“Make clear that they can be loud”
They were not driven by cinematic aspirations or big production deals. They simply recognised a social need that they could fulfil with a film. That is why directors Pola Sell & Barbara Englert went to a Taekwondo school in Offenbach, Germany, and spoke with a bunch of young girls about their fragile self-esteem and the empowerment they find in a sports club, where girls learn to come up for themselves without boys, parents or teachers looking over their shoulders.