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Cover GE8EN | © sybel.m/ Steuer
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Ge8en - Crowd control to Major Tom

    All titles (2)
    Documentary | 2007-2013 | Art, Civil / human rights, Cross-Media, Economy, Essay, Politics, Society | Germany

    Shooting data

    Number of shooting days7
    LocationsRostock + Heiligendamm
    Filming regionsGermany - Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

    Project data

    Budget70.000
    Film financing
    Length of movie48
    Aspect ratio16:9 (1 : 1,78)
    Acquisition formatProRes
    Distribution formatHD
    Sound formatDolby SRD / Dolby digital (5.1, 6 channels)

    Brief synopsis

    GE8EN (Geachten – Caution) is the fragmented portrait of a Protestkultur between police and demonstrators. It examines the chaotic reality in the high pressure zone of power and counter-power over the week of the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm 2007. GE8EN accompanied the participants on their way onto the Blockades and into the next days events. Amateur footage of protesters; images from Drone surveillance cameras; pasted press releases: A „story“ is deliberately avoided. The filmmaker minimizes the organizing principle, keeping the chronology of the scenes authentic. Picture and sound are superimposed together, thus broadening the perspective. The viewer becomes witness, participant, voyeur, and combatant of the screen. Whomever is involved is thrown back and must reorient himself in a situation where subjectivity is revoked by the crowed and objectivity does not seem possible.

    Crew

    ActivityNameComment
    Title designerCharlotte Steuer
    ColoristSibylle Kappes
    Director of photographyPeppa Meisner
    Director of photographyStefanie Meissner
    2nd unit dopFreundeskreis Videoclips
    2nd unit dopMomo und Co
    2nd unit dopMeinhardt von den Clowns
    2nd unit dopSozialistische Falken Berlin
    Camera operatorFilip Moritz
    Additional photographySibylle Kappes
    DirectorSibylle Kappes
    Arsenal Berlin
    Arsenal Berlin
    EditorSibylle Kappes
    Graphic artistCharlotte Steuer
    Transportation captainAlex Alte
    Subtitle translationBrian Duncan
    Production sound mixerAndreas Ruft
    Sound recordist (non fiction)Daniel Weiß
    Sound supervisorFrank Kruse
    Sound re-recording mixerNiklas Kammertöns
    Sound designerTobias Bilz
    Clearing rightsChristine Gruenther

    Production companies

    CompanyComment
    Sybel.M, Sibylle Kappes [de]

    Distribution / Sales companies

    CompanyComment
    Arsenal Filmverleih [de]
    RealEyz [Video on Demand]

    Facilities

    DepartmentCompanyComment
    Cameras and Utilities25p *Cine Support GmbH [de]
    DecorationKOLT
    EquipmentKortwich Film - Ton - Technik
    Sound (Postproduction)Neuton Berlin