Mai Beginning

A labyrinth of the most secret thoughts and desires unfolds in the endless corridors of the art academy when two young women, MAI and LOU, meet at a Rundgang of an art college...

an experimental feature (60 min) and a play in 4 acts written, directed and produced by Julia Diệp My Feige

production April 2025 - March 2026

starring Malaya Takeda (MAI), Marie Nadja Haller (LOU), Julia Maria Plawgo (MARIA) and Maja Günther (SEDA)

narrated by Elmer Blåvarg and Julia Diệp My Feige

dop (Düsseldorf pt. 1): Marie Wald

supported by Filmwerkstatt Düsseldorf, Kulturamt Düsseldorf, Freunde&Förder der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and Jokiel Stiftung

bts documentation by Max Hartmann