2025, 17 min

Lea is 18 and pregnant. While she spends the summer holidays partying and handling her relationships, she has to deal with the bureaucracy of an abortion.

Captured through camera by Lea Dähne with Marie Nadja Hallers, Paula Wintelers and Frank Voßs bodies and minds with an original soundtrack by Maximilian Kremser and Fabiola Wörter colourgraded by Frederike Glemser written, directed and edited by Ella Knorz

„Nine Days in August“ was written in one day and shot in four days with a two-people-crew plus four actors, in a fast rush. We started film school as amateurs and unfortunately forgot this wonderful way of making films during our studies. This film is an attempt to get back to our raw, intuitive voice. It was very important to us to have the smallest possible team. We adapted our shooting times to the external circumstances, which enabled us to place the fictional characters in documentary settings. We opened up the opportunities for coincidence and just had to wait to capture magical cinematic moments.