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HOTEL SAHARA<br />
by Bettina Haasen DAILY LIFE | ETHNOLOGY | EXILE | MIGRATION | SOCIAL BIOTOPE<br />
A dead-straight, endless road leading to nowhere. And at the end <strong>of</strong> the road: Nouadhibou, a town<br />
in the West African country Mauritania, bordered by the ocean on one side <strong>and</strong> the Sahara Desert on<br />
the other. A bleak <strong>and</strong> inhospitable departure point for the tens <strong>of</strong> thous<strong>and</strong>s <strong>of</strong> people that pour in<br />
from neighboring countries, all with only one dream in mind: Europe.<br />
Hotel Sahara is a film journey to the last invisible border from the West-African coast to Europe. This<br />
place is a metaphor, a point <strong>of</strong> arrival, <strong>of</strong> departure, <strong>of</strong> broken dreams — <strong>of</strong> waiting for that better<br />
life on the far side <strong>of</strong> the Atlantic. It is above all, a no-man’s l<strong>and</strong>, a place <strong>of</strong> endless waiting, <strong>and</strong><br />
endless hoping. The film reveals how difficult it is to differentiate between "true" <strong>and</strong> "false" refugees.<br />
Is one "real" only when threatened life <strong>and</strong> limb? What if one simply desires to escape a deadening<br />
lack <strong>of</strong> perspective? With an observant <strong>and</strong> cautious eye, Hotel Sahara documents how closely the<br />
dream <strong>of</strong> a better life is linked to sudden stagnancy, <strong>and</strong> how much patience is required to wait for<br />
years to finally, perhaps, arrive somewhere.<br />
Festivals: DOK Leipzig, Nyon, Warsaw, Jihlava, Copenhagen<br />
52min or 85 min | 35mm | DigiBeta PAL | color & b/w original |<br />
Hassaniya/French/English/Igbo version with English, French or <strong>German</strong> subtiltes available<br />
HUNTING SEASON<br />
by Angela Graas ADVENTURE | CONFLICTS | CONTROVERSY | ECOLOGY | ENVIRONMENT | NATURE<br />
They're on their way to the Southern Ocean on a special mission.<br />
A self-sufficient group, determined to make our world a<br />
slightly better place to live in for man <strong>and</strong> animal. Almost 40<br />
young people from all over the world. Welded together for<br />
three months on a 70-metre-long piece <strong>of</strong> steel civilization …<br />
as Japan intendes to kill another 1000 whales south <strong>of</strong> the<br />
60 th parallel.<br />
<strong>German</strong> title: JAGDZEIT – DEN WALFAENGERN AUF DER SPUR<br />
88min | HD | 16:9 | HD | 16:9 | <strong>German</strong>, French or English version<br />
World Sales:<br />
Deckert Distribution<br />
Marienplatz 1<br />
04103 Leipzig, <strong>German</strong>y<br />
tel.: +49 (0) 341-2156638<br />
fax: +49 (0) 341-2156639<br />
info@deckert-distribution.com<br />
Production:<br />
www.gebrueder-beetz.de<br />
World Sales:<br />
Telepool World Sales<br />
Monika Lobkowicz<br />
Sonnenstr. 21<br />
80331 Munich, <strong>German</strong>y<br />
tel: +49 (0) 89-558760<br />
Lobkowicz@telepool.de<br />
www.telepool.de<br />
Contact:<br />
NicLeykauf@aol.com<br />
IN BERLIN<br />
by Michael Ballhaus <strong>and</strong> Ciro Cappellari ARTS | THEATRE | MUSIC | CITIES | BERLIN<br />
By accompanying 20 very different individuals in today's Berlin, cinematographer Michael Ballhaus <strong>and</strong><br />
filmmaker Ciro Cappellari sketch a portrait <strong>of</strong> a modern, stimulating metropolis.<br />
Cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, who transposed the visions <strong>of</strong> Fassbinder, Scorsese into unforgettable<br />
images, returned to Berlin from Hollywood - <strong>and</strong> didn't recognize his native city. Together with<br />
DoP colleague Ciro Cappellari, he rediscovers his hometown, 20 years after the fall <strong>of</strong> the Wall. The<br />
result is a lyrical film essay about the city <strong>and</strong> the people whose skills, talent <strong>and</strong> ambition make it<br />
such a unique place: less hectic <strong>and</strong> glamorous than Paris or London, but possibly more stimulating.<br />
Among the "Berliners" they portray are Alex Hacke, bass player <strong>of</strong> the Einstuerzende Neubauten, <strong>and</strong><br />
his partner Danielle di Picciotto, a performance artist <strong>and</strong> co-founder <strong>of</strong> the Love Parade... actresses<br />
Angela Winkler <strong>and</strong> her daughter Nele, who has Down syndrome, yet pursues her career on various<br />
Berlin stages... author Peter Schneider, Berlin's mayor Klaus Wowereit, <strong>German</strong> Foreign Minister Frank-<br />
Walter Steinmeier, a Turkish shop owner, a DJ, fashion designers, a rapper, artists, architects…<br />
A colorful array <strong>of</strong> personalities who are realizing their dreams in Berlin <strong>and</strong> reinventing the city in the<br />
process.<br />
Festivals: Berlinale / SPECIAL<br />
HD blow-up to 35 mm | 1:1.66 | DolbyDigital | <strong>German</strong> version with English subtitles<br />
World Sales<br />
Bavaria Media GmbH<br />
Thorsten Ritter<br />
Bavariafilmplatz 7<br />
82031 Geiselgasteig/<strong>German</strong>y<br />
tel.: +49 (0) 89-64992686<br />
fax +49 (0) 89-64993720<br />
international@bavaria-film.de<br />
www.bavaria-film-international.com<br />
Contact:<br />
cirocappellari.com<br />
Distributor<br />
www.farbfilm-verleih.de<br />
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