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PENSIONERS INC<br />
by Bertram Verhaag SOCIAL<br />
The average age <strong>of</strong> the employees at the Vita Needle Company,<br />
a needle <strong>and</strong> tubing factory near Boston, is an amazing 74<br />
years. The Boss Frederik Hartmann swears by his 35 working<br />
pensioners. In just five years they helped to increase companies<br />
sales by 100 percent! These employees "hired for life" like Mary,<br />
Marion, Paul, Tom, Ann <strong>and</strong> Rosa, all between 75 <strong>and</strong> 96 years<br />
<strong>of</strong> age found a new home, feel happy in their community <strong>and</strong><br />
are needed. They are loyal, have a strong sense <strong>of</strong> responsibility<br />
<strong>and</strong> are highly motivated. Rivalries or power struggles have no place in their lives. The free choice <strong>of</strong><br />
working times <strong>and</strong> working hours leaves them enough time for gr<strong>and</strong>children, doctors appointments<br />
or gymnastic. In their interviews, in a touching <strong>and</strong> endearing way, the elderly workers at the needle<br />
factory reveal their newfound sense <strong>of</strong> self-confidence. Full <strong>of</strong> joy <strong>and</strong> vitality, they describe how happy<br />
they are working together, <strong>and</strong> also talk about the dream they all share: to be able to climb up the<br />
steps leading to the production hall for as long as possible! Hartmanns innovative approach seriously<br />
questions attitudes in our society, which treats even people as young as 50 as being virtually incompetent.<br />
<strong>German</strong> title: RENTNER GMBH<br />
Festivals: Globian FF, GreenUnplugged FF<br />
52min or 28min30sec | DigiBeta | original English version with <strong>German</strong> voice over available<br />
PIANOMANIA<br />
by Lilian Franck & Robert Cibis CULTURE | MUSIC | PORTRAIT | WORK<br />
Pianomania is a portrayal <strong>of</strong> Stefan Knuepfer, the virtuosic piano<br />
tuner from Steinway, Austria, <strong>and</strong> his many famous clients at<br />
work, including Lang Lang, Alfred Brendel, Andrej Gravilov,<br />
Mitsuko Uchida, Rudolf Buchbinder <strong>and</strong> Pierre-Laurent Aimard;<br />
the film <strong>of</strong>fers an unusual <strong>and</strong> amusing look behind the heavy<br />
curtains at major concerts. This film is about the quest for the<br />
perfect tone. It shows each obstacle that is created by ab<strong>and</strong>oning<br />
everyday routine <strong>and</strong> surrendering oneself to Art.<br />
The fortitude that devotion engenders, the supreme love <strong>of</strong> perfection <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> divine moments; <strong>and</strong> yet<br />
the refusal to bask in one’s glory. Our protagonists are world-renowned pianists <strong>and</strong> their hero, piano<br />
tuner Stefan Knuepfer; <strong>and</strong> all are obsessed with the idea <strong>of</strong> the perfect sound.<br />
Festivals: Max Ophuels Preis<br />
95min or 52min | HD | 35mm | DVD | 16:9 original | <strong>German</strong> version with English subtitles available<br />
Production:<br />
DENKmal-Film GmbH<br />
Bertram Verhaag<br />
Herzogstr 97<br />
80796 Munich, <strong>German</strong>y<br />
tel.: +49 (0) 89-526601<br />
fax: +49 (0) 89-5234742<br />
bertram@denkmal-film.com<br />
www.denkmal-film.com<br />
pereSTROIKA – reCONSTRUCTION <strong>of</strong> a Flat<br />
by Christiane Büchner HUMAN INTEREST | SOCIAL | CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY<br />
The film „pereSTROIKA – reCONSTRUCTION <strong>of</strong> a flat“ shows the sale <strong>of</strong> a communal flat in<br />
St.Petersburg. In such a flat each room has another owner <strong>and</strong> accordingly the sale <strong>of</strong> such a complicated<br />
piece <strong>of</strong> real estate becomes nerve-racking for everybody involved. At the end even an inconspicuous<br />
ink-spot is able to decide on the fate <strong>of</strong> these people on their way into better living conditions.<br />
<strong>German</strong> title: pereSTROIKA – umBAU einer Wohnung<br />
Festivals: DOK Leipzig<br />
84min | HD | 35mm | original Russian version with <strong>German</strong> or English subtitles available<br />
Contact:<br />
Büchner. Filmproduktion<br />
Max-Brauer-Allee 245<br />
22769 Hamburg, <strong>German</strong>y<br />
tel +49(0)221-321701<br />
fax +49-(0)1803-551846856<br />
cell: +49-(0)177-4468560<br />
www.buechnerfilm.de/perestroika<br />
Production:<br />
OVAL Filmemacher GbR<br />
Rykestr. 17<br />
10405 Berlin, <strong>German</strong>y<br />
tel.: +49 (0) 30-61624830<br />
fax: +49 (0) 30-61624831<br />
info@oval-film.com<br />
www.oval-film.com<br />
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