A Fat Person Goes to the Doctor
Innovative Cinema Short, AT 2024, Farbe, 11 min., eOF
Diagonale 2024
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Director, Script, Cast: Veronika Merklein
Camera: Mika Aloisia Sattler
Editor: Mika Aloisia Sattler
Sounddesign: Magdalena Hahnkamper
Additional Credits: Assistenz: Isabella Fellinger; Sound Mastering: Moritz Heidegger
Producers: Veronika Merklein
Production: Veronika Merklein
Veronika Merklein takes a seat in a waiting room and tells “jokes” that all begin the same way, “A fat person goes to the doctor.” Canned laughter pours out over painful, transgressive statements. A clever, poignant performance that generates an oppressive feeling.