#5 Changing the narrative - why it’s time for more female voices in film - Impulse with Lena Stahl

Lena Stahl sees parenthood as a constant contradiction between
holding on and letting go. Learning to let go is topic that keeps
coming up for us at MyCollective too, and she’s explored it in
depth in her latest film, “Mein Sohn” - or “My Son” - which won
Best Production at the Munich Film Festival last year. 


"In the moment that you become a mother, there’s another thing
which is sort of born with the child and that’s the fear of
losing it again,” Stahl explains. "It’s always there. On the
other hand, as a daughter know how important it is that my mother
let me go at this crucial time of your life where you have to get
out and do your own thing.”


Stahl is a screenwriter and photographer as well directing
movies, and a big part of her work is creating more space for
female stories. “We're very used to watching movies with male
leads;  there are very few stories with very strong female
characters,” she says. She talks about how she hopes to change
this, how she and her partner juggle parenting with creative jobs
- and the importance of family-team-meetings in today’s
podcast. 


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Speaker: Lena Stahl - Director, Script Writer, Photographer 


Interviewer: Dr. Ricarda Engelmeier -
Founder @MyCollective


Music: sponsored by @Michaelkadelbach


Photograph: Lena Stahl 


Graphic & Production: MyCollective