her home after a boozy evening. The next morning Marie Theres doesn’t remember what they did or did not do. However, as their worlds continue to collide, new feelings emerge for both women. But nothing is simple with these two. There is no straight path for Marie Theres and Fa!
Kat Rohrer
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT:
Diversity is a central focus of What A Feeling, and it’s also my personal focus. I’m convinced that our lives are much more diverse than they are often portrayed in the movies. Yet, I didn't have the intention to write a story as diverse as possible. I wanted to work with Proschat Madani, a very good friend of mine. Through the combination of knowing her family for decades and working with her, the Iranian part of the story came up. And I definitely wanted to tell a queer story, because our stories are generally underrepresented in cinema. It was very important to me to highlight the question of queer acceptance or lack thereof through the different generations. It's very different when you come out at 50, than when you do it today at 20 or 30. It's a very different experience. I know that firsthand. Today there is certainly more conversation about the queer experience but for many it's still connected with a difficult process, even if society has changed a bit. What A Feeling touches on a lot of family aspects and cultural components as it relates to both diversity and queer acceptance.
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Kay Rohrer
PRODUCER: Daniela Praher
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Michael Schindegger
SOUND: Theda Schifferdecker
EDITOR: Ruth Schönegge
COSTUME DESIGNER: Constanza Meza-Lopehandia
CAST: Proschat Madani, Caroline Peters, Barbara Spitz,
Heikko Deutschmann, Allegra Tinnefeld, Rafael Haider
TRT: 110 min
COUNTRY: Austria
Diversity is a central focus of What A Feeling, and it’s also my personal focus. I’m convinced that our lives are much more diverse than they are often portrayed in the movies. Yet, I didn't have the intention to write a story as diverse as possible. I wanted to work with Proschat Madani, a very good friend of mine. Through the combination of knowing her family for decades and working with her, the Iranian part of the story came up. And I definitely wanted to tell a queer story, because our stories are generally underrepresented in cinema. It was very important to me to highlight the question of queer acceptance or lack thereof through the different generations. It's very different when you come out at 50, than when you do it today at 20 or 30. It's a very different experience. I know that firsthand. Today there is certainly more conversation about the queer experience but for many it's still connected with a difficult process, even if society has changed a bit. What A Feeling touches on a lot of family aspects and cultural components as it relates to both diversity and queer acceptance.
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Kay Rohrer
PRODUCER: Daniela Praher
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Michael Schindegger
SOUND: Theda Schifferdecker
EDITOR: Ruth Schönegge
COSTUME DESIGNER: Constanza Meza-Lopehandia
CAST: Proschat Madani, Caroline Peters, Barbara Spitz,
Heikko Deutschmann, Allegra Tinnefeld, Rafael Haider
TRT: 110 min
COUNTRY: Austria
