Special Finale! IN HER LENS In Conversation: Hundefreund. Hundefreund (a.k.a. Dogfriend) is a German short film currently making waves in the film festival circuit. In this final episode of the Hundefreund special, host Nadine talks with the film's assistant director and intimacy coordinator Carman Ho.
Carman Ho (any pronouns) is a Canadian filmmaker and photographer based in Berlin, Germany. In this episode, Carman tells Nadine about her past studies in the humanities and how it feeds her work in the storytelling world. She breaks down the timeline of shooting Hundefreund and they talk about what intimacy coordination is, how it functions on set, and why it’s necessary. Carman shares how they formed a way of working with exercises like body-mapping and practices from tai chi and chi gong.
Carman Ho is a filmmaker and photographer from Canada, based in Berlin, Germany. Previously, Carman has worked behind-the-scenes on many projects from shorts, to features, documentaries, music videos, and film festivals- as an assistant director, film operator, gaffer, videographer, editor, and production manager. She received a film degree from the Met Film School in Berlin and a humanities degree from York University in Toronto. You can visit her website for further details on her work www.thesefragilethings.com and follow Carman on Instagram.
Hundefreund received its funding from the Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Ministry of Art and Media of Germany) and is presented by BIPOC Film Society. Thank you for joining this special series on the short film, I hope you've enjoyed getting to know it's core creative team. Thank you Maissa, Sailesh, Lamin, Joan, Louis, and Carman for joining the podcast! You can continue to follow the film and it's upcoming screenings on Instagram: @hundefreund.film
Nadine Reumer is a Dutch actress and podcaster based between Amsterdam and New York City. For further information on her work & to get in contact, visit her website: www.nadinereumer.com
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