“Control is the biggest illusion of our existence”
This year the Virtual Reality projects of DOK Neuland are shown under the titel: “No Chaos No Change”.
Author: DOK Spotters 2021
“Those who come tell the truth are still not believed”
Leaving home and family behind, Fati takes the difficult and dangerous journey to Europe to give herself and her children a better future.
Grandfather Mao – a nickname of Mao Zedong
The Chinese director came up with the idea for her film when she couldn’t pay in cash at the register, but only with her cell phone. Later, Tan Hang took a closer look at her 100 yuan banknote.
“I’m looking for a hero for my film”
“What is the point of the film?” asks a passer-by. “I don’t know myself,” answers Pawel – filmmaker of the “Balcony Movie”.
Foreign language as a “quiet room”
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!”
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.