Precautionary Measure
Single Channel Video, 13min 35sec, 2021
A film by Lizzy Deacon and Ika Schwander.
After winning a life coaching session in a raffle at her local village hall, Helen is guided through the help she never really needed. Together with her life coach Hazel, they explore healing strategies to cope with fear, rejection and grief, raising the important question as to whom this pain really belongs to.
Screenings:
Associação Audio-Visual CUT, Macau, China (18th-30th July 2022)
Ann Arbor Film Festival. North American Award Tour, opening in New York (June 2022- June 2023)*
Fantastic Fest, Alamo Drafthouse, Austin, Texas, US. (September 24th/28th)*
Lausanne International Film Festival. In Competition screening and Q&A. Lausanne Switzerland. (October 20th/22nd)*
UltraCinema, Mexico City. (October 23rd)*
IndieLisboa International Film Festival. International Competition. Culturgest, Lisbon (3rd May 2022)
London Short Film Festival 2022. Rio Cinema. 23/01/22.
On Art Poland, Warsaw. 14/02/22.
Lumiere Cinema, Maastricht. 03/03/22.
Ann Arbor Film Festival, Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor 22/03/2022.
International Frauen Film Festival (IFFF), Dortmund/Cologne 29/03/22.
Video Art Festival Turku, Finland 19/05/22.
New Points of View; European Competition. The European Film Network. 1/04/22- 21/06/22.
Distributed by Video Power.


