Quarterly 2 · 2008 - German Films

Trouble – Teatime in Heiligendamm
The 2007 G8 Summit in Heiligendamm/Germany – A
summer fairytale, a blooming corn poppy, a brilliant blue
sky. An unbelievably large and menacing fence cuts
through the picturesque landscape. Police caravans, journalists,
and activists face off for days in these fields like
medieval armies.
Elsewhere, artists despair over a public that confuses pop
with protest. Bob Geldof, Bono and Herbert
Groenemeyer preach on the “Your Voice Against Poverty”
stage, while Rostock locals would obviously rather be
eating a bratwurst. Left-wing anarchists try to set everything
on fire, though they only manage to get to one car
and a few trash bins.
Interviews with the likes of Muhammad Yunus (winner of
the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize), filmmaker Wim Wenders,
Susan George (former vice-president of ATTAC France),
U2 frontman Bono, and Campino (singer of Die Toten
Hosen) are mixed in with questions and commentary
from police, activists, and locals.
A regional documentary pop film that critically and playfully
explores the egoism of a confused protest generation.
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Genre Experimental, Society Category Documentary Cinema
Year of Production 2008 Direction Mind Pirates
Summercamp Community Cinematography Mind Pirates
Summercamp Community Editor Robert Kummer Music by
Rudolf Moser Producers Ralf Schmerberg, Eva Maier-Schoenung
Production Company Trigger Happy Productions/Berlin
Length 82 min Format Mini DV, color, 16:9 Original Version
German/English Subtitled Version English/German Sound
Technology Stereo Awards Cinema for Peace Award (The
Most Valuable Documentary of the Year) 2008
Mind Pirates is an initiative that takes on various projects as part
of its ongoing efforts to communicate social issues, linking the
possibilities of film to the participatory structure of the Internet.
Since its foundation in 2002, the non-profit association has created
websites, films, interactive magazines, and interviews.
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Scene from “Trouble” (photo © Martin Embacher)