Films by Inigo Westmeier

Germany 2018, 69 min
by Inigo Westmeier

BLACK CHINA is a documentary journey to the Eldorado of today – to China. The times of the 'American Dream', a key concept of the 20th century, are over. New powers come into play. Economic miracle China moves into the fast lane and represents a 'Chinese Dream'. What kind of dream is it? What does an 'African Dream' look like? A documentary journey of African immigrants, who are not taking a boat to conquer Europe, but board a plane to travel to the new Eldorado.

Germany 2017, 96 min
by Inigo Westmeier

A group of people who are caught between two worlds – the German and the Russian world. Gathered in a Hessian theatre they are working on an adaption of Erich Maria Remarque’s melodrama The Night in Lisbon. Time and again the German-Russian actors have to ask themselves the same question as Remarque’s protagonist Helen: “Where is my home?” They draw emotions such as rootlessness, homesickness and loneliness from a pool of their own personal experiences. Director Inigo Westmeier takes some scenes

Germany 2013, 84 min
by Inigo Westmeier

The documentary DRAGON GIRLS tells the story of three Chinese girls, training to become Kung Fu fighters, far away from their families at the Shaolin Tagou Kung Fu School, located right next to the Shaolin Monastery in China, place of origin of Kung Fu. Three girls in a crowd of 27.000 children, under pressure to conform to the norms and structures: They are turned into fighting robots and yet, if you look behind the curtain, you see children with dreams and aspirations.

Germany 2010, 59 min
by Anna Hoffmann

"I don't want to stayhere any more!" says Martina to her mother via webcam in an internet café near Lake Constance. Meanwhile, her mother in Slovakia tries to calm down her daughter. After all, they need the money. Martina is working as a home help and carer to an elderly couple. Lore, the mistress of the house, is in a wheelchair. She has difficulty getting around. Otherwise, she's full of energy and keeps a tight rein on the household. Her husband, Max, can no longer speak but observes everyth