Hanteln für Heten

Hanteln für Heten

Laura Schinzel

DE
2026
Spielfilm
10’
OmeU
desired! – film lust and queer

Hanteln für Heten recounts Fabi’s first visit to the queer gym OUT-FIT for women and gender-diverse people. With a side stitch and nervousness but harbouring quiet hope, the 19-year-old lesbian enters a room meant to be a safe space – but she initially doesn’t feel at ease. Between training equipment and glances that read her as straight, Fabi’s wish to belong starts to waver. Is she really welcome at OUT-FIT? By learning to open up and be vulnerable, Fabi gradually finds her place in a community that challenges her – and accepts her. A moving, 10-minute coming-of-age story about identity, visibility and lesbian codes.

Director

Laura Schinzel

Script

Laura Schinzel, Martina Chamrad

Cinematography

Esma Günesoglu

Editing

Laura Schinzel, Chiara Grabmayr

Sound

Stella Deborah Traub, Julia Fuhr Mann, Hans Frisch

Sound Design

Andreas Goldbrunner

Music

Fabiola Wörter

Cast

Edith Saldanha, Rabea Jako Lüthi, Pia Amofa-Antwi, Mira Huber, Oska Melina Borcherding, Virginia Obiakor

Production

Laura Schinzel, Sarah Beck, Chiara Grabmayr, Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF)

Contact

Laura Schinzel

Portrait of Laura Schinzel

Laura Schinzel

Laura Schinzel (born 1996 in Quedlinburg) is a director and author who creates artistic worlds in order to reflect upon social issues and look for solutions. Schinzel studied theatre directing at the August Everding Theatre Academy in Munich. Her productions include works at the Residenztheater in Munich. Since 2024, she has been studying feature film directing at HFF Munich.


Films by Laura Schinzel
Andere Ufer 2024 | non disponibile 2023 | Stand-In 2021