Marlene
Short Documentary Film, AT 2023, Farbe, 52 min., OmeU
Diagonale 2024
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Director, Script, Camera, Editor: Daniel Kalkhofer
Music: Fatima El Kosht, Tomá Ivanov
Sounddesign: Malin Peters
Additional Credits: Zusätzlicher Schnitt: Birgit Bergmann; Tonmeisterin: Lenja Gathmann; Farbkorrektur
: Eva Basta; Dramaturgische Assistenz: Julia Gutweniger, Florian Kofler
Producers: Daniel Kalkhofer
Production: Lukas Rosatti, Daniel Kalkhofer
Marlene Jahl, a gifted taekwondo fighter, has already won several important medals, and her next goal is clear: the Olympic Games in Tokyo planned for 2020. The strict training schedule combined with pursuing a degree in medicine, leaves little room for private life, and Jahl manages her days with iron discipline. Director Daniel Kalkhofer creates a factual and focused portrait in which winning plays just as important a role as the sometimes unavoidable losing.