SOLITAIRE is an impression, made from documentary film material and radio broadcasts of the late 1950s until 1972. It was culled exclusively from the Hessian Broadcasting Corporation’s (hr) archives. The film deals with the concept of democracy, of having a voice and the contiguity between private and public space. These boundaries, which are in the process of dissolving, are made clear by cinematic history and the idea of news reporting as fundamental strands of our social being.… >>>
- Director: Laura J. Padgett
1550 SAN REMO DRIVE was filmed in February 2017 on the premises of the Thomas Mann House in Pacific Palisades, California, USA. The video features quotes from diaries of Thomas Mann (1940-1943), architect JR Davidson and advertisements from the real estate companies which marketed the house, before it was bought by the German government in November 2016 for over $13 million.… >>>
- Director: Niklas Goldbach
The summer of 2010. I visit my mother. The bags include a camcorder. Mother cuts my hair. The light is cast in abundance into the otherwise rather gloomy kitchen. I capture the moment with my camera. The moment becomes a timeframe. It opens up a theatrical space. Within it: mother, Sol, Ann, Anna. The camera demands stories. Stories about her, me and us.… >>>
- Director: Anna Irma Hilfrich
Sorge 87 deals with my parents' migration history. They came to the former GDR as so-called "guest workers" in 1987. With the aid of different perspectives; the humorous story full of memories is driven by linocuts, which are visualizing the emerging storyline. The expressed memories reflect on a hard yet beautiful time.… >>>
Nominated:
Goldener Key
- Director: Thanh Nguyen Phuong
