Overview

• Katja Riemann has not appeared in a film for two years and says the industry struggles to imagine stories for actresses over 50.
• Director Paula Romy criticizes the swift shift from casting women as ‘sexy newcomers’ to pigeonholing them into maternal roles as overtly ageist.
• The mother-daughter duo created ‘Divison’ to forge meaningful science fiction roles on stage after finding film offers scarce.
• Riemann leads the cast of ‘Divison,’ which opens July 7 and runs through July 25 at Berlin’s Renaissance-Theater.
• They highlight films like ‘The Substance’ with Demi Moore as rare exceptions that embrace older women in central roles.