Films by Christine Duttlinger

Germany 2023, 90 min
by Nele Dehnenkamp

When Michelle married her friend from her youth on a prison visiting floor, she was determined to prove his innocence and share a happy family life with him and her children in freedom. Seven years later, her long-awaited dream could finally become reality. "For the Time Being" is an intimate long-term observation of love, devotion and female resilience.

Germany 2020, 16 min
by Nele Dehnenkamp

Five years ago, Hanan would never have dreamed that she would now be a swimming teacher. Fleeing IS from northern Iraq, in 2015 she crossed the Mediterranean with her family in a rubber dinghy. The boat filled with water, and Hanan couldn’t swim.She has an instant understanding with children who are afraid of water. Images of the vast blue sea and the fear of drowning are etched into her memory. Now living in Wolfsburg, Germany, she’s determined to have her younger brother learn to swim before h