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FORTSCHRITT IM TAL  DER  AHNUNGSLOSEN //
PROGRESS IN THE VALLEY OF PEOPLE WHO DON’T KNOW

dir. Florian Kunert
hybrid documentary, 67 min.
Germany 
2019


Shadowed by weekly, racist demonstrations in East Germany former factory workers of the German Democratic Republic together with Syrian refugees embark on a self-taught immigration course to share the memories of their lost homelands.





written & directed by Florian Kunert
cinematography: Joanna Piechotta
editing: Ian Purnell, Florian Kunert
music: Stefan Galler, Franziska Henke
sound design: Stefan Voglsinger
production: Story Bay UG (Stefan Gieren, Sarah Schreier), Florian Kunert, 
in co-production with Academy of Media Arts, Cologne 
supported by MDM // KdFS // Film und Medien Stiftung NRW 


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F E S T I V A L S // S C R E E N I N G S

awarded the German Film Prize, LOLA for the best mid-length film, 2019

world premiere at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival / Forum,  2019 // Nomination Amnesty Film Prize

15. Camden International Film Festival, International Competition U.S. 2019 // Nomination Cinematic Vision Award
WaLa International Film Festival, 2019 //  Best mitd-legth film
Neisse Film Festival , Homo Politicus, Germany, 2019
61. Nordische Filmtage Lübeck, 2019
43. Duisburger Filmwoche, 2019 
29. Festival of East European Cinema Cottbus, 2019
Habana Film Festival, Panorama Documental, Cuba, 2019
Festival Transcinema, Competition Resistencia, Peru, 2019
Budapest International Documentary Film Festival, Hungary 2020
Trieste Film Festival,  2020
Dok.Fest München, 2020
Muslim Film Festival, Australia, 2020 // Special Mention
Sehsüchte Film Festival, Germany, 2020
Semana de cine aleman, Mexico City, 2020
Arab Film Festival, Berlin, 2021
Jakarta Independat Film Festival, Indonesia, 2021

German cinema release: October 2020

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