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Remote Area

Durchfahrtsland

Germany | 2005, 91 min.

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Festival edition: 2005

Section: Documentary Features

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This place is only 20 minutes away by tram from the Cologne Cathedral. Neither urban nor rural, it is unsightly, faceless, arbitrary. A typical slice of provincial German countryside whose inhabitants have preserved their rituals, myths and stories with defiant pride, hanging on to them even as the dingy outskirts of the big cities are pushing their way ever closer. It is there that the four protagonists have to stake out their claim: the local parson, a writer, a sensitive bachelor, and the leader of a local marching band. This documentary accompanies them for a year and paints a very personal portrait of an area which only at first glance appears inconspicuous.

Director(-s): Alexandra Sell

Born in Hamburg in 1968. 1988-96 studied Free Art at the Academy of Arts in Berlin. During art studies freelance work as photographer and participation in numerous exhibitions and festivals. In 2001 she made her first documentary "Das Avon Projekt". "Remote Area" is her first full-length film.

Director's filmography

2005 Durchfahrtsland
2001 Das Avon Projekt (dok.)
R 643 (kr.m., co-dir)
1997 He smiled at her and she smiled back (kr.m.)

Cast & Crew

Producer: Jörg Siepmann, Harry Flöter

Cast: Giuseppe Scolaro, Sophia Ray, Mark Basinski, Hans Wilhelm Dümmer

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