The film is based on a by ballad of François Villon and inspired the Deer Dance of the Yaqui and Mayo native Mexican people. A distant, unknown land. A young deer-woman, Yssabeau goes deeper and deeper into the mysterious land, where different rules and customs apply. What are these beings that Yssabeau encounters? Famous places of Hamburg, like the “Oberhafenkantine” and “Prinzenbar” are seen in a new light, transporting the audience to a surreal place. The exquisite images are influenced by Rococo and Expressionism. The short film was screened at the Berlinale 2012. "Like "Cronología", this film is one of the fantastic and idiosyncratic short films by the Mexican-born Hamburg native, who studied for a Master's degree in film at the HFBK-Hamburg. Mädchen namens Yssabeau" also moves between worlds - indigenous and familial influences. With its special visual language, surreal staging and narrative unpredictability, the film celebrated its premiere in 2012 at the Berlinale in the Short Film Competition, which was open to experimentation at times. The cast of this film also offers amazing surprises with pop musician Sophia Kennedy and Sixties legend Lou Castel." (Sooner curator Robert Bramkamp)
Sixties legend Lou Castel participates in Rosana Cuellar's German-Mexican short-film fairy tale, about a young woman in a mysterious land.
The film is based on a by ballad of François Villon and inspired the Deer Dance of the Yaqui and Mayo native Mexican people.
A distant, unknown land. A young deer-woman, Yssabeau goes deeper and deeper into the mysterious land, where different rules and customs apply. What are these beings that Yssabeau encounters? Famous places of Hamburg, like the “Oberhafenkantine” and “Prinzenbar” are seen in a new light, transporting the audience to a surreal place. The exquisite images are influenced by Rococo and Expressionism. The short film was screened at the Berlinale 2012.
"Like "Cronología", this film is one of the fantastic and idiosyncratic short films by the Mexican-born Hamburg native, who studied for a Master's degree in film at the HFBK-Hamburg. Mädchen namens Yssabeau" also moves between worlds - indigenous and familial influences. With its special visual language, surreal staging and narrative unpredictability, the film celebrated its premiere in 2012 at the Berlinale in the Short Film Competition, which was open to experimentation at times. The cast of this film also offers amazing surprises with pop musician Sophia Kennedy and Sixties legend Lou Castel." (Sooner curator Robert Bramkamp)