Eyes without gaze
in post-production, 2K, 16MM and animation, 5.1, 81′, collaborative work with Francisca Saez Agurto, Maria Papaoikonoumou, and others
with the financial support of Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Dino.Berlin Camera Rental, UdK Berlin (KKWV, FRSBK LA, FSRK, FSRBK, Women’s Representative, Interflugs)
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Impressions
Eyes Without Gaze is an experimental film that challenges conventional storytelling, drawing inspiration from the aesthetic style of Chantal Akerman, where atmosphere and space take precedence over direct action. Blending different formats – animation, 16mm, poetry, video art, video clip and digital – the film constructs a fragmented, dreamlike narrative. It intertwines everyday life experiences of living under patriarchal capitalism with subconscious knowledge of folklore and symbolism. The film explores how to depict sexual violence without retraumatization, presenting survivors as autonomous individuals in search of justice.
At its center is Maria, a Greek immigrant caught between reality and dream. Struggling with financial hardship and haunted by a dark desire, she embarks on a journey to reclaim something lost from her past. Inspired by the Russian fairy tale “Vasilisa the Beautiful”, Maria’s search leads her to a mysterious needle—an object tied to an ancient fate. As her obsession with it deepens, she is drawn toward a man from her past, facing a fateful decision.
past and upcoming Screenings
- QueerLustinale, Ludwigslust, Germany, November 21, 2025, Official Selection
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credits
Direction | Script | Production
Cinematography
Cinematography Rotoscopy Scenes
Editor
Sound Engineer | Boom | Dialogue Coach
Sound Design | Mix
Film Music
External Music
Scenography
Costume
Colorist
Animation
1st AC
Cast
Leniko Sennoma
Francisca Saez Agurto
Anna Weusmann
Polyxeni Fotopoulou
Karoline Schürer
Manuela Schininà
Christian Pensel
Frau Fisch
Ana Rita Querioz
Ha Yubeen
Tarfa Bachan
Nour Yazbeck
Nadin Heinke
Cho West
Greta Markurt
Maria Papaoikonomou
Sophia Jelena Bobić
Ramona Olasz
Jakob Nienhaus
Ayleen Tunçer
Edu Ana Sommer-Madison
Eva Paulina Loska
Flin Deckert
Hannah-Sophia Eckart
Tania Elstermeyer
Ioana Urda
Josephine Hunting
Lasse Weber
Mascha Serga
Maria
Maya
Lawyer
Daniel
Ayse
Man in hallway
Partner Maya
Nurse
Flatmate Nurse
Flirt Maria
Sophia
woman in Bar
Woman in Bar ||
Man In Bar
Voice Over Fairytale
Support
Supporting crew
Assistant (Camera, Set Design, Sound, Continuity)
1st AD Bar Scenes and Experimental Analog Scenes
1st AD Bar Scenes
1st AD Party Scene
Light Design Assistant Party and Bar Scenes
Intern (Camera)
Production adviser
Viviana Kammel
Anna Bitter
Júnia Matsuura
Supporting Actor:esses
Aaron Saint John
Andreas Mauder
Meryem Celik
Consti Hundeshagen
Eloísa Kolln
Heidi Mayer
Josephine Hunting
Magdalena Fliegner
Matthias Memmel
Nicolas Nardi
Pauline Kraul
Sigrid Hauck
Ute Riedel
Zanouka Bonfilio
Aristeidis Veisakis
Brigitte Schöder
Carola Mauder
Eve Memahon
Helene Schuhmann
Kaja Wandelt
Mailin Deiniger
Milena Starosa
Nina Canova
Pia Maier
Sven Gabrielle
Vanessa Meggers
Em Chabridon
Alina Behnen
Bárbara Araujo de Oliveira
Dieter Hauck
Mo Deweller
Frank Riedel
Inez Homeister
L.P. Van de Grift
Marina Detsch
Nadja Kristin Ruckser
Nina Reis
Rayén Garance Feil
Taylor Elizabeth Anderson
Viktoria Gleirscher
Anxhel Rouka
Alina Franck
Bernhard Mayer
Christina Sarli
Emma Schonberg
Joanna Fustian
Lea Dennhöfer
Markus Mayer-Sorgo
Nadiia Kuzmenko
Paula Fernandez
Saher Maqsood
Thomas Pösl
Wiebke Feuersenger
Supporting Locations
Anwältinnen Büro Klette
IG Metall Haus Berlin
MW14
AL Berlin
Josephine Hunting
Nicklas Duex
Daniel Hass
Lungenklinik Heckeshorn
Sophie McCuen-Koytek
Edu Sommer Madison
Maria Papaoikonomou
Tarfa Bachan
Funding and Sponsors
Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg
Dino.Berlin Filmgeräteverleih
UDK Berlin Medienwerkstatt
Universität der Künste Berlin:
KKWV
FSR BK LA UDK
FSR BK
FSRK
Frauen- und Gleichstellungsbeauftragte UDK
Interflugs
