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The World We Live In: Wandering Workers in Germany

Year
2016
Country
Germany
Duration
16'40’’
Director
Hanna Fischer

Several cases of labour exploitation concerning migrant workers from Eastern European countries have become publicly known. The film portrays the life of three migrant workers: a construction worker from Bulgaria who lives on the streets of Frankfurt collecting bottles for a living; a woman from Romania who shares a hotel room with her daughters, everyday she goes out to find work; and a retiree from Bulgaria who drives a truck and has been on the road for four months to support his family back home. Their daily lives are determined by bleak monotony and social isolation, and yet they have not abandoned their hope for a better life.

CREW:
Director: Hanna Fischer
Producer: Juliane Walther
Cinematographer: Benjamin Manderbach
Editor: Frank Carsten Walter
Sound: Claudio Demel
Production
Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. Tel.: +49 176 800 336 04, [email protected]
Sales:
SofiiaMelnyk, [email protected]
Director
Hanna Fischer

Hanna Fischer, born in 1985, is a student with a major in film and TV journalism at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. She holds a degree in cultural studies and has assisted in various film and television productions.

Selected Filmography

Selected: Der Rest ist Glückssache (2016)

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Altimir
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Altimir
Year
2016
Country
USA, Bulgaria
Director
Kay Hannahan
Duration
17’
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Сellophane
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Сellophane
Year
2016
Country
Georgia
Director
Khukhua Tornike
Duration
8’
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Corpse
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Corpse
Year
2016
Country
Belgium
Director
Benjamin d'Aoust
Duration
16’
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Dead Ears
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Dead Ears
Year
2016
Country
Lithuania
Director
Linas Mikuta
Duration
42’
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I’m Not From Here
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I’m Not From Here
Year
2016
Country
Lithuania, Chile
Directors
Maite Alberdi, Giedrė Žickytė
Duration
26’
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In Another World
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In Another World
Year
2016
Country
Poland
Director
Anna Bedynska
Duration
26'6’’
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Intro
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Intro
Year
2016
Country
Russia
Director
Julia Panasenko
Duration
30’
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My Daughter Nora
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My Daughter Nora
Year
2016
Country
Belgium, France
Director
Jasna Krajinović
Duration
16’
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Paper Stars
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Paper Stars
Year
2016
Country
Russia
Director
Inna Omelchenko
Duration
41’
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Pulse
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Pulse
Year
2015
Country
Belgium, Portugal, Hungary
Director
Robin Petré
Duration
26’
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Rakijada
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Rakijada
Year
2016
Country
Switzerland
Director
Nikola Ilić
Duration
20’
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Running In Closed Room
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Running In Closed Room
Year
2016
Country
Iran
Director
Mostafa Atashmard
Duration
29’
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Tarikat
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Tarikat
Year
2015
Country
The Netherlands
Director
Jasmijn Schrofer
Duration
17’
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The Pit
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The Pit
Year
2016
Country
Ukraine
Directors
Anton Yaremchuk, Danila Okulov
Duration
26’
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These Objects, Those Memories
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These Objects, Those Memories
Year
2015
Country
South Africa
Director
Roger Horn
Duration
30’
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