Scream (2009)

Young Carola Schmidt transforms documentary footage of a psychological portrait into a poetic study. The film focuses on a female fan of the band Tokio Hotel during a concert. It explores the fan as an individual, highlighting the exchange of intense emotions with cathartic effects common in ecstatic experiences. The work examines familiar aspects of fan culture: unfulfilled desires, the longing for connection with the crowd, the merging of the self within a collective, positive feelings directed towards the star as a reflection of oneself, and the desire to gain self-awareness through admiration.