If You Are Afraid You Put Your Heart into Your Mouth and Smile
Sat
22
Sat 22 Nov 1:15 PM
Cinema Nova - Cinema 2
Allocated Seating
A special presentation in collaboration with The Other Film Festival.
We are bringing you If You Are Afraid You Put Your Heart Into Your Mouth and Smile. Winner of the Teddy Jury Award at the 2025 Berlinale.
Intertwining Deaf and trans identities in a coming-of-age story that explores class and the parent-child bond. This film anchored in authenticity.
Written and directed by Marie Luise Lehner. This poignant debut feature centers on Anna (newcomer Siena Popović). A 12-year-old living in Vienna with her deaf, single mother, Isolde (Mariya Menner). As Anna’s relationships deepen and her struggles grow more complex, she begins to find—and use—her own voice.
The film offers a refreshing, contemporary lens through which queer experiences are normalized. Blending solidarity, feminism, and infectious melodies—flipping shame into pride.
This feature will screen with the charming Australian short With Love, Lottie (DIR: Lily Drummond).
We are bringing you If You Are Afraid You Put Your Heart Into Your Mouth and Smile. Winner of the Teddy Jury Award at the 2025 Berlinale.
Intertwining Deaf and trans identities in a coming-of-age story that explores class and the parent-child bond. This film anchored in authenticity.
Written and directed by Marie Luise Lehner. This poignant debut feature centers on Anna (newcomer Siena Popović). A 12-year-old living in Vienna with her deaf, single mother, Isolde (Mariya Menner). As Anna’s relationships deepen and her struggles grow more complex, she begins to find—and use—her own voice.
The film offers a refreshing, contemporary lens through which queer experiences are normalized. Blending solidarity, feminism, and infectious melodies—flipping shame into pride.
This feature will screen with the charming Australian short With Love, Lottie (DIR: Lily Drummond).