The introvert Foley artist Eva struggles to create sounds for a commercial featuring a horse. Empowered by a horsetail growing out of her body, she lures a botanist into an affair, through a game of submission. Piaffe is a visceral journey into control, gender, and artifice
Born in Tel Aviv, Ann Oren is a visual artist and filmmaker. She studied Film (BA) and Fine Arts (MA) at The School of Visual Arts, NY. Her artworks have been presented in institutions including The Moscow Biennial for Young Art, The Hammer museum, The Tel-Aviv Museum, Anthology Film Archives, Apexart and KINDL - Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst. After moving to Berlin in 2015, her artistic focus started to shift from video art and installations to cinema. She directed PASSAGE in 2020, a 16mm short film that serves as a prequel to PIAFFE, which premiered in Oberhausen Short Film Festival, and won many awards including Best Experimental Short at Slamdance.
Schuldenberg Films
Simone Bucio
Sebastian Rudolph
Simon(e) Jaikiriuma Paetau
Bjørn Melhus
Lea Draeger
Josef Ostendorf
Hannah Müller
Ruth Rosenfeld
Catherine Mayer
Dini & Isi Komolka
Samuel Eschmann
Kristof Gerega
Daniel Matis
Nico Ehrenteit
Sophie Ruston
Writers: Ann Oren, Thais Guisasola
Producers: Kristof Gerega, Sophie Ahrens, Fabian Altenried
Cinematographer: Carlos Vasquez
Editors: Ann Oren, Haim Tabakman
Editing Consultant: Benjamin Mirguet
Sound Concept & Mix: Robert Hefter
Sound Design: Danylo Okulov
Set Design: Ilaria Di Carlo
Hair & SFX Make Up Artist: Sada Leigh Sherrin
Costume Design: Anna Philippa Müller
Music: Munsha, äbvsd, VTSS
Locarno Film Festival
Concorso internazionale
