Deathfestival Specials
Hello and Goodbye
Photo Exhibition Annika Eliane Krause
During the festival, we will be showing the photo exhibition Hello and Goodbye. The author and photographer Annika Eliane Krause accompanied nine women during the birth of their children or during their own illness and death. The result is a series of haunting images that connect the transitions at the beginning and end of life in a touching way.
One on One Conversations on Topics of Grief with Jessica Zeckert
A festival on the subject of death and dying can trigger old, current and perhaps impending grief in people.
Jessica Zeckert, a trained grief counsellor, will be on site during the festival and offers support in the form of conversations or body-oriented methods.
Whatever is on the agenda.
Further information about Jessica: https://jessicazeckert.de
What I Still Want to Say
Video Interviews with Tobias Zwior
Tobias is presenting his project “What I Still Want to Say” at the Deathfest.
Imagine you knew you wouldn’t live to see tomorrow. What would you still want to say? What would you like to share with the guests at your own funeral? What do you wish to leave behind for the world and those around you? In short but deep interviews, you can answer questions like these in a safe space, and the outcome is a cinematic mini-portrait. You’ll receive the final video to keep and share as you wish.
Tobias lives in Berlin as a human being, freelance journalist, filmmaker, and speaker. In recent years he has increasingly explored the boundaries of life and moments of personal transformation. This led to the creation of his project tau stories, where he documentarily accompanies people during These extraordinary moments and tells their stories—through words, images, and sounds. The results include deeply personal films, speeches, or ceremonies—often for farewells or memorial services.
www.taustories.de
www.instagram.com/tau_stories_by_tobias_zwior
Counselling and support offer on the topics of pregnancy loss and stillbirths with Dr Andrea Gipperich
Pregnancy loss or termination in any form and the associated grieving processes are highly taboo and intimate topics that are (or have to be) dealt with by those affected, usually in secret and often with little support. This is in stark contrast to the high number of people who go through these experiences.
During the festival, there is the opportunity to talk about what has been experienced and suffered, to clarify open questions and physical or medical details.
Andrea works as a general practitioner in the fields of gynaecology, psychosomatics and sexual medicine. She teaches Feldenkrais and trauma-sensitive bodywork in Vienna.