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Julie Boehm
Fairy tales, or the power
of imagination
Julie Boehm is a multimedial artist for paintings on
canvas, digital compositings, body paintings and
film. After her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in
Vienna, “Die Graphische” (Diploma of Multimedia) ,
2 Years at the “Babelsberg Filmschool” and
“Orthovita Fitnesstrainer Academy” in Berlin she is
now at the Filmacademy Baden Württemberg in
Ludwigsburg (west Germany).
your trajectory as a filmmaker. What inspired you to
express yourself in this medium?
First of all I studied art in the different disciplins:
painting, animation, photography, concept art, film and
dancing. The film is, without any doubt, the best medium
by which all those approaches can be demonstrated.
It is my aim to achieve a certain positive influence on
people that they will become individuals who may
contemplate their lifes after having seen my work. They
should be inspired to support those humans who want
to improve our living conditions and turn our world into
a humanitarian place.
A girl in a deserted house during the night: She
follows the shine of a magic light that leads her to a
mystic excellent• fabric. The cloth awakes to life and
elopes the girl into a fairy-tale world
JAB Camouflage is a
“ After having watched my film I
of dreams. These marvellous fabrics
singular experience,
want the spectators look behind
show the new home fabric line of
both illogical and
their curtains, unfolding their
JAB Anstoetz 2015 - to induce their
grandly existential.
imagination of creative power. ”
customers into a fairy tale of textiles
How did the idea for
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this short film came to your mind?
With its visionary imagery, JAB Camouflage is a
compelling movie experiment. Julie Boehm freely
traverse the line between reality and fantasy, using
unconventional and nonlinear structures which
immediately reminded us of Sergej Parajanov's early
work. JAB Camouflage plays as a visual treat for
those willing to experience a break in the laws of
cinema and dance. With one startling, painterly
composition after another, Julie Boehm creates an
intense, suspended atmosphere. Julie, tell us about
Since my childhood I have loved fairy tales. I used to
read them nearly each night in my bed. So this story is
deeply inspired by Hans Christian Andersen`s story of
the match-box seller. It is a sad and a fine story
reminding us of the genuine truth of life. We want to
have immortality, because there may be moments
which are like prescious jewelry. That´s why you should
protect and beware them!
We have been deeply impressed by your elegant
approach to narrative, how did you develop the