“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’m looking for a hero for my film”
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“What is the point of the film?” asks a passer-by. “I don’t know myself,” answers Pawel – though the question is not wrongly asked as at the beginning of the film “Balcony Movie” one wonders what do these people have in common.
“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.
Foreign language as a “quiet room”
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Together with its protagonist Aliona Gloukhova, the film “Our Quiet Place” explores the limits of memory and the possibilities of reconnecting with past. DOK Spotter Cassia has watched it for us.
“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.
Best Of DOK Spotters 2017
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9 days, 8 nights, 15 DOK Spotters and 1000 beautiful moments. Let´s take a look!
Vaccinations – yes or no?
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In his film “Eingeimpft” David Sieveking deals with one of the most important questions for parents: vaccination – yes or no?
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.
Popcorn behind bars
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During the DOK festival the inmates of the juvenile prison in Regis-Breitingen share three of their favourite documentaries with guests.