The film “Im Prinzip Familie” offers a touching insight into the daily life of youth welfare. It follows five boys in a rural group home who long for a place to call home, and the people striving to provide exactly that for them. We met with the film team for an interview.
In her film “Blueberry Dreams”, director Elene Mikaberidze takes a very loving look at a family in the mountains of Georgia. They struggle with their blueberry harvest. At the same time, current troubles bring back memories of the Caucasian war – and worries about the future of their children. We met Elene Mikaberidze for an […]
In her film “I Shall not Hate”, Israeli filmmaker Tal Barda tells the story of Palestinian doctor Izzeldin Abuelaish, who lives in Israel. He loses three of his daughters in an attack. With incredible strength, he remains convinced that only understanding can create peace. A message that Tal Barda carries into the world with her […]
Without light, there’s no cinema – and no life. In its search for the origin of images, the film “Tracing Light” delves into two worlds that explore the magic of light: Physics and art. And it does so with some impressive images. But do the people of Leipzig recognize what the film is about only […]
The festival opening of the 67th edition of DOK Leipzig offers illuminating insights into the peculiarities of the film industry – while many are enthusiastic about it, others are unfamiliar with it. A field report by our DOK Spotter Wendel.
It’s almost a ritual – before the actual start of DOK Leipzig, we meet the festival director for an interview. DOK Spotter Wendel asked Christoph Terhechte the questions of the youth journalists and learned more about this year’s theme and the director’s personal film recommendation.
DOK Neuland – the extended reality exhibition at DOK Leipzig – is about inevitable change under the name “Fluxusopolis”. It was curated for the first time by the filmmaker Dana Melaver. We met her for an interview to find out more about the exhibition.