Film Intro: Even Though I Ate The Cake

What if the person you most need to talk to is a complete stranger hiding in the bathroom with you? 👀

"EVEN THOUGH I ATE THE CAKE" by Liese Kuhn (South Africa 🇿🇦), follows 34-year-old Maya as she attends the bachelorette party of an old university friend. Engaged herself, surrounded by people she barely knows and increasingly overwhelmed by the celebrations, she escapes to the bathroom for a moment alone...

Funny, surreal and heartfelt, "Even Though I Ate The Cake" is a story about female friendship, societal expectations, vulnerability and the unexpected freedom of finally saying what you really think. 🥂

Liese Kuhn is a South African writer and director who graduated from AFDA Cape Town. She was selected for the "NFVF Female Filmmakers Program", Durban Talents in cooperation with Berlinale Talents, DFM Access and the Durban FilmMart Alumni Business Lab. Across her work, Kuhn is committed to creating space for greater representation while telling stories with curiosity, humour and humanity.

📅 Sunday, October 11 at 5pm
🎞 Short Film Programme: “Next Level”
🎤 Followed by Q&A
📍 Kino Moviemento

🎟 Join us for the 8th edition of the Female Filmmakers Festival Berlin, October 7-11, 2026.

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