Time of Moulting (2020)
In a small town in 1970s West Germany, Stephanie is raised by two parents who have no business having children. The mother suffers from an unspecified medical condition—one both mental and physical. The father makes it clear that he has no patience for his daughter. Young Stephanie takes solace in exploring the mysteries hidden away in the increasingly untidy house, particularly the trunk full of her grandfather’s butcher’s equipment; older Stephanie takes far more sinister comfort in the tools found therein.
Director: Sabrina Mertens
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Freya Kreutzkam as Sybille |
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Zelda Espenschied as Young Stephanie Jung |
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Miriam Schiweck as Older Stephanie Jung |
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Bernd Wolf as Reinhardt |
| Directing | Sabrina Mertens | Director |
| Writing | Sabrina Mertens | Writer |
| Camera | Jan Fabi | Director of Photography |
| Production | Vera Paulmann | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Thomas Lechner | Line Producer |
| Production | Jan Fabi | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Johann Meis | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susanne Steiger | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Johannes Buchholz | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Ole Ohlendorf | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Ole Ohlendorf | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Marco Rottig | Editor |
| Sound | Isabella Forster | Sound |
| Sound | Christina Binder | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Jonathan Rösch | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Willibald Wonneberger | Sound |
| Production | Sabrina Mertens | Executive Producer |