Synopsis

Heidi is experiencing strange things. While her granddaughter is visiting, she suddenly embarks on a hiking journey, to the deepest parts of the Alps, revealing the reason for her devoted attachment to her hiking shoes. A story about Heidi’s attempt to retain her identity and autonomy.

Kathrin Steinbacher

Kathrin Steinbacher (1989, Salzburg) is an Austrian illustrator/animator currently based in London. She graduated with First Class Honours Degree in BA Illustration Animation at Kingston University London and MA Animation at Royal College of Art. Her films Freedom (2017) and The Woman Who Turned Into a Castle (2018) have been screened at festivals around the world. Before this, she studied Art and Design at Kingston University and worked as a graphic designer in Austria. Kathrin finds depth in the vast variety of people, opinions and cultures by using narrative with documentary approaches as an essential component throughout her work, exploring it in its different forms and mediums.