Films by Christiane Schmidt

Germany 2022, 70 min
by Gregor Eppinger

All her life, Lydia has been working as a domestic helper in Berlin. Back at home in Poland she takes care of her elderly mother and sick brother. A lonely, deprived life lies behind her. The time of retirement is approaching, but all hopes of having a contemplative retired life in Poland will probably come to nothing. Ken Loach in documentary form. [37 DOK.fest Munich, Ysabel Fantou]

2019, 27 min
by Pary El-Qalqili, Christiane Schmidt

It is deep winter. We are standing in a forest, in the snow. In front of us is the refugee shelter that had been set on fire. Some boys are playing in the snow. Their laughter echoes through the forest.Slowly, the camera begins rotating our perceptual field; we see the neighboring houses with their curtains drawn, the rotting fences, the overlapping branches. Nothing indicates an arson attack happened here. No traces on the walls. No plaque in memory of those who did not die, but who were victim