I grew up as one of two daughters of a severely mentally ill mother. For me going home often meant fear, uncertainty, worry and a constant feeling of guilt. Over the last few years, in countless conversations with a wide variety of people, I have realised how many other people – whether with a similar story or a completely different one – share the same longing: to finally be able to "go home" somewhere. It has become clear to me that this cosy feeling of being at home is usually linked to an early childhood experience of security and safety, and all too often also to motherly love.

When my mother took her life in autumn 2022, my desire to make a film that playfully deals with the search of two parentless siblings for a home started to grow inside of me. The film revolves around topics such as the lack of maternal love in a patriarchal society and the effects of mental illness on parents from the children's perspective.

Cinematically, I am particularly interested in the characters' feeling of being lost and vulnerable as they cope in the world without the protection of a stable childhood. Their longings and the way they chase after them, as if after something irretrievable, are a central theme and are reflected in the filmic form of the road trip.