My little One

Versions of this FilmLanguage (Type)
Mein kleines KindGerman (original)zum Film
My little OneEnglish (subtitled)zum Film
Synopsis
Ultrasound examination during the 21st week of pregnancy - diagnosis: “complex defect syndrome, suspected chromosome anomaly. Because of the many defects in different organ systems, the prognosis must be described as very poor.“ “You must decide!“ the specialist in prenatal diagnostics tells me. ”In such a case, immediate abortion is the usual solution.“

This autobiographical documentary is devoted to life, birth and taking leave of my little son, Martin Tim, to personal questions and developments arising from being confronted with the tragic diagnosis and the resulting demands requiring me to decide about the duration of life and about the conditions of death of one of my four children.

Sitting face to face with the gynecologist, the idea to this film appears almost as a reflex, a sort of self-defense. Documentation as evidence, where orientation threatens to get lost in the inner chaos. The need, to not keep this decision to myself forever, but to publish what normally would only take place in the silence of privacy.

From my working experience as a midwife, I know that the decision against her own child might accompany a mother a lifelong as a dark shadow. Aside from the protection of her health, which is provided for by law, there is also an unspoken message toward the possibility to choose between life and death: If you fail at the unpredictable tasks, which your unborn sick child puts to you, t’s considered to be your own fault. Katja Baumgarten (midwife and filmmaker)
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Pregnancy
child
Disbaled
Death
Birth
abortion
Runtime (in min.):88
Color:color
Format:35mm
Aspect Ratio:1:1.66
Soundformat:Dolby Stereo SR
Year Of Production:2001
Countries of Production:Germany
Awards: 
Festivals & Award CeremonyYearStatusAward
Berlin2002screened
Documentary Film Festival Munich2002
Documentary Film Festival Paernu2002screened
Premio Libero Bizzarri2002screened
Duisburg2002screened
Braunschweig2002screened
Kassel2002screened
Filmmakers
Directing:

Katja Baumgarten

Writing:

Katja Baumgarten

Cinematography:

Gisela Tuchtenhagen

Film Editing:

Katja Baumgarten

Keywords
Pregnancy; child; Disbaled; Death; Birth; abortion; Woman
Categories
Society & Social Life, Children & Adolescents, Family, Dying & Death, Health, Medical Science & Psychology, Diseases, Dying & Death