Girls don’t cry
Germany, 89', 2025
age recommendation: 12+
original language: English, Spanish, Swahili, German, Kurmanji, Serbian, Korean
What does it mean to be a girl in the world today? How do they fare in a restrictive world? Six girls from six countries long for a self-determined life in freedom, their desire to fall in love, without paternalism, without others having power over their bodies, with equal rights. Nancy, Sheelan, Selenna, Nina, Paige and Sinai deal with the crisis of puberty, their self-confident decisions in difficult situations, their courageous fight against brutal traditions such as circumcision, against social constraints and pressure, against beauty mania and prejudice. Being young and cool, even in the face of trauma and loss.
Sigrid Klausmann
She was born in Furtwangen in the Black Forest, grew up as the third of seven children. Her childhood, she says, has been the cornerstone for her adult work and her deep interest in art and children. Initially, she worked as a sports teacher, dancer, and modern dance instructor, choreographing and staging several full-length plays with young people. She received the cultural prize of the town of Ludwigsburg and has been working since 2003 as a documentary filmmaker, co-founding Schneegans Productions with her husband Walter Sittler. Most of her films explore the lives of adolescents. Since 2011, Klausmann has been the lead director of the short film series 199 little S*heroes. The documentary Not without us!part of this project, has won several awards, as have many of the shorts. Her most personal work is Leonie and the way up, a documentary about her mother’s life. She will complete her career with Girls don’t cry, a film dedicated to her first granddaughter and intended to empower young girls.
Cast & Crew
- direction: Sigrid Klausmann
- screenplay: Sigrid Klausmann
- cinematography: Thorsten Harms, Lina Lužytė, Justyna Feicht, Gabriel Allende
- editing: Gregory Schuchmann
- music: Lea Sittler
- sound: Andreas Mühlschlgel
- παραγωγοί: Walter Sittler, Sigrid Klausmann
- production companies: Schneegans Productions GbR
Filmography
- Girls Don’t Cry (2025)
- Not Without Us! (2016)
- Leonie and the Way Up (2021)
- Lisette and Her Children (2009)
- You’ll Still Fly! (2007)
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