GOOD SOIL
Documentary
8 Minutes / 2013
SYNOPSIS
In 1983 the German energy giant RWE started digging for coal in the Garzweiler II pit. Since then 16 villages around the mine have been resettled.
Against all odds, brothers Helmut and Joachim Meier run the nursery they built 30 years ago until the very end.
Life is grey and lonesome, but there’s one hidden place where the world still seems to be all right.
CREDITS
Produced by
Paul Hinze Kollektiv, Kommune Köln
Directed by
Sebastian Lemke
Cinematography
Benjamin Leers, Sebastian Lemke
Sound
Christoph Ortmann, Niels Maier
Music
Christian Engelhardt
Editor
Pablo Ben Yakov
Color Grading & Artwork
Roland Scheliga
Premiered at
Hot Docs, Toronto
AWARDS
International Documentary Challenge @ Hot Docs
Best Film
Best Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
POV Award
DER Award
FILMPLUS
Young Talent Award (Förderpreis Schnitt)
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
WestART Audience Award