Synopsis
Tales of departures and partings intersect at Steubenhöft quay - the forgotten port of European emigration. The quay is almost not of this earth, a final terminus and a starting point for the transit voyages to the United States and Canada. The film-maker traverses this place of countless farewells in images full of longing. Situated on the German North Sea coast, it is the only still-operating, former emigration harbor in the world. Tales told by the people there, travelers after the turn of the century, and emigrants during the war awaken the place to new life. Production: maxim film Peter Roloff Chausseestr. 17 10115 Berlin, Germany tel.: +49 (30) 30-872478 fax: +49 (30) 30-872479 berlin@maxim-film.de www.maxim-film.de
