“Nasim found us”
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Lilian from Guatemala hopes for a better life in the USA. Thus, the caravan with Lilian, her 4 children, her grandmother and the camera team begins the 4000 km long journey through Central America.
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“Basically no sleep”
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Lilian from Guatemala hopes for a better life in the USA. Thus, the caravan with Lilian, her 4 children, her grandmother and the camera team begins the 4000 km long journey through Central America.
“I wanted to look behind his mask”
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In the documentary film “Jedermann und Ich”, the filmmaker Katharina Pethke searches for the “real self” of the actor Phillip Hochmair. We met filmmaker Katharina Pethke for an interview.
“Those who come tell the truth are still not believed”
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Leaving home and family behind, Fati takes the difficult and dangerous journey to Europe to give herself and her children a better future. When she arrived in Italy, however, a lot was different from what she expected – a lack of prospects, racism and concern for her children finally drove […]
“I could really be a kid once again”
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In the film “My Chambers of Wonders”, four children, who couldn’t be more different and wonderful, take us on a journey into their own world. We met the filmmaker from Leipzig, Susanne Kim, for an interview and asked her, among other things, what her personal Chamber of Wonders looks like.
“My step tracker is off charts!”
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Every year the DOK Spotters start the festival week with an interview with the director. This year Christoph Terhechte told us what is special about his second year at the festival, what he does during the week and which films we cannot miss at the 64th edition of DOK Leipzig.
“One always learns something”
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The DOK spotters met with Leopold Grün – one of the three jury members of DOK Leipzig, to learn a bit more about the work of the jury.
Meet DOK Spotters: Leena Passanen
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Festival director Leena Pasanen talks to DOK Spotters 2019 about her personal highlights and recommendations for young audiences.
Meet DOK Leipzig: Leena Pasanen
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Leena Pasanen talks to the DOK Spotters about the changes she implemented at the DOK festival – and how the festival has changed her.
Meet DOK Leipzig: Kim Busch
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Kim Busch, program coordinator of DOK Festival, tells the DOK Spotters in which moment the impossible is demanded from her.
A midwife for documentaries
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Jutta Krug decides if the WDR co-produces a documentary. During the DOK festival she gave us an insight in her work.
Three grannys, three grandsons and three countries
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Granny Project – a film about three friends and their grandmothers. A journey through the past, present and future.