Films by Frederic Hellmann

Germany 2023, 18 min
by Laura Heinig

Every sentence about grandma is like a loss. She didn't talk much - certainly not about what moved her. It is only after her death that I use this film to search for how war and violence affect relationships and create silence. In everyday life, in the household and in the family. A tender portrait that takes us back to that time, which still resonates with us today.

Germany 2022, 19 min
by Philipp Schaeffer

THE UNICORN IN SNOWPANTS SUDDENLY RAN OFF explores the clash between blind children's fantasy worlds and the reality they live in. The film draws us into the worlds of three confident children, for whom blindness is not a disability but rather a different kind of normal. Larks, telephones and short stories each play a role.With: Mia und Max Sutter, Julian Schiering, Quirin Prinz, Martha, Maike und Karl Limpbrecht

Germany 2022, 30 min
by Jonathan Brunner

In November 2021, people tried to enter the EU via Belarus and Poland, but the route turned out to be a death trap. All access points to the border region were blocked in order not to create an escape corridor. Men, women and children were stuck in no man’s land – in the middle of winter, in the middle of the forest, for weeks. The film follows Polish activists on their mission. They learn that humanitarian aid, just like the refugees themselves, comes up against borders. [65 DOK Leipzig, Luc-Ca