Spielerinnen
Game Changers
Aysun Bademsoy
Thirty years after the first meeting, the story turns to the next generation. Born and raised in Germany, their daughters still ask themselves the question: Do we really feel accepted here? Their lives seem dominated by a cultural rift. Meanwhile, their mothers reflect back to the 1990s, reminiscing about their youth; a time when playing football offered space for emancipation
Aysun Bademsoy
Aysun Bademsoy was born in Mersin in 1960 and aged nine moved to Berlin, where she still lives. She made her first foray into film as an actress, whilst also studying theatre and media studies at Berlin’s Free University. She got together with students from the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB) and took on assistant editing and directing roles. Her first documentary film saw her working with young people, using their migrant experience to bring a fresh perspective to the social landscape of Germany. The various realities of life in Berlin are a recurring theme in her observational documentaries, juxtaposed with the counter-shots of people in Turkey who have left Germany. Her films have screened at numerous international festivals. Since 2024, the Deutsche Kinemathek (German audiovisual heritage institution) took on the task of preserving and digitally restoring her work.
Films by Aysun Bademsoy (Selection)
Spuren – Die Opfer des NSU 2019 |Zyklop 2016 | Ehre 2011 | Am Rand der Städte 2005 | Ich gehe jetzt rein 2008 | Die Hochzeitsfabrik 2005 | Deutsche Polizisten 1999 | Nach dem Spiel 1997 | Ein Mädchen im Ring 1996 | Mädchen am Ball 1995 | Fremde Kinder 1994 | Detektei Furkan 1990 | Fremde Deutsche Nachbarschaft 1989
