Films by Friederike Anders

Germany 2022, 86 min
by Frank Marten Pfeiffer, Klaus Stern

The A 49 through the Dannenrod Forest has divided the local population for over 40 years. Through their protests, three generations have been able to delay its extension until now. But for how much longer? The verdict has been passed, the forest is now occupied by activists and the police are already preparing for their eviction, to make way for the machines. [37 DOK.fest Munich, Ludwig Sporrer]

Germany 2018, 90 min
by Esther Zimmering

Actress Esther Zimmering's directorial debut covers three generations of German-Jewish life in Germany, the GDR and Israel. Using archive footage and interviews with her family members, Zimmering uncovers the secrets and inconsistencies in her family's history. A history which saw Esther's grandmother Lizzi and her cousin, great-aunt Lore, being the only ones in the family to survive the Holocaust and then become involved in the creation of two new states – constructing Socialism in the former GDR or as part of the Kibbutz movement in Israel. Are those ideals still kept alive in their descendants today?

Germany, Finland, Great Britain 2012, 96 min
by Katarina Peters

What makes the man a man? This is a question that everyone of us faces. Diane Torr, performance artist and 'Drag King Pioneer', developed tools to transform courageous women into the man of their choice. Maybe gender is just a mere set of gestures that men/women can acquire?