A Door For Me... Open (aka What About Me?)
A documentary by Susanne Brandstaetter
Anticipated running time 86’
Production status : currently in post
Expected Completion April 2026
Format DCI-Flat 1:1,85 2K
Production company Susanne Brandstaetter Filmproduktion
Producer: Susanne Brandstaetter
A documentary by Susanne Brandstaetter
Anticipated running time 86’
Production status : currently in post
Expected Completion April 2026
Format DCI-Flat 1:1,85 2K
Production company Susanne Brandstaetter Filmproduktion
Producer: Susanne Brandstaetter
A Door For Me... Open transitions between the present reality of migrants youths living in Vienna, Austria and historical writings and musings written by migrant youths in the late 19th and early 20th century. How do kids from migrant backgrounds cope with the repercussions of segregation in their everyday lives? And what do they do to rise above the limitations that are geared to tamp them down?
In the space of a year, A Door For Me... Open gets close to a group of 13 to 16 year olds, as they take part in classes at the non-profit Hobby Lobby in Vienna and in a series of group talks initiated by the film director. The film gives the kids the space to openly voice their dreams, fears, problems and hopes, as they begin to learn how to successfully assert themselves and push their own boundaries.
In the space of a year, A Door For Me... Open gets close to a group of 13 to 16 year olds, as they take part in classes at the non-profit Hobby Lobby in Vienna and in a series of group talks initiated by the film director. The film gives the kids the space to openly voice their dreams, fears, problems and hopes, as they begin to learn how to successfully assert themselves and push their own boundaries.