Girls Don’t Fly

2016  — 
 completed

Girls Don't Fly

A, GER 2016, 90 min,
Mischief Films, INDI Film

In co-operation with INDI Film

Lydia, Tina, Hamdiatu and
 Esther have a bright future
 ahead of them - soon
they will be pilots. Coming
from rural Ghana,
they would typically take care of the household and children. Girls Don‘t Fly dives into the daily routine of AvTech Academy, founded
by the NGO Medicine on the Move. Narrating the story of four young Ghanian girls learning to fly, the film showcases the cultural diversity on display and the contradictions that arise when Western ideals meet African values.

What does the reality behind this ambitious project really look like?

DirectorMonika Grassl
ScriptMonika Grassl
CameraPetra Lisson, Julia Hönemann
SoundOskar Stiebitz
EditorSven Kulik
MusicDavid Rich
ProducerRalph Wieser, Arek Gielnik
Production managementBenjamin Coelle, David Bohun
Production AustriaFlorian Brüning, Lixi Frank, Teresa-Saija Wieser
in Coproduction withFilmakademie Baden - Württemberg and Bayerischer Rundfunk
Supported byMFG Film Förderung Baden-Württemberg, Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, Brot für die Welt, ARRI Film & TV Services
WithLydia Afi Wetsi, Esther Fatimatu Mohammed, Jonathan Porter, Patricia Mawuli Porter, Bernice Klüsey

Trailer

Awards

  • Best Documentary Max Ophuels Preis 2016

    Festivals

    • Max Ophüls Preis 2016, Germany
      • Diagonale Graz 2016, Austria
        • Hot Docs Toronto 2016, Canada
          • Dok.fest München, Germany
            • Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Germany
              • 10. Fünf-Seen Filmfestival, Germany
                • Achtung Berlin Filmfestival 2016, Germany