Films by Joakim Demmer

Germany 2019, 30 min
by Joakim Demmer, Verena Kuri

As Mica was 3 years old, her mother was kidnapped and disappeared into the abyss of forced prostitution in Argentina. When the police ignored the case, Mica's grandmother began a relentless fight against human trafficking and corrupt authorities. Growing up, Mica did not only have to deal with the trauma of losing her mother but was also forced into the role as a public person. In Argentina, Mica was seen as the daughter of 'the kidnapped' or the granddaughter of 'the legend' Susana Trimarco. Now 20, Mica is trying to over overcome the burden of the past and define her identity herself.

Sweden, Germany, Finland 2017, 80 min
by Joakim Demmer

A documentary thriller about land-grabbing and the global rush for farmland - the new green gold!Around the globe, there is a massive commercial rush for farmland – the new green gold. One of the most profitable new spots for farming is Ethiopia. Hoping for export revenues, the Ethiopian government leases millions of hectares of allegedly unused land to foreign investors. But the dream of prosperity has a dark side - the most massive forced evictions in modern history, lost livelihoods of small farmers, harsh repression and a vicious spiral of violence. Contributing to this disaster are the EU, the World Bank and DFID, providing billions of dollars in development money. DEAD DONKEYS FEAR NO HYENAS investigates these foreign land investments andexposes their impact on people’s lives. In the pursuit of truth, we meet investors, development bureaucrats, persecuted journalists, struggling environmentalists and small farmers deprived of their land.