As someone blogging the Anchorage International Film Festival, I try to be as objective as possible. I try to help film makers get attention to their films but I also have to be honest with my viewers.
In this case, I have not seen the film or even a trailer, so I have no opinion on how good the film is.
But, I do need to let readers know that I first met the grandparents of Nikolas Mühe in 1964. I was a student in Göttingen, Germany for a year and they invited me to visit them in Berlin because they were related to my step-father.
Here's a picture of me then with Nikolas' mother.
Nikolas and Katrine have been staying with us during the festival and we're enjoying their company. I've done a post about them here already. I've been trying to put together a short video of them talking about their film. We thought we had plenty of time to make the video and we (mostly I) fooled around too much.
But here it is - you can see the filmmakers now and learn a bit about their movie. Then you can meet them in person after the Friday night showing at the Alaska Experience Theater at 8:30pm.
And this is a world premier! The film was completed a little before the festival and this is the first public showing. I'll let them tell you about it in the video.
The title - The World Outside - hints at the main character's agoraphobia.
"Agoraphobia (ag-uh-ruh-FOE-be-uh) is a type of anxiety disorder. Agoraphobia involves fearing and avoiding places or situations that might cause panic and feelings of being trapped, helpless or embarrassed. You may fear an actual or upcoming situation. For example, you may fear using public transportation, being in open or enclosed spaces, standing in line, or being in a crowd.
The anxiety is caused by fear that there's no easy way to escape or get help if the anxiety gets overwhelming. You may avoid situations because of fears such as getting lost, falling, or having diarrhea and not being able to get to a bathroom. Most people who have agoraphobia develop it after having one or more panic attacks, causing them to worry about having another attack. They then avoid the places where it may happen again.
Agoraphobia often results in having a hard time feeling safe in any public place, especially where crowds gather and in locations that are not familiar. You may feel that you need a companion, such as a family member or friend, to go with you to public places. The fear can be so overwhelming that you may feel you can't leave your home."
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