DOK Spotters 2013

Leipzig is all red again - the color of the DOK Festival. That means: A week full of 350 documentaries from all over the world. The 56. DOK Leipzig has started!

Maybe the DOK Spotters can't watch all movies, but we will watch a few of them and tell you what we think about them. You wanna know who we are? Just watch this short trailer.

We are the DOK Spotters 2013:

in love with movies, open minded, chaotic

favorite movie: This Is Spinal Tap

favorite "filmperson": Julie Taymor, Treat Williams, Ewan McGregor, Simon Pegg, Whoopie Goldberg

worst case as a reporter: a comet hits the building

DOK-topic, I am interested in: art scene in other countries, regions and cities

creative, open minded, in love with movies

favorite movie: Ayrton Senna

favorite "filmperson": Mads Mikkelsen, Xavier Dolan

I'm expecting: to get to know new movies, find a new way to see the world

worst case as a reporter: is when your team lost you

DOK-topic, I am interested in: Coming-of-Age-Stories, different cultures

friendly, high-flying, dedicated

favorite "filmperson": Todd Phillips

favorite movie: Ice Age

worst case as a reporter: I don't understand what the interview guest is talking about

DOK-topic, I am interested in: Animated movies

sporty, helpful, creative

favorite movie: Ab ins Abenteuer

favorite "filmperson": Leonardo Di Caprio

worst case as a reporter: if I misspeak

DOK-topic, I am interested in: I am interested in almost everything

creative, chaotic, curious

favorite movie: Vergiss mein nicht

worst case as a reporter: interview is done, but the record is not there

DOK-topic, I am interested in: special people

outgoing, dedicated, self-confident

favorite movie: Ice Age, Fitzcarraldo

I'm expecting: to make new experiences

open minded, humorous, interested

favorite movie: Exit Through The Gift Shop

favorite "filmperson": Josephine Preuß

worst case as a reporter: to fail in an interview

DOK-topic, I am interested in: Interviews

funny, creative, open minded

favorite "filmperson": Steven Spielberg

I'm expecting: to get to know a lot of filmmakers

worst case as a reporter: forget to push the record button

DOK-topic, I am interested in: situations in other countries

spontaneous, dedicated, interested

favorite movie: Exit Through The Gift Shop

I'm expecting: new experiences, to get to know nice people

DOK-topic, I am interested in: science and deseases

curious, self-confident, kind of lazy

I'm expecting: to learn a lot of things

worst case as a reporter: to destroy something, don't know what to do

DOK-topic, I am interested in: history (700 years ago), animals

interested, humorous, thoughtful

favorite movie: Nightmare before Christmas

favorite "filmperson": Tim Burton

I'm expecting: interesting movies, look behind the scenes of the festival, new experiences

worst case as a reporter: destroy the technic, forget to push the record button

open minded, interested in a lot of things, dedicated

favorite movie: Sugar Man

favorite "filmperson": Dustin Hoffman

I'm expecting: more experience in journalism, interesting people and good movies

DOK-topic, I am interested in: movies about war, politics

humorous, lazy, nice

favorite movie: Nur eine Spritze

favorite "filmperson": Hans Zimmer

worst case as a reporter: I don't get a word of what my interview guest is telling me

DOK-topic, I am interested in: modern society

bold, creative, crazy

favorite movie: I like to watch different things

favorite "filmperson": Mr. Brainwash

I'm expecting: interesting new people

worst case as a reporter: misspeak in an interview

open minded, interested, imaginative

favorite movie: First position, Pina, Vergiss mein nicht, The Dolmen

favorite "filmperson": James McAvoy, Colin Firth

worst case as a reporter: to publish an article which is badly investigated

DOK-topic, I am interested in: politics and different views to topics, art - art as a weapon against street war