Marie Luise Lehner

Anna, 12, lives with her deaf mother in a loving bond, yet under humble conditions, that are a source of social shame when she begins high school. Staying close to its heroines, this refreshing debut blends solidarity, feminism and tons of melodies.

When senior electrician Lehner, while working on a ski slope, meets glacial crevasse researcher Schmitz, sparks fly amid the sparsely snow-covered winter landscape. A subversive, ironic Alpine romance, which inscribes queer realities into the conservatively coded mountain landscape.

Gery makes the leap from the youth soccer team to the testosterone-overloaded combat team. He is pushed into desired futures from all sides - he tries to meet all of them without knowing what he actually wants himself.

A young woman indulges in her erotic daydreams: the gorgeous barmaid from the hip bar, who thirsts for menstrual blood; laura‘s beautiful cousin, who makes the Magic Mike of Drag in a cheeky net shirt; and don’t forget super blonde Sasha, extra cool bondage expert and rigger with a special sense of order. But even in her imagination Thea encounters many barriers. Very humorous and with a special feel for foley effects. It crackles, pops and smacks – ASMR fans will be delighted. Marie Luise Lehner, (author, musician and film director) browses through the Kink catalogue: hair, sploshing, playfight, nylon, feet, shibari – you name it – and delights us with a unique, refreshingly relaxed reflection on sexual desire today.

This film questions not only the rules of the swimming pool, but also of gender norms and social conventions. As well, it explores the feeling that emerges when one has managed to overcome one’s shame.

Anton gets confused when he visits Thea at home the first time. They recently had great sex. But now it seems weird that the flatmate Paula knows all about that night with Thea. What does she mean with "Geh Vau", he asks. "Fucking," answers Paula. When he's ready to head out for a concert of the feminist punkband "Schapka", Thea would prefer to stay at home with the handsome young man.

In this essay film, Marie Luise Lehner works with clips of archive material from the Film Museum. We see a circus show in which one titular trick follows the next. However, not only acrobats are involved, but also a number of animals that have long since been banned from circus rings. These images are juxtaposed with the director's questions about people, the environment and politics, allowing for a range of interpretations that are up to the viewer.

When the snow begins to melt