Did I tell you? That I got a nice film funding for my current film project called “Khanis Reise”?
It has started. The journey has begun: in Bavaria, close to Augsburg and München. I dreamed about a place and I went there.
The name is “Zusamaltheim” and I like it; it contains “together”, “old” and “home”, and somehow also “cohesion” …
There’s no accommodation in Zusamaltheim, so I’ve booked a room at the “Hotel zum Hirsch” in Wertingen, 6 km away, for 6 days. I’ve rented a mountain bike.
I cycle a lot around the area every day and am building up fantastic leg muscles.
I’m exploring Zusamaltheim: I don’t think there’s a more dreary or boring village … like so many villages here, there’s no public life left (or am I wrong?): no grocery, no shop, no café, no kiosk, no one on the streets … OK, it’s very hot, everything’s covered in concrete (that used to be a sign of wealth: clean streets, pavements that are easy to sweep, great motorway access, tarmac driveways and the ever-manicured green lawns…)… well, one exception: in Zusamaltheim there’s Josef the organic farmer, who runs a farm shop with his wife Annemarie, and you can buy coffee and tea and cake and eco stuff and sit in the shade under the chestnut tree – lovely!
What can I take from this for my research on coincidence and this special film? A longing for water. Cold, clear water. And Melusine.
Melusine is featured on the village coat of arms. A siren, a mermaid, with two tails. But they only grew on her on Saturdays, and they shimmered beautifully … She married a man who had to promise to leave her in peace on Saturdays and not to control her … but of course he couldn’t help himself and peered through the bathroom keyhole. Oh my goodness, what a fuss that caused! So she moved out – bye-bye, control freak.
What does she have to do with my film? I don’t know exactly yet, but I’ve found that films always take on a life of their own… and this one is doing just that!
I’ll keep you updated!
