The film gives voice to women working in film laboratories during the silent era, whose names were never mentioned in the credits. For the first time, they share their memories of their demanding and rarely appreciated work in the rapidly developing film industry. The author of the film, Heide Breitel, who died in 2023, wrote about her film: 'Eight women aged 76 to 91 told us stories from their private and professional lives. They met over 60 years ago as work colleagues and remain friends to this day. They all belong to the first technical generation of the film. In the early days of cinema, they learned the entire technical process of film production.”

In 2019, the film was digitized and restored in 2K resolution by Deutsche Kinemathek in cooperation with ARRI Media. The source material was the original 16mm negative and 16mm magnetic mix.

PLEASE NOTE! The screening of the film will be preceded by a film master class by Martin Koerber on women's work in the early years of the film industry at the Centrum Kultury Filmowej im. Andrzeja Wajdy. FREE admission (ticket reservation required).

The programme partner of the event is Deutsche Kinemathek, and the promotional partners are ARTE and Goethe-Institut.