Anne Schmidt
My Ex is Bed
Installation and Film 9:41 min, 2024
What Happened to Grandma Will Happen to You
Film 2:00 min, 2024
Medienfrische Festival for media art, Boden, Tirol
In my two short films My Ex is Bed and What Happened to Grandma Will Happen to You , I explore my upbringing in the countryside. These films juxtapose the life span of a teenager with ageing, highlighting the shift from provincial to urban perspectives and from working-class to academic life, alongside my grandmother’s need for care.
My Ex is Bed also addresses the working-class myth of betterment through education and family value shifts, featuring a conversation with Indian artist Divleena about patriarchal structures.
The title What Happened to Grandma Will Happen to You highlights poor elderly care and the high risks of poverty and femicide for older women.
Both films remain unfinished.