Cinema behind bars

Prison is not usually the first thing we associate with cinema. But “DOK im Knast” (DOK in Prison) combines these seemingly incompatible concepts by allowing a jury of inmates to select one—this time even two—winning films each year. The DOK Spotters were there and report on their prison cinema experience.

A sensitive journey into the past

In her film “Sedimente “, director Laura Coppens combines autobiographical elements with a historical analysis of Germany’s past in a cinematic and reflective manner. The dialogue between granddaughter and grandfather creates a multidimensional narrative that closely links individual memory and collective memory.