Offenes Herz
Manchmal muss das Herz brechen, bevor es aufgeht.
Offenes Herz
Katrin greets every client, human or animal, with the same open eyes and unhurried presence. It's hard to imagine that this is a woman who once burned out completely, ground down by a system that didn't fit her. But that's exactly where her story starts.
Offenes Herz is a documentary portrait of Katrin, an energy healer in Berlin who found her way to this work through burnout, a career she had to leave behind, and - unexpectedly - a tiny tortoise. The film follows her through sessions, quiet rituals, and an extended interview where she reflects on what it actually took to rebuild a life around something the world doesn't always take seriously.
It's not a film about whether energy healing works. It's about what happens when someone stops pretending to be fine with a life that doesn't fit them, and what they find on the other side of that.
The Making
Offenes Herz was the most peaceful set I've ever been on. People said it afterwards too, that they couldn't remember a shoot that felt so organized, so unhurried. Which I was glad to hear, because a lot of work went into making it feel that way.
We shot over three days across two locations, Katrin's apartment and an outdoor session with a horse, with a crew of five and a proper lighting setup. Even the animals were calm. There's something fitting about that, given the subject matter.
