{"id":162762,"date":"2026-04-13T15:14:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/programm\/laufzeitangebot\/other-en\/alles-familie-162762\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:00:51","slug":"alles-familie","status":"publish","type":"event-period","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/programm\/laufzeitangebot\/film-video-en\/alles-familie-162762\/","title":{"rendered":"Familie sein."},"content":{"rendered":"
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What defines a family today? In their film \u2018Familie sein.\u2019 (Being family), Theo Thiesmeier <\/strong>and Ernest Thiesmeier<\/strong> \u2013 father and son \u2013 explore different family structures: blended families, queer families, extended families, single-parent households.<\/p>\n

The film navigates the tension between self-description and external attribution. It reveals how roles are defined and identities formulated, and how closeness is formed. At the same time, it opens up a space for projections. Categories emerge in the viewer\u2019s gaze, are examined, shifted and dissolved.<\/p>\n

Visually, the footage is arranged as group portraits. In the Living Room<\/a>, they can be viewed together as a continuous video loop. This creates a polyphonic picture of the contemporary family: open, precise, questioning.<\/p>\n

On 1 May, the two directors will bring their own patchwork family to the Humboldt Forum. In a joint discussion<\/a>, they will explore the ideas that led to the production of this work.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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