Development / Projects
ARULA – A feature film by Rolf Steiner
script development
Synopsis
Marula tells the story of a family whose members are caught between the past, present and future. Central themes include poaching, loss, guilt, heritage and reconciliation. The plot combines African reality with personal family stories: Craig McKenzie fights poaching, Liz struggles with her broken past, her daughter Carla seeks stability between her job and family, and grandson Luca unwittingly brings old wounds back to the surface. On a safari trip to Rhulani Safari Lodge, the past and present collide. In particular, the encounter with the brothers Bakang and Tebogo – young poachers driven by poverty – and the revelations about Andreas Baumgartner, an old acquaintance of Liz’s, raise questions about responsibility and the future. In the end, it is the children who embody hope and the possibility of healing.
Bye bye Mother- A documentary by Dirk K. Zimmermann
script development
Synopsis
Unser Abschied von der Erde -‐ hinein in den Weltraum
Agreed climate targets are not being met, the world is becoming increasingly inhospitable, and heat, floods, crop failures, species extinction and dwindling resources are making it increasingly difficult for humanity to survive. According to the prediction of astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who died in 2018, humanity has only 100 years left to leave Earth behind and find a new home in space. People will have to make a new start here – under completely different conditions. – My documentary film shows the frantic countdown as scientists, companies and private individuals attempt to prepare a mission to settle humans on a foreign planet. – How do we get there? How can we possibly survive there? How will humans settle in space, on the Moon or Mars? And what necessities must be in place for future generations to exist in space at all? Can this – seemingly our only chance – succeed at all?
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