WARSAW FILM FESTIWAL

The Soil of the Namib - Dreams

Miejsce gdzie nic nie ma

Germany | 2023, 26 min.

World Premiere

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Screenings:

Festival edition: 2023

Section: Short Films Competition

Film set: Short Films Competition: Set 2

Dialogue language: English / Khoekhoegowab

Genre: documentary

Description:

Far away, in the middle of the Namibian wasteland, on former German colonial soil. Unsecured, threatening tunnels lead deep into a monolithic mountain. Major, Esmeralda and Peter are working in illegal mines, searching for gemstones. The workers risk their lives every day, and their work brings little economic return. The group lives in its own microcosm, in which it seems they have buried their dreams.

Director(-s): Christian Zipfel

Independent filmmaker based in Berlin. He has directed many documentaries, feature films and VR projects. His films have been screened at prestigious festivals worldwide, to mention Montreal, Venice and Busan. He is currently part of the Wim Wenders Fellowship programme.

Director's filmography

2023 The Soil of the Namib
2023 Die wenige Zeit
2021 MYRIAD 360° - Where we connect
2020 Das Leben ist sonnig und schön | Life is Full of Sunshine and Beauty
2019 The Rain That Is Falling Now Was Also Falling Back Then
2018 Rooms
2018 Platz an der Sonne - 110 Jahre nach dem Völkermord | A Place In The Sun
2016 Der einsame Hof | The Bleak Farm
2016 Magadan - Stadt erbaut auf Knochen | Magadan – City Built on

Cast & Crew

Screenwriter: Christian Zipfel

Producer: Alina Schäfers

Editor: Bine Deutrich

DOP: Jana Pape

Music: Christian Dellacher

Contact:

TIME PRINTS (Production Company)

www.timeprints.de, deutrich@timeprints.de

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