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AstoryoffaithanddisbeliefOfuprootednessandaffiliationWhatmakesaboyfromartschooldecidetoleavehomeandliveasagirlonthestreetsofBerlinsellingherbodyformoneyFormorethantenyears,photographerandfilmmakerJJackieBaierfollowedtranssexualJuliaKfromherbirthplace,KlaipedainLithuania,tohertoughlifeonthestreetsasahooker,outlawandnonconformistwhoneversignedanysocialcontract "JuliaismissingagainYesterdayIvisitedherintheporncinema,inwhereshehascrashedforthelastsixmonthsWesatinthecommonroomofthehookers,whichdoubledasJulia´sbedroom;asmoky,dingybasementwithoutanydaylight,roughlythesizeofaprisoncell,withacouch,acounter,acoffeemachineandaTV版,outofwhichsomecheaptelevisionseriesblaredatfullvolumeThisroomwaswhatherlifewaslimitedtoSheonlyleftitwhenMamsellcalledherforaclientI´dseenherfortheveryfirsttimewhileshestillworkedatabarinWilmersdorfForsometimewebothworkedthere,temptingclientswithbooze,offersofsex,whateverwouldbringinmoneyIsoonleftthebusiness,thoughThemadamwassimplynotconvincedthatIwasagoodhookerandactuallyshewasrighteventhoughIlearnedalotbywatchingJuliaJuliawassoontobeoutaswellShedidn´treallygetalonginthatjointThemadamhadsomekindofstyle,whileJuliajusthadherstyleItjustcouldn´tworkAfterwardstheysaidthatJuliawasalwaysdrunk,butthatcan´thavebeenthereason,sinceifshehadalwaysbeendrunk,itprobablywouldhaveworkedoutwiththeboss,whowaschronicallydrunkherself,afterallAboutayearlaterImetJuliaagainIwasridingonabustoSchöneberg,andshewasatthecornerofFrobenandBülowhustlingatthestripWedrankacoupleofbeersatBianca´skioskandsheaskedatsomepointifIwouldn´tmindtakingsomepicturesofheragainIdidn´thavemypropercameraonme,justmymobileItooksomeshotsandonceIleft,promisedtoreturnWhenIwentbacktwonightslater,thistimewithmycamera,JuliahadvanishedAtthekiosktheysaidthatshewasdead,probablyfrozentodeathsomewhereButthenshereappeared"[JJackieBaier,2006] JJackieBaierb1955inKiel,GermanyreceivedanMAinLiteratureattheUniversityofEssenin1982Sheworkedasassistantdirectoronfilmsby,amongothers,PetervonZahn,MichaelLentz,andAdolfWinkelmann,andmadeseveraldocumentariesIn1983shemadeherfeaturedirectorialdebutwithDieMissionFilmvomFriedenundseinemKriegwhichpremieredattheBerlinaleForumFrom1985to1988shewroteanddirectedtwotelevisionmoviesforZDF,DieSplitterderEisbombeandFrühstückfürFeindeShehasdirectedTV版seriessince1995Shehadasexchangein1997;JohannaJackieBaierwasofficiallyawomanShestartedtoexperimentextensivelywithphotographyandhasexhibitedherworkatnationalandinternationalartfairsIn2006,shepresentedaselectionofphotographsandashortfilmaspartofthegroupshowSEXWORKNeueGesellschaftfürbildendeKunst,BerlinIn2011Baier´sfeaturelengthdocumentaryHouseofShamepremieredatthe61stBerlinInternationalFilmFestival 2013Juliadoc 2011HouseofShame:ChantalAllNightLongdoc 1988FrühstückFürFeinde 1984/85DieSplitterDerEisbombe 1983DieMissionFilmvomFriedenundseinemKrieg