Films by Bettina Blickwede

2022, 86 min
by Volker Sattel, Francesca Bertin

The Tara is a river on the outskirts of Taranto whose waters are believed to have healing properties; bathing there is a tradition for the inhabitants of the city. Starting from this bucolic place, Volker Sattel and Francesca Bertin take us on a journey through a territory where myths clash with reality and where so-called progress has taken a heavy toll on nature and society.With Jasmine Pisapia, Adriana Sellani, Cataldo Ranieri, Marco Tomasicchio, Vincenzo Romito.Produced by Volker Sattel FuFi

Germany 2011, 103 min
by Ulrike Ottinger

In the Japanese region Echigo, the locals live with and under the heavy snow fall half of the year. Because of this they have developed their own customs of everyday life, festivals, and religious rituals. In a poetic way Ulrike Ottinger leads us into the reality of the snow landscape with its beauty and austere living conditions, follows the mythical tracks of the "gods of paths and roads" and mountain spirits, and places us within the fairytale world of a beautiful fox and her lover.

Germany, Turkey 2010, 88 min
by Martina Priessner

Bülent, Murat, Fatos and Cigdem work for German Callcentre in Turkey and share the memories of their youth in Germany. Now all of them live in Istanbul, three of them against their will. Only Ciğdem, the young manager with a German passport freely opted for a life in Istanbul. Bülent was deported five years ago; Fatoş and Murat were forced to go to Turkey by their parents. Even after decades in their parents’ country of origin, the three have never really managed to make it their home.