Dearest readers and users of this catalogue, - German Documentaries

OF SHARKS AND MAN
by Dirk Steffens NATURE | ENVIRONMENT | SERIES
OF SHARKS AND MEN shows for the first time in HD the
complete story of humans and sharks, with all the fear, blood
shed and reverence it embodies. We examine the relationship
between sharks and men – what it is now, how it used to be,
and why it came to be this way. We explain what sharks really
mean to us – and what we really mean to them. From Shark Fin
Soup to habitat destruction, we show what humans are doing
to drive sharks into extinction. And we show the profound
impact that their extinction would have on every last one of us. To showcase the relationship between
sharks and men, we travel the world (South Africa, Florida, Bahamas) to find the most interesting,
most bizarre and most intriguing stories of human-shark-interaction. We show cutting-edge shark science
and talk to psychologists, we hear from the victims of shark attacks how their experiences have
changed their lives, and explore the myths and misconceptions the media has spread about sharks.
German title: VON HAIEN UND MENSCHEN
4x52min | HDCam | 1080p | German, English, French version
THE ONE MAN VILLAGE
by Simon El Habre WAR&PEACE | PORTRAIT
Semaan is leading a quiet life on his farm in the small village
Ain el-Halazoun in the Lebanese mountains. The hamlet was
completely emptied and destroyed in combats during the civil
war in Lebanon between 1975 and 1990. Today, many years
after an official reconciliation, its inhabitants which are all from
one family regularly go back to the village to cultivate their plots
of land or visit their houses and always leave before sunset. In
his comforting and humorous film Simon El Habre
observes the life in his quasi ghost village and tries to reflect on the collective and individual memory
in a country that seems to live in a collective amnesia and is vulnerable to a new civil war.
A film that goes under the skin. (Al-Mustaqbal, Reema Mismar)
Thrilling, painful, mature and very well done. It announces the birth of real cinematographer, who
combines courage and talent. A film that has no place for hatred. (Al-Akhbar, Pierre Abi Saab)
Original title: SEMAAN BIL DAY'IA
Festivals: Berlinale / FORUM
86 min | HDCAM | original Arabic version with English subtitles available
ON SUFFERANCE
by Silvana Santamaria MIGRATION | YOUTH | HUMAN INTEREST
On sufferance tells the story of a romanie family who has
been living in Germany for 15 years with the residence permit
status of being tolerated. Hajrije, the single parent mother, is
42 years old. She lives with her 3 kids Arduan (16 years old),
Ramize (14 years old), Bobby (12 years old), her grandniece
Melissa (7 years old) and Mee (Arduan's girlfriend) in the problem
district Stuttgart Fasanenhof. Indeed, the life in Germany
might offer a certain security for the romanie family concerning
racist assaults; nevertheless, is not easy for the Husenis to manage their everyday life. Because of their
residence permit status they can be deported to the Kosovo at every time. Efforts to get a stay permit
seem to be hopeless after 15 years of trying. Especially the younger family members worry how the
life of the family will go on and what could be done to get another chance to stay in Germany.
German title: STATUS: GEDULDET
Festivals/awards: DOK Leipzig, European Young CIVIS Media Prize, Seal of Approval "highly recommended"
61min | HDV onto DigiBeta | HD-CAM | 16: 9 | original German version with English subtitles available
World Sales:
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Producer:
Gunnar Dedio
dedio@looksfilm.tv
Contact:
Irit Neidhardt (mec film)
tel.: +49 (0) 30-66766700
irit@mecfilm.de
Contact:
Silvana Santamaria
Seestr. 24
71638 Ludwigsburg, Germany
cell: +49 (0) 163-4393286
silvana.santamaria@gmx.de
www.silvanasantamaria.de
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