Precious Ivie (2020)
by Sarah Blaßkiewitz

SYNOPSIS:
The Afro-German Ivie, called "Schoko" by her friends, lives with her best friend Anne in Leipzig (Germany) and works temporarily in her ex-boyfriend’s tanning salon while still looking for a permanent job as a teacher. Suddenly her half-sister Naomi, unknown to her until then, appears at her door and confronts her with the death of their common father and his upcoming funeral in Senegal. As the sisters slowly get to know each other, Ivie increasingly questions not only her nickname but also her self-image.

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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR, SARAH BLAßKIEWITZ

Sarah Blaßkiewitz worked on film productions in the directing and camera departments parallel to her studies in audiovisual media (2006 to 2011). Her graduation film AUF DEM WEG NACH OBEN premiered at the Max-Ophüls Festival, and her short film BLANK was released in 2016 and screened at many festivals. In 2017, she received development funding for her mini-series concept SUPERCREW. Most recently, she directed the final season of the series DRUCK, which premiered in January 2021. PRECIOUS IVIE (2020) is her debut feature film.

This event is made possible by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Atlanta