Nest (Extended Cut)

What influence does hair have on femininity? And where is the boundary between family and personal identity?
The artistic documentary “Nest” is dedicated to these questions.
By putting on a wig made of my own hair, the female members of my family get to talk and reflect in interviews about the personal significance of hair in their lives. The interviews are intersected with footage of my ever changing hairstyles, trying to see myself in the stories shared and always returning to the initial question of identity.

  • Walentina Ammann
    Director
  • Krystyna Kowalska
    Key Cast
  • Katarzyna Kaja
    Key Cast
  • Karin Ammann
    Key Cast
  • Monika Ammann
    Key Cast
  • Ewa Kaja
    Key Cast
  • Antonina Kaja
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Nest
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Student
  • Runtime:
    37 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 2, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Austria
  • Country of Filming:
    Austria, Poland
  • Language:
    German, Polish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Kunstuniversität Linz
Director Biography - Walentina Ammann

Walentina Kaja Ammann is an art student focussing on concept and media art.

*2001 in Vienna, lives and works in Vienna

2015 - 2020: Education at the HGBLuVA in Vienna,
Department of graphic- and communicationdesign.

since 2020: Studying at the university of art and design Linz, Department of experimental art, class of Anna Jermoleawa.

2022 - 2023: Exchange semestre at Sint Lucas Antwerp, in the 3rd year Bachelor class of fine Arts.

Awards: Kunstpreis Lentos Freunde 2024

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