RESTORATION
Germany 2023 – Director: Gudrun Gruber – Original language: English – Subtitles: German – Length: 72 min.
Trauma research has become more visible in recent years, but what if the trauma is directly in front of you? Sabrina’s anxiety, panic attacks and seizures could only be endured by her family because Sabrina did one thing: she never gave up on herself. A film about a courageous woman who insists on not being defined only by her past but on determining her own future. Jan Sebening
Notice: This film contains explicit descriptions of sexualized violence (word) and PTSD (word and image).
Biography
Gudrun Gruber studied fine arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and documentary film directing at the HFF in Munich. Here she realized several short films as well as three feature-length films. RESTORATION is her graduation film.
Filmography (selection)
RESTORATION, DE 2023, 72 min.
BORDERLAND BLUES, DE 2016, 73 min.
A PLACE TO LIVE IS NOT A PLACE TO STAY, DE 2014 23 min.
SAN AGUSTIN – EBBE IM PLASTIKMEER, DE 2012, 71 min.
Nominated for the Student Award
The Student Award of DOK.fest München presents outstanding documentary films by students of German-speaking film schools. The films are nominated for the megaherz Student Award, worth 3,000 Euros.
With supporting film: THE SILENCE OF 600 MILLION RESULTS
Nominated for the FFF Talent Award Documentary Film
No youth rating
Writer: Gudrun Gruber, Sabrina Banks. Camera: Bernd Effenberger. Sound: Andrew Mottl. Editing: Sophie Oldenbourg. Music: Dominik Giesriegl. Production: NeoSolaris Filmproduktion. Producer: Gudrun Gruber.