The little death

An intimate and multi-faceted portrait of the female orgasm. Women from various ages, experiences and sexual preferences talk about their orgasms in all sincerity. Poetical, abstract and metaphorical images take us into the heart of their sensations. Speaking about orgasm, the protagonists talk about their desires, their sexuality. With sensibility, poetry and humor, the film takes us in the intimacy of women. Far away from pornography, performance’s cult or excessive erotic. The film is a collective adventure, driven by a common will to break some taboos that still weigh on female sexuality. «The little death» is a dialog between women, for women. And for men.

Director and scriptwriter Following her graduation from the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Photography, Annie Gisler (*1983) studied a variety of lm courses in Buenos Aires and San Jose (CR). Then she completed a year of lm director studies at the Spanish School of Cinema in Madrid (ECAM). She continued her studies towards a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Filmmaking at the ZHdK. She graduated in 2013 and works as a director and screenwriter since then. - 2018 THE LITTLE DEATH (La petite mort), documentary, 58min - 2013 CÉLESTINE, fiction, 13min? - 2013 SUNDAY WITH THE FAMILY (Le dimanche en famille), documentary, 25 min

– Zürich Film Festival 2018 (Switzerland) – World Premier
– Festival International de Film Fribourg 2019 – Special Screening “Fribourg décapsule son cinéma” (Switzerland)
– 53th Solothurner Filmtage 2019 – Panorama (Switzerland)
– CineDoc Tbilissi 2019 – Erotic Doc Section (Georgia)
– 48’ Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist 2019 (Ukraine)
– Beyond Earth Film Festival 2019 (India) – Award for Best Women’s Feature Film
– 13th Vox Feminae 2019 – Official Selection (Croatia)
– 18. FILMZ – Festival des deutschen Kinos 2019 – Award for Best Documentary (Germany)
– Festival Internacional de Cine de Santa Cruz 2020 – Award for Best Documentary Feature (Argentina)
– MICGÉNERO Muestra International de Cine con Perspectiva de Género 2020 – Official Selection (Mexico)