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film id<br />
1614<br />
section<br />
Dok international programme<br />
Dragan WenDe –<br />
HoW tHe traBant<br />
inVaDeD West-Berlin<br />
anD ruineD MY<br />
uncle’s kingDoM<br />
by Dragan von petrovic, lena Müller<br />
In this tragicomical documentary set between West-<br />
Berlin and former Yugoslavia, the young cameraman<br />
Vuk from Belgrade embarks on the trail of his eccentric<br />
uncle Dragan Wende who, 30 years earlier became<br />
the street king of West-Berlin’s 1970s hedonistic disco<br />
scene. Thanks to his Yugoslav passport, he could<br />
easily pass from West- to East-Berlin and profited from<br />
the Wall like few others. But in 1989, the Wall fell.<br />
Suddenly it was open to everyone and everything<br />
changed. 20 years later, Vuk’s uncle is an aged alcoholic<br />
who lives off social welfare and memories of his youth.<br />
He has not set foot in East Berlin ever since and seldom<br />
leaves his surreal West-Berlin. Vuk and his camera<br />
discover and confront his uncle’s bizarre and tragicomic<br />
world of veteran Yugo-immigrants, fallen millionaires<br />
and post-Wall-losers. We observe the survival strategies<br />
of a group of immigrants who once had it easy and<br />
who cannot help but wish for a return of The Wall – the<br />
Fall of which is held responsible for their financial<br />
hardship. Seen through his nephew’s eyes, a microcosm<br />
of underdogs and their survival strategies unfolds in<br />
this family tale about the ‘Losers of Change’ in a still-<br />
divided city.<br />
genre<br />
author’s point of View<br />
Human interest<br />
facts<br />
germany, serbia, 2012<br />
colour, HDcam<br />
90 min<br />
original title<br />
Dragan Wende – West Berlin<br />
original language<br />
english, german, serbian<br />
Produced by<br />
lena Müller<br />
von.müller.film, germany<br />
www.von-muller-film.com<br />
in co-Production With<br />
rolf Bergmann<br />
rBB, germany<br />
involved broadcasters<br />
rBB, germany<br />
Public screenings<br />
4 / 2012 Hot Docs, canada<br />
sales contact<br />
lena Müller<br />
von.müller.film<br />
skalitzer str. 69<br />
10997 Berlin, germany<br />
lenamuller@gmail.com<br />
www.von-muller-film.com<br />
DraWing for<br />
MeMorY<br />
by andy glynne<br />
During the war in Afghanistan, Ali, now ten, fled his<br />
country with his grandmother, leaving behind his<br />
parents who were unable to leave. This film explores his<br />
pain of being separated from them, as well as living for<br />
years without knowing whether they were alive. Despite<br />
now having contact with them, they are still unable to<br />
be united, and Ali describes his hopes of one day seeing<br />
them again. This is part of a series using real-life<br />
stories of young refugees and asylum seekers, told by<br />
the children themselves.<br />
genre<br />
ethnology / religion<br />
History / politics / current affairs<br />
facts<br />
united kingdom, 2012<br />
colour, HD Videofile<br />
3 min<br />
original title<br />
Drawing for Memory<br />
original language<br />
english<br />
Produced by<br />
andy glynne<br />
Mosaic films, united kingdom<br />
www.mosaicfilms.com<br />
involved broadcasters<br />
BBc, united kingdom<br />
Public screenings<br />
6 / 2012 BBc two, united kingdom<br />
sales contact<br />
andy glynne<br />
Mosaic films<br />
4th floor shacklewell studios, 28<br />
shacklewell lane<br />
e8 2eZ london, united kingdom<br />
andy@mosaicfilms.com<br />
www.mosaicfilms.com<br />
102 103<br />
film id<br />
2296<br />
section<br />
animadoc
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