Films by Andrea Schütte

Germany 2020, 95 min
by Natalija Yefimkina

In Russia there is a phenomenon beyond ice fishing, matryoshkas and vodka: the garage settlement. Seemingly inhospitable sheds which offer refuge to a large number of Russians – mainly men. Within these few square metres, they create alternative living spaces, with ingenuity and tenacity, according to their own taste and beyond any rules. The garages are an expression of a retreat into privacy, an escape from everyday life. Behind the Arctic Circle, in an area dominated by the local mining compa

Germany 2016, 87 min
by Christian Hornung

SOME HAD CROCODILES is a portrait of Hamburgs famous and notorious harbor area - or better: a portrait of the people who came decades ago in search for a different way of live, and who stayed throughout the years. Former exotic dancers and bartenders, sailors and pimps, today they all meet in their favorite pubs remembering the good old days - and saving some money for the hard times to come: All of them are members in the so called 'Saving Clubs'.