Niamh Sauter-Cooke
DIE VERDORBENE
(A ROTTEN WOMAN)
2023
Short film, 22 mins.
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Writer/ Director: Niamh Sauter-Cooke
Cast: Evgenia Lichtner, Katharina Schumacher, Cornelia Helsner
Producers: Matthias Schuart, Christoph Holsten
Production Company: Tränen der Freunde Filmproduktion UG
Funded by nordmedia – Film- und Mediengesellschaft Niedersachsen/Bremen mbH.
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Short Film Competition - Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 2024
Narrative Shorts Competition - SXSW Film & TV Festival 2024
Local Shorts Competition - Filmfest Bremen 2024
Official Selection - Celluloid Screams Film Festival 2024
Official Selection - Mutoscope Film Festival 2025
Official Selection - Final Girls Berlin Film Festival 2025​
Official Selection - Short of the Week​
SYNOPSIS
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When a neurotic Kindergarten teacher discovers mushrooms growing on her skin, she tries everything to make them disappear. But as her self-hatred grows, her life becomes increasingly miserable. She must learn to embrace her new form.





