Corinne's Secret
■ Content
Corinne's Secret
2014 ︱Germany ︱ Documentary ︱ Color ︱ DCP ︱ 85min︱German
Corinne is a lively 17-year-old student. She cannot wait to leave her Bavarian village and conquer the world. Corinne is HIV-positive, infected by her mother at birth. Her foster parents decided to keep her infection as a secret. Even today, AIDS is still associated with "difficult" milieus.
However, Corinne is now ready to reveal her secret. Director Maike CONWAY has accompanied Corinne for more than ten years, revealing her struggles against the virus and for a normal life.
■ Filmmaker
Maike Conway
Conway initially worked from 1984 to 1985 as a photo assistant. In 1986, she completed her studies at the Stage School in Hamburg and, a year later, guest auditing at the University of Television and Film Munich. This was followed by an internship in the ARRI recording studios from 1988 to 1989, before working as editing assistant for film and TV as well as film editor for university productions and documentaries. Since 1996 she works as a freelance filmmaker with a focus on documentaries. Her 90-minute documentary Opportunities, for which she wrote and directed the screenplay, was nominated for the Grimme Prize in the Information & Culture section in 2011.
■ Product Information
Distribution: Taiwan Women's Film Association
Content: Corinne's Secret
Subtitles: Chinese/English
Format: DVD
