SIRENS CALL (7CL SOMMERKINO)

BRD/NLD 2025, Feature film, 121 min

Director: Miri Ian Gossing & Lina Sieckmann - OmU (English with German subtitles)

Una identifies as "Mersona" - a mixture of human and mermaid. Questioning conventional ideas of biography, identity and belonging, Una wanders the US as a restless woman, increasingly confronted with her rebellious body, which ultimately strives to become more-than-human. SIRENS CALL is a unique cinematic experience. A genre-bending hybrid of documentary, road movie and science fiction about a subculture that speaks to collective trauma, body politics and enduring transition through fantastical imagery. "The filmmakers stage Una's story(s) within the architecture of American places of consumption - the mall, the amusement park, a water theater in Florida - whose "uncanny" effect was already celebrated by Jean Baudrillard with his concept of the simulacrum: What is being, what is appearance? From this they derive the question: What is documentation, what is fiction? The combination of grainy 16mm film and glittering scale costume creates an extraordinary viewing experience." (Women's Film Fest Dortmund + Cologne) Stills © missingFILMS

Una identifies as a "Mersona"-a hybrid of human and mermaid. Questioning conventional notions of biography, identity, and belonging, Una wanders restlessly across the USA, increasingly confronted by her rebellious body, which ultimately strives to become more than human. SIREN'S CALL is a unique cinematic experience. A genre-bending hybrid of documentary, road movie, and science fiction about a subculture, it uses fantastical imagery to address collective trauma, body politics, and ongoing transition. (English with German subtitles)