Keeping Olivia
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2022
United States / Italy / Germany
85 mins
English, German
World Premiere
Documentary Film Competition
| Daphne Yeager Ostendorf | |
| Daphne Yeager Ostendorf | |
| Discussion or Depiction of Self-Harm |
A determined mother’s unusual exploration of healing, untangling trauma on the road with Olivia’s 50 Barbies.
About the Director
Daphne Yeager Ostendorf is an independent Documentary Filmmaker based in New York. She holds degrees in Anthropology, Political/Social Science and Documentary Filmmaking. Daphne was a Peace Corps development worker in a small fishing village in Sierra Leone, West Africa; after surviving this she lived and worked in Germany, Italy and New York. Daphne has been a producer, cinematographer and editor for both short and feature documentaries and fiction films.
Reviews
Finding a Healthy Place in the Magical World of Barbies in ‘Keeping Olivia’ – Winter Film Awards, by Lianna Albrizio
Interviews
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Awards
2022 Courage Film Festival (Germany) – Semi-Finalist 2022 Better World Film Festival (Germany) – Honorable Mention 2022 Calgary Film Festival (USA) – Semi Finalist
