Karin Berghammer




Biography  

born 1961 in Ried im Innkreis / Austria
1983 midwifery diploma in Salzburg
7 years of practicing midwifery in a small hospital near Vienna
development of a new delivery bed „Partura“ for safe and natural childbirth in cooperation with the designer Iris Podgorschek.
application for the international patent
production of the bed by Fa. Schmitz & Söhne , Germany
studies at UCLA California, Dep.of Video/Film
Kaskeline Filmacademy, Berlin
since1990 independent filmmaker
3 children, living in Vienna

film- and videoprojects (selection)

    1990 "All You Only" 30 min Video (Co-Regie: Iris Podgorschek) 3/4 inch, Club Vertigo 1990- Los Angeles, Österreichische Filmtage 1990 - Wels

    1994-95 "Gebären und Geboren Werden"
    "Giving Birth and Being Born" 45 min Video, Betacam SP
    scientific film in cooperation with the University Clinic of Vienna,
    int. festival of the scientific film, Palaiseau, Frankreich 1997,
    "SICIC" Ronda, Spain 1997 dubbed versions in english,spanish, portugese, frensh, and cech.

    1995 "Mit Kartoffel"
    "With potatoe"12 min Shortfilm,16 mm,
    Internationale Kurzfilmtage Hamburg/ Germany 1996

    1996 "Aus zwei mach drei"
    "Two becomes three" 1min shortfilm, 16 mm
    Int. Kurzfilmtage Hamburg / Germany 1996
    Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt / Germany 1996

    2000 "KultAG ,the missing link" 12min DV-Video
    documentary about a culture and landscape research project
    "Verstümmelung"
    "Mutilation" shortfilm about female genital mutilation, Betaca SP

    2001 "Die Nachbarin"
    "The neighbour" 5 min shortfilm, DV-Video
    "Die Brotkugel"
    "The Breadball"12min, DV-Video
    documentary about a cooperationproject of art and science

    2002 "midwives, a global perspective on childbirth"
    "midwives, Geburt und Frauenrechte" 60min Betacam SP,
    engl. OF, german subtitles
    Diagonale, festival of the austrian film, Graz / Austria 2003

    2004 "Violence against children"
    work in progress