Ensaio aberto do projeto “Às Cegas”, do jovem cantautor Aron Areias, Quintal da Música, Odemira
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Open rehearsal of the project ‘Às Cegas’, by the young singer Aron Areias, Quintal da Música, Odemira
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Offene Probe des Projekts „Às Cegas“, des jungen Sängers Aron Areias

Documenting the opening and the exhibition of this new and beautiful art and artist-in-residence space "Três Sacadas" in Odemira. https://tres-sacadas.pt

The title, “O INÍCIO” (The Beginning), not only refers to the opening of Três Sacadas art space, but also to the first joint exhibition by local artists Sandra Bourquin and Jan Bourquin (Sabóia).
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Documentando a abertura e a exposição deste novo e belo espaço de arte e residência artística “Três Sacadas” em Odemira.
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Dokumentation der Eröffnung und Ausstellung dieses wunderschönen neuen Kunstraums und Artist-in-Residence Programs „Três Sacadas“ in Odemira.

ATLAS é um espectáculo que reúne 100 pessoas de diferentes profissões e origens em palco que, mesmo sem experiência, poderão inscrever-se para participar. Nesta obra, Ana Borralho & João Galante pretendem construir um atlas da organização social humana, uma representação dos seres humanos através da sua função na sociedade em que se inserem, desta vez, de Odemira.
ronjafilm captou esta reunião cheia de poder e de conhecimentos sobre esta comunidade.

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ATLAS is a show that brings together 100 people from different professions and backgrounds on stage who, even without experience, can sign up to take part. In this work, Ana Borralho & João Galante intend to build an atlas of human social organisation, a representation of human beings through their function in the society they belong to, this time in Odemira.
ronjafilm captured this meeting full of power and insights into this community.

For the second time, I was allowed to enter the sensitive area with my camera where women meet in their purest form. My gaze takes nothing away from the intimacy, the trust touches me, it is a gift to witness and capture deep processes.

"In this radical space, we awaken the primal magic that flows through our blood and bones, honoring the ancient and new teachings within. This work is asking us to surrender to the mystery that moves us. Here, we remember that our wild essence is not separate from the Earth but woven into the very fabric of creation."
Mahé, Founder / Lead of Erotic Muse
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Pela segunda vez, fui autorizada a levar a minha câmara para a zona sensível onde as mulheres se encontram na sua forma mais pura. O meu olhar não tira nada à intimidade, a confiança toca-me, é uma dádiva testemunhar processos profundos.

“Neste espaço radical, despertamos a magia primordial que flui através do nosso sangue e dos nossos ossos, honrando os ensinamentos antigos e novos que temos dentro de nós. Este trabalho pede-nos para nos rendermos ao mistério que nos move. Aqui, lembramo-nos que a nossa essência selvagem não está separada da Terra, mas sim tecida no próprio tecido da criação.”

Mahé, Fundadora / Diretora da Musa Erótica

Tiago Jesus - Seis retratos fílmicos de um artista multifacetado
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Tiago Jesus - Six film portraits of a multifaceted artist

Between September and October 2023 a series of participatory activities in Germany as well as in Portugal happened, to contextualise the "Global Field" concept to the reality of Odemira.
ronjafilm accompanied the rapid and exciting development towards a Global Field in Odemira.

https://www.2000m2.eu/production/
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Entre setembro e outubro de 2023, realizou-se uma série de actividades participativas na Alemanha e em Portugal, para contextualizar o conceito de “Campo Global” à realidade de Odemira.

A ronjafilm acompanhou o rápido e excitante desenvolvimento em direção a um Campo Global em Odemira.

“Comer com os olhos” é uma criação de Giacomo Scalisi (encenação) e Rosário Pinheiro (chef de cozinha), com texto original de Afonso Cruz. Trata-se de um espectáculo de teatro que em diálogo com o cinema aborda a dimensão dramatúrgica da culinária e dos rituais ligados ao acto de comer...
ronjafilm captou a bela produção para todos os sentidos.

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‘Eat with your eyes’ is a creation by Giacomo Scalisi (director) and Rosário Pinheiro (chef), with an original text by Afonso Cruz. It's a theatre show that, in dialogue with cinema, tackles the dramaturgical dimension of cooking and the rituals linked to the act of eating...
ronjafilm captured the beautiful production for all senses.

A small version of the long-running FATT festival took place in Ameixial in 2023. ronjafilm produced several videos of the workshops and concerts.

Em 2023, realizou-se no Ameixial uma pequena versão do festival FATT, de longa duração. ronjafilm produziu vários vídeos dos workshops e concertos.

www.apdidgeridoo.pt

O que é o Fórum do Território?
O Fórum do Território é um espaço de participação cívica e reflexão para a co-construção (envolvendo e responsabilizando todos) de um território com mais qualidade de vida, com base na identificação dos objetivos comuns para um desenvolvimento sustentável, assente num modelo inovador de governança. Este pretende ser um espaço de participação para toda a comunidade, sem exceção.

What is the Forum do Território?
The Forum do Território is a space for civic participation and reflection for the co-construction (involving and making everyone responsible) of a territory with a better quality of life, based on the identification of common objectives for sustainable development, based on an innovative model of governance. This is intended to be a space of participation for the whole community, without exception.

https://www.cm-odemira.pt/p/forumdoterritorio

Two versatile musicians that tell the stories of their lives in enchanting and magical songs.

http://www.andamula.com/

A couple of guys in a car workshop. Not necessarily everybody works on cars…
"Música para os meus ouvidos”, a very special concert in Odemira, 1.10.2022

Um punhado de homens numa oficina de automóveis. Nem toda a gente trabalha necessariamente em carros...
"Música para os meus ouvidos", um concerto especial em Odemira, 1.10.2022

Eine Handvoll Männer in einer Autowerkstatt. Nicht jeder arbeitet unbedingt an Autos...
"Música para os meus ouvidos”, ein besonderes Konzert in Odemira, 1.10.2022

CACO - Association of Artisans of Odemira - promotes arts and crafts and contributes to the valorisation of artisanal activities. In 2022, ronjafilm produced eight short films for CACO / Mãos de cá, which introduce local artists and give visitors the chance for a hands-on experience with the artist and their unique craft.

A CACO - Associação de Artesãos do Concelho de Odemira - promove as artes e ofícios e contribui para a valorização do artesanato e actividades artesanais. Em 2022, a ronjafilm está a realizar oito curtas-metragens para a CACO / Mãos de cá que apresentam artistas locais e dão aos visitantes a oportunidade de viver um dia com eles e experimentar o artesanato por si próprios.

Der Verband CACO - Associação de Artesãos do Concelho de Odemira - fördert das Kunsthandwerk und trägt zur Aufwertung des Handwerks und der handwerklichen Tätigkeiten bei. 2022 dreht ronjafilm für CACO / Mãos de cá acht kurze Filme, die lokale Künstler vorstellen und Besuchern die Möglichkeit geben einen Tag mit ihnen zu erleben und das Kunsthandwerk selbst auszuprobieren.

Queens Redemption, a cosmetic enterprise in South Portugal, will explore the path of herbal medicine of getting to the root of health, addressing all dimensions – the physical, emotional, spiritual, environmental. ronjafilm did their workshop film.

Queens Redemption, uma empresa de cosméticos do sul de Portugal, explora o caminho da medicina herbal para chegar ao fundo da saúde em todas as dimensões - física, emocional, espiritual e ambiental. ronjafilm filmou o seu filme de oficina.

Queens Redemption, ein Kosmetikunternehmen in Südportugal, erforscht den Weg der Naturmedizin, um der Gesundheit in allen Dimensionen auf den Grund zu gehen - den körperlichen, emotionalen, spirituellen und ökologischen. ronjafilm hat ihren Workshop-Film gedreht.

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Queens Redemption Website

The Corona pandemic was felt as a worldwide shock. Who remained unaffected? Two years later, we examine the "ripple effects". In which direction did the Corona pandemic push people's biographies? A dialogue through dance and personal narration.

A pandemia de Corona foi sentida como um choque mundial. Quem permaneceu indiferente? Dois anos mais tarde, examinamos os "efeitos de ondulação". Em que direcção é que a pandemia de Corona deu origem às biografias das pessoas? Um diálogo através da dança e narrativa pessoal.

Die Corona-Pandemie war als weltweite Erschütterung spürbar. Wer blieb unbeeinflusst davon? Zwei Jahre später untersuchen wir die „Ripple-Effects“. In welche Richtung hat die Corona-Pandemie die Biographien von Menschen geschubst? Ein Dialog durch Tanz und durch Erzählungen in Ich-Form.

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Author & Director: Keya Richter
Director of Photography & Co-Author: Eva Stotz

Let's compost!
In order to find solutions that enable bio-waste to be recycled at source, thus avoiding sending it to landfill, the Municipality of Odemira is promoting the "Let's compost!" campaign to promote home and community composting.
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Vamos compostar!
Para encontrar soluções que permitam a reciclagem dos bio resíduos na origem, evitando assim o seu envio para aterro, o Município de Odemira dinamiza a campanha “Vamos compostar!” para promoção da compostagem doméstica e compostagem comunitária.
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Lasst uns kompostieren!
Um Lösungen zu finden, die es ermöglichen, Bioabfälle an der Quelle zu recyceln und so eine Deponierung zu vermeiden, fördert die Gemeinde Odemira die Kampagne "Lasst uns kompostieren"!

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Producer: Miau, ronjafilm
Director of Photography, Editor: Eva Stotz
Idea and Director: Rita Fouto

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Campaign Odemira

_About (english)
We desperately seek them, defend them and make them our third skin. When they are taken from us, our identity is shaken: houses, apartments, huts, caves, our own “four walls".

What does it actually mean "to inhabit"? What deep necessity makes it part of social human rights? A fundamental right that is currently being trampled on in the midst of our European cities...

The film The Hut Of The Last Pirate explores the complex term "inhabiting" in a poetic cinema essay.
In three parts it deals with the urgent drive for a place to live, with the turning points when people lose their homes and the painful skinning to the point of depression, and the global dynamics of the constant increase of the value of the land. It's shot in cinematographic and explosive Marseille, but this story could be told in many cities.

When fewer and fewer people own our living space, and an ever greater mass becomes dependent and vulnerable to their power, the nature of "living" is taken ad absurdum.

About_deutsch
Wir suchen sie verzweifelt, verteidigen sie und machen sie zu unserer dritten Haut. Wenn man sie uns wegnimmt, kommt die Identität ins Wanken: Häuser, Wohnungen, Hütten, Höhlen, die “eigenen vier Wände“. Was bedeutet es eigentlich „zu wohnen“? Welche Notwendigkeit macht es zum Teil der sozialen Menschenrechte? Ein Grundrecht das aktuell inmitten unserer europäischen Großstädte mit Füßen getreten wird…

Der Film “Die Hütte des letzten Piraten” erforscht den wichtigen Lebenskomplex „Wohnen“ in poetisch essayistischer Form. Hier geht es um die dringliche Suche nach einer Bleibe, um Momente in denen Menschen ihren Wohnraum verlieren, sich schmerzhaft Häuten bis zur Depression, und um die weltweite Dynamik der stetigen Wertsteigerung des Bodens.

Wenn immer weniger Menschen Wohnraum gehört, und eine immer größere Masse abhängig und erpressbar wird, wird die Natur des „Bewohnens“ ad absurdum geführt.

About_francais
Nous les cherchons désespérément, les défendons, et en faisons notre troisième peau. Quand on nous les enlève, notre identité est ébranlée : maisons, appartements, cabanes, grottes, " nos propres quatre murs ". Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire en fait "habiter"? Quelle nécessité fait habiter une partie des droits sociaux de l'homme? Un droit fondamental qui est actuellement méprisé au sein de nos villes européennes...

Le film "La cabane du dernier pirate" explore l'importance de "habiter" sous une forme poétique et essayiste. Le film traite la recherche urgente pour un un lieu pour vivre, des moments où les gens perdent leur maison, des écorchures douloureuses jusqu'à la dépression, et de la dynamique globale de l'augmentation constante de la valeur de la terre.

Lorsque l'espace de vie est dans les mains de moins en moins de personnes, et qu'une masse toujours plus grande devient dépendante et vulnérable, la nature du "vivre" est prise ad absurdum.

Team:
Director & Camera: Eva Stotz
Editor: Vincent Schmitt

Participated at FIFA 2019 Aubagne, Marché de la composition, 3ème pesonnage

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Field Trip - an interactive documentary about a wounded urban place. Tempelhofer Feld - a former airfield in the heart of Berlin, 300 ha of possibilities for one, a place of forced labour or new home for another. A project with open source code and Creative Commons footage - as free as the place itself.
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Field Trip - um documentário interactivo sobre um local urbano ferido. Tempelhofer Feld - um antigo aeródromo no coração de Berlim, 300 ha de possibilidades para um, um local de trabalhos forçados ou um novo lar para outro. Um projecto com código aberto e filmagens Creative Commons - tão gratuito como o próprio local.
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Field Trip - ein interaktiver Dokumentarfilm über einen verwundeten urbanen Ort. Das Tempelhofer Feld – ein ehemaliges Rollfeld im Herzen Berlins, 300 ha Möglichkeiten für die Einen, ein Ort der Zwangsarbeit oder neue Heimat für einen Anderen. Ein Projekt mit Open Source Code und Creative Commons Filmmaterial - so frei wie der Ort selbst.

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Producer, Author, Director: Eva Stotz
Co-Author, User Experience: Frédéric Dubois
Creative Technologist: Joscha Jäger
Creative Producer: Svenja Klüh
Webdesigner, Front-End: Olivier Guillard
Animator: Filippo Letizi
Editor: Michal Kuleba
Camera: Emma Rosa Simon, Ben Bernhard, Jenny Lou Ziegel
Sound: Garip Özdem, Claudia Meyer, Frieder Unselt
Composer and Music Supervision: Frieder Nagel
Sounddesign and Sound Postproduktion: Frieder Nagel, Clemens Nürnberger
Colour Correction: Rasmus Sievers, Trollfilm

___ Partner and Funding
Media partner: Der Tagesspiegel
Supported by Medieninnovationszentrum Babelsberg (MIZ), Rudolf Augstein Stiftung, Stiftung Luftbrückendank, Checkpoint Charlie Stiftung, Federal Center for political education, BücherboXX, Albert-Schweizer Gymnasium, Winzki GmbH and more than 200 Crowdfunders.

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Melbourne Documentary Filmfestival, Best VR Interactive Documentary
Lovie Award in Gold, Best Documentary
Lovie Award in Gold, People’s Choice Best Documentary

Creative Documentary in development. Funded by Robert Bosch Recherchestipendium.

Caribbean Coast is a film that explores the life in the tower blocks in Hong Kong. By getting to know the inhabitants and their background, it tries to understand the interdependency between the maids and their employers, and how structures of modern slavery can develop in a hypermodern place. 

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At the address "Caribbean Coast, Lantau Island, Hong Kong” one finds a property development, consisting of thirteen mint green tower blocks. Those who enter the vertical city of 18,000 habitants and take the lift to the 65th floor have a view on the disappointing coastline of the city Tung Chung. Caribbean Coast evokes a distant, dreamlike place. The name, like its inhabitants, has few roots here. It is a living embodiment of hypermodernity: luxurious and comfortable, built next to the biggest airport in the world. Here you don’t linger, you pass through.

Most of the international inhabitants work at the airport: as pilots, stewards or for the ground crew. They are travelling most of the time. When not travelling for work, they travel to visit their families in their home countries, for leisure or business reasons. Back home in the tower blocks remain the Filipino and Indonesian maids, who take care of the children of their employers.

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Regie und Buch: Eva Stotz

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Gefördert durch das Robert Bosch Recherchestipendium

European election campaign spot, concept and direction, commissioned by Timeprints, Agency Berliner Botschaft, Die Linke
 

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Director: Eva Stotz
Producer: Michael Truckenbrodt, Timeprints
Agency: Berliner Botschaft
DoP: Frieder Unselt
Editor: Karoline Schulz

Three films were made by ronjafilm for the Musée de la Danse, Rennes. Teasers of the performances "Fous de Danse" and "A Dancers Day" and a film that covers the entire performance "10000 gestes" by choreographer Boris Charmatz.

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Producer: Ronjafilm
Director: Eva Stotz
DoP: Emma Rosa Simon, Agnes Pakozdi, Tom Akinleminu
Sound: Wolfgang Kick
Editor: Calle Overweg, Iara Rodriguez Vilardebó
 

"Moments of Movement" tells stories of steps. The ones taken in our daily lives, as well as significant steps, that change biographies and move populations around the world. 2017, in the year of the creation of this project, 2017, more people were on the road than ever before. "Moments of Movement" looks closely on the freedom or confinement of the own steps and contrasts media images with personal stories.
With this work, Berlin filmmaker Eva Stotz and Amsterdam tap dancer Marije Nie build on a successful cooperation in Istanbul. After "One Million Steps” in 2013 they now focus on a different movement in the city. In a film workshop Eva taught refugees to make films about their decisive steps. These films, combined with the global film archive of Eva Stotz as a foundation for live VJing, interact with the virtuosic rhythms of Marije Nie, supported by various musicians in the different locations of performance. The performance was since then adjusted each time to the location. In November 2017 the performance got chosen to be the opening ceremony of the Screendance festival "Light Moves" in Limerick, Irland. Here we added historical images of ancient refugee in the archive. In Ulm, elements where filmed to research the stage of understanding of the locals and the newcomers mainly from Syria.
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"Momentos de Movimento" conta histórias de passos. Os que são dados na nossa vida diária, assim como passos significativos, que mudam biografias e movimentam populações em todo o mundo. 2017, no ano da criação deste projecto, 2017, havia mais pessoas na estrada do que nunca. "Momentos de Movimento" olha atentamente para a liberdade ou confinamento dos próprios passos e contrasta as imagens dos media com histórias pessoais. Com este trabalho, a cineasta berlinense Eva Stotz e a bailarina de sapateado Marije Nie de Amesterdão constroem uma cooperação bem sucedida em Istambul. Após "Um Milhão de Passos" em 2013, centram-se agora num movimento diferente na cidade. Numa oficina de cinema, Eva ensinou os refugiados a fazer filmes sobre os seus passos decisivos. Estes filmes, combinados com o arquivo cinematográfico global de Eva Stotz como base para o VJing ao vivo, interagem com os ritmos virtuosísticos de Marije Nie, apoiados por vários músicos nos diferentes locais de actuação. A performance foi, desde então, ajustada cada vez mais ao local. Em Novembro de 2017 a actuação foi escolhida para ser a cerimónia de abertura do festival Screendance "Light Moves" em Limerick, Irland. Aqui acrescentámos imagens históricas de antigos refugiados no arquivo. Em Ulm, elementos onde foram filmados para investigar a fase de compreensão dos locais e dos recém-chegados, principalmente da Síria.
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"Moments of Movement" erzählt Geschichten von Schritten. Von den Schritten, die wir im Alltag machen, aber auch von bedeutenden Schritten, die Biografien verändern und Menschen auf der ganzen Welt bewegen. 2017, im Jahr der Entstehung dieses Projekts, waren mehr Menschen unterwegs als je zuvor. "Moments of Movement" nimmt die Freiheit oder Enge der eigenen Schritte unter die Lupe und kontrastiert mediale Bilder mit persönlichen Geschichten. Die Berliner Filmemacherin Eva Stotz und die Amsterdamer Stepptänzerin Marije Nie knüpfen mit dieser Arbeit an eine erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit in Istanbul an. Nach "One Million Steps" im Jahr 2013 widmen sie sich nun einer anderen Bewegung in der Stadt. In einem Filmworkshop brachte Eva Flüchtlingen bei, Filme über ihre entscheidenden Schritte zu drehen. Diese Filme, kombiniert mit dem globalen Filmarchiv von Eva Stotz als Grundlage für das Live-VJing, interagieren mit den virtuosen Rhythmen von Marije Nie, unterstützt von verschiedenen Musikern an den verschiedenen Auftrittsorten. Die Performance wurde seither jedes Mal an den jeweiligen Ort angepasst. Im November 2017 wurde die Performance für die Eröffnungszeremonie des Screendance Festivals "Light Moves" in Limerick, Irland, ausgewählt. Hier fügten wir historische Bilder von alten Flüchtlingen aus dem Archiv hinzu. In Ulm wurden Elemente gefilmt, um den Stand der Verständigung zwischen den Einheimischen und den Neuankömmlingen, hauptsächlich aus Syrien, zu erforschen.

___Team & Partner
Director and VJ: Eva Stotz
Director and Tapdancer: Marije Nie
Percussionist: Ediz Hafızoğlu (Istanbul), Erik Kooger ( Ulm and Limerick)
Guitarist: Sarp Maden (Istanbul), Thomas Ellerkamp (Ulm)
Saxophonist: Korhan Futacı (Istanbul), Cathal Roche (Limerick)
Choir, Singer: Istanbul Mosaic Oriental Choir (Istanbul), Ahmmad Al Trkuawe (Ulm)
Live Sounddesign and Soundscapes: Benjamin Jefferys (Istanbul, Ulm, Limerick)
Video Creator: Katarina Schröter (Ulm)
Bassist: Dan Boswell (Limerick)
Ney Pleyer: Hala Jaber (Limerick)
Oud: Samir Mansour (Ulm)
Partner: Goethe Institut IstanbulStadthaus Ulm, Kulturbüro UlmLight Moves Festival Limerick

Never waste a crisis: When, if not now, is the time to shape the future we want to live in! Director Anna de Carlo uses the mysterious appearance of so-called FutureLeaks to develop a new perspective together with students from the University of the Arts and residents of the AWO-Refugium at Kaiserdamm, and to change the future using the leaked information.

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Filmproduction, DoP, Editor: Eva Stotz
Artistic Direction: Anna de Carlo
Editing & motion Design: Caroline Heinrich
Szenografie: Marcus Barros Cardoso

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Berliner Festspiele
Anna de Carlo
rbb Bericht

A dancer dancing while in another place people are running in the tear gas. And suddenly points of contact, in the middle of the Gezi protests in Istanbul. A struggle for living space and the freedom of one's own steps.
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Um bailarino a dançar enquanto noutro lugar as pessoas estão a correr no gás lacrimogéneo. E subitamente pontos de contacto, no meio dos protestos de Gezi em Istambul. Uma luta pelo espaço de vida e a liberdade dos próprios passos.
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Eine Tänzerin die tanzt, während an einem anderen Ort Menschen im Tränengas rennen. Und plötzlich Berührungspunkte, mitten in den Gezi-Protesten in Istanbul. Ein Kampf um Lebensraum und die Freiheit der eigenen Schritte.

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Producer, Author, Director: Eva Stotz
Co-Producer and Main Cast: Marije Nie
Camera: Carola Rodriguez Sanchez, Eva Stotz
Editor: Gregor Bartsch, Georg Petzold

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*BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM * 26th BAMBERGER KURZFILMTAGE (Competition, Germany)
*BEST DOCUMENTARY* 4th MUMBAI SHORTS INT’L FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, India)
*JURY AWARD* 34th INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF FILMS ON ART (FIFA) (Competition, Montréal, Canada)
*BEST DOCUMENTARY* 17th FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM D'AUBAGNE (FIFA) (Short Film Competition, Category Documentary, France)
*AUDIENCE AWARD BEST DOCUMENTARY* 13th CINEDANS – DANCE ON SCREEN FESTIVAL EYE (Official Selection, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
*JURORS‘ SPECIAL PRIZE* 3rd GREEN IMAGE FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Tokyo, Japan)
*AUDIENCE AWARD BEST DOCUMENTARY 2016*39th GRENZLAND-FILMTAGE SELB (Competition, Germany)
*AUDIENCE AWARD* & *SPONSOR'S PRIZE*L’INCONNU FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Paris, France)
*HONORABLE MENTION DOCUMENTARY* 10th TAOS SHORTZ FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Taos, New Mexico, USA)
*WINNER IN CATEGORY “SHORT DOCUMENTARY” IN APRIL*LOS ANGELES CINEFEST (Online Monthly Competition, USA)

As soon as filmmaker Eva Stotz found out about the Couchsurfing network, she had to know more. What was this online community providing a free place to sleep anywhere in the world, a chance look in on the lives of complete strangers, and an opportunity to reach out beyond the internet after only a few emails? Eva packed her camera and set off on her travels.
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Assim que a cineasta Eva Stotz soube da rede Couchsurfing, teve de saber mais. O que era esta comunidade online que proporcionava um lugar livre para dormir em qualquer parte do mundo, um olhar casual sobre as vidas de estranhos completos, e uma oportunidade de chegar para além da internet depois de apenas alguns e-mails? Eva embalou a sua máquina fotográfica e partiu para as suas viagens.
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Als die Filmemacherin Eva Stotz von dem Couchsurfing-Netzwerk erfuhr, musste sie mehr wissen. Was war das für eine Online-Community, die einen kostenlosen Schlafplatz an einem beliebigen Ort auf der Welt, einen Einblick in das Leben völlig fremder Menschen und die Möglichkeit bot, nach nur ein paar E-Mails über das Internet hinaus Kontakte zu knüpfen? Eva packte ihre Kamera ein und machte sich auf die Reise.

___ Team
Author, Director, Cinematographer: Eva Stotz
Production: Sabotage Film GmbH, Karsten Aurich und Annedore von Donop
Editing: Vincent Schmitt
Sound Recording: Garip Özdem, Juri von der Krause, Johannes Schmelzer Ziringer, Konstantin Kirilow
Sound Postproduction: Niklas Kammertöns
Music: Jürgen Grözinger

___ Partner and Funding
Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg
ZDF - Kleines Fernsehspiel

___ Awards and Festivals
Wordpremiere South by Southwest Austin, Nomination Maverick Award, Woodstock Film Festival Press, Nomination Cosmic Angel,
Raindance Festival, Official Selection 11th PLANETE DOC WARSAW, Official Selection 28th DOKFEST MÜNCHEN, Opening Film FILM WELT WIRTSCHAFT MÜNCHEN, German Competition ACHTUNG BERLIN Festival, Official Selection GERMAN FILMWEEK CAIRO, Official Selection DOCFESTIVAL SAN FRANCISCO, Official Selection MIDDLE EASTERN FILM FESTIVAL SOFIA, Official Selection HIPTRIP FESTIVAL BUCHAREST, Official Selection CROSSROAD FESTIVAL GRAZ

“People on their way to work, in the morning, in the S-Bahn. Tired faces. Empty looks. Crowded bodies in hypothermic, desolate cityscapes. In a constant hurry: quickly, quickly to the office. A young man humiliating himself as a public advertising figure, a schoolgirl anxiously wondering about her career chances, job seekers who are supposed to see their body as a trademark ... The impositions and dressing down of today's working world, both physical and psychological, are the subject of Sollbruchstelle. Self-worth and self-image are reduced to the current market value of labour. Stotz tells the story of her father Franz, who was laid off after 40 years, sued against it, won and got his job as a manager back, but still ended up on the siding. What is one, what remains of one when one has no work?” (Filmfest Munich)
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"Pessoas a caminho do trabalho, pela manhã, no S-Bahn. Caras cansadas. Olhares vazios. Corpos apinhados em paisagens urbanas hipotérmicas e desoladas. Numa pressa constante: depressa, depressa para o escritório. Um jovem que se humilha como figura publicitária pública, uma estudante que se questiona ansiosamente sobre as suas oportunidades de carreira, pessoas à procura de emprego que supostamente vêem o seu corpo como uma marca registada ... As imposições e o vestir do mundo do trabalho de hoje, tanto físicas como psicológicas, são o tema de Sollbruchstelle. A auto-estima e a auto-imagem são reduzidas ao actual valor de mercado do trabalho. Stotz conta a história do seu pai Franz, que foi despedido após 40 anos, processado contra ela, ganhou e recuperou o seu emprego como gerente, mas mesmo assim acabou por ficar de fora. O que é um, o que resta de um quando não se tem trabalho?" (Filmfest Munich)
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"Menschen auf dem Weg zur Arbeit, morgens, in der S-Bahn. Müde Gesichter. Leere Blicke. Gedrängte Körper in unterkühlten, trostlosen Stadtlandschaften. In ständiger Eile: schnell, schnell ins Büro. Ein junger Mann, der sich als Werbefigur in der Öffentlichkeit erniedrigt, eine Schülerin, die ängstlich über ihre Karrierechancen nachdenkt, Arbeitssuchende, die ihren Körper als Markenzeichen sehen sollen ... Die physischen und psychischen Zumutungen und Abwertungen der heutigen Arbeitswelt sind Thema von Sollbruchstelle. Selbstwert und Selbstbild werden auf den aktuellen Marktwert der Arbeit reduziert. Stotz erzählt die Geschichte ihres Vaters Franz, der nach 40 Jahren entlassen wurde, dagegen klagte, gewann und seinen Job als Manager zurückbekam, aber trotzdem auf dem Abstellgleis landete. Was ist man, was bleibt von einem, wenn man keine Arbeit hat?" (Filmfest München)

___ Team
Author and Director: Eva Stotz
Co-Writer: Patricia Fürst
Director of Photography: András Petrik
Additonal DOPs: Armin Dierolf, Kolja Raschke, Eric Ferranti
Editor: Claudia Gleisner
Sound Recordists: Stephan Schönholz, Garip Özdem
Original Score: Jürgen Grözinger
Sound Design: Malte Bieler, Niklas Kammertöns
Line Producer: Christoph Heller
Producer: German Film- and Television Academy Berlin and Eva Stotz

___ Awards and Festivals (selection)
Special Mention, Visions du Réel Nyon 2008; Advancement Award, Duisburger Filmwoche 2008, Advancement Award, German Television Award, Prize of the Insurances Dokumentart, Nomination Golden Key 25th Kassel Documentary & Video Festival, Nomination Documentary Prize and book presentation "Werkstattberichte Dokfilm" with Pepe Danquart 6th HAMBURGER DOKFILMWOCHE, Official Selection 46th Viennale int'l film festival, German Competition 51th Int'l documentary film festival DOKLeipzig, TIDF Taiwan International Documentary Festival, 26th TFF Torino Film festival, 16. Blicke aus dem Ruhrgebiet
5th PLANETE DOC REVIEW FF, 19th FILMKUNST FEST SCHWERIN, DOKFILMFEST MÜNCHEN, 5th DOCVILLE LEUVEN, CROSSING EUROPE LINZ, 27th FILMFESTIVAL OF URUGUAY, 20th ANKARA INT'L FILM FESTIVAL