A foggy landscape with new buildings in Eisenhüttenstadt at the German-Polish border: "Eisen", Iron, that’s how they call the town here. Portraits of asylum seekers are set among impressions of a dreary life. A snapshot of a life on hold, somewhere in between hope and uncertainty.
- Penrosefilm
- Felix Eisele
- http://www.penrosefilm.de
Benjamin Kahlmeyer
Born 1982 in Marburg;
he studied philosophy and literature at the Freie Universitat Berlin;
in 2005 he enrolled at the Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg in Ludwigsburg;
his documentaries have won numerous awards at international film festivals;
among others: The HBO Emerging Artist Award, Grimme Online Award & Golden Dove;
currently working as an independent director and author based in Berlin
Filmography
2009 BETWEEN ROUNDS
2011 MEANWHILE IN MAMELODI
2014 THE INVISIBLES