Tina Kaiser
Writing
Biography
Tina Kaiser studied cultural, film and art studies in Lüneburg and Berlin. She works as a writer, film scholar, dramaturgic advisor and script developer for feature films, documentaries and series in Marburg and Berlin. She acquired her PhD in 2008 with the work “Aufnahmen der Durchquerung” (Transcript). Postdoc researcher, coordinator for media practice and faculty member at the Institute for Media Studies at the Philipps University Marburg. Since 2015 initiator of the event series “Doing Audio-Visual Media”.
Known For
On the grounds of a medieval German university town looms an imposing Ginkgo biloba, a tree whose longevity stands in marked contrast to three intimate, human-scaled stories. In 1908, the university’s first female student gains admission into the prestigious botany department, confronting the sexism of both professors and peers. In 1972, amidst counterculture movements, a reserved student finds his attention captured by a fellow housemate and the geranium plant she studies. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a neuroscientist from Hong Kong secures the help of a renowned botanist for an experiment on the old Ginkgo tree.
Silent Friend
Luisa recently moved out of her parent's home into a residential group at a facility for people with disabilities on the outskirts of a small German town. There she receives support in her often turbulent everyday life. Unnoticed, Luisa becomes increasingly quiet, everyday life in the residential group continues until it is unexpectedly discovered that Luisa is pregnant. She does not say how this happened and everyone knows that her boyfriend Anton is infertile. Suspicion of sexual abuse is obvious. Luisa decides to terminate the pregnancy. The police are called in and try to find out whether a crime has been committed. The investigation becomes a test of endurance for Luisa, her relationship with Anton and for all the staff at the residential facility.