Albtraum im Märchenland / Nighmare in Dreamland

WDR, HD, 43 min. Autoren: Adamna Adim, Eva Gruen, Edgar Wolf

Ein Film von Adamna Adim, Eva Gruen und Edgar Wolf. 43 min., WDR 2010

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Slave labour in Dubai. The documentary casts light on everyday life in the dazzling glitter and glamour of Dubai and reveals the two-faced brutality and the socially accepted abuse of power that much of its domestic life is based on.

The film describes the fates of young Ethiopian girls before and after their work spells in Dubai. It shows how human traffickers recruit their victims and spirit them away to their foreign destinations, and it accompanies these young women on their progress from the crippling poverty at home to the affluence of the Gulf states. Its central subjects are their dream of a better life, the hopeless dilemma these young women are caught up in and the perpetual violation of human rights.

#MyEscape

A film by Elke Sasse, 90 min. | WDR | DW 2015

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The documentary film #MYESCAPE assesses the journey that refugees from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria and Eritrea chose to undergo, as circumstances in their home-countries have become increasingly unliveable. Hundreds of thousands are leaving their home countries, families and old lives behind, in search of some basic safety and freedom. In some cases, the mobile phone fulfilled the role of a constant companion and became a quintessential tool to facilitate the organisation of ones escape. This has lead many to document their experiences.

Fahrt ins Risiko / Hot Roads

ZDF/arte, HD, 10 x 43 min. (2 Staffeln). Autoren: Diverse

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They lead through deserts, through ice and snow, through jungles, through water and over mountains. Those standing before them are often filled with equal measures of trepidation and awe but definitely with a feeling of unease. They have no need of legends to instil them with a respect for those who set off along these thoroughfares – the actual conditions themselves suffice. There is only one goal – to arrive. It is a “Dangerous Road”.

Wo ist die Mauer? / Where is the Wall?

Format: HD, 16:9. Length: 87 min. Ein Film von Stefan Pannen und Elke Sasse.

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Autumn 2009 will mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. While still a powerful presence in the minds of older generations, it is simply past history for young people and visitors to Berlin today. And it is tough to find any traces left on the cityscape.

The “Where is the Wall?” documentary focuses on Japanese photographer Takahisa Matsuura’s search for any and all that remains of the Berlin Wall. He studied in Berlin during the 1980s and took over 2,000 photos of the wall. Now he is engaged in a struggle to reconstruct where it once stood. Driven by the simple desire to see any bits of the Berlin Wall that still exist, he begins at Brandenburg Gate and tours what used to be a strip of no-man’s land between the two Germanys.

BACKGROUND
in co-production with:
ZDF, MDR, RBB,
WDR, United Docs

in co-operation with:
ARTE, ETB, Télé Québe,
TV3, Odisea, YLE

funded by
Bundesstiftung zur
Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur,
MEDIA +

Format: HD, 16:9
Length: 87 min.
Ein Film von Stefan Pannen und Elke Sasse

Griff nach der Weltherrschaft / Conquest of the seven seas

Griff nach der Weltherrschaft / Conquest of the Seven Seas

A production of fernsehbüro and filmtank Commissioned by ZDF / ARTE. Length: 2 x 43 min. / 16 : 9 / HDTV Autoren: Holger Preuße, Hannes Schuler

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Mutiny, murder, piracy and the quest for world domination. This two part special, brought to life with its graphic novel style effects, tells the adventure of the first two globe navigations in history. With re-enactments in its unique dramatic animated style, similar to the effects seen in the blockbuster feature `300`, Conquest of the Globe promises high octane entertainment that will bring the fabled Age of Exploration to life.