Films by Marina Conrad

Germany 2010, 43 min
by Gerhard Widmer, Michael Wolff (fact+film)

The modern digitalized world is tied together through glass fibre cables. Although overall stable, damages to sea cables in certain regions can still arrest whole economies. Billions of dollars depend on new technological developments in glass fibre cable technology. Science has come a long way since the “Great Eastern”, the largest ship of its era, installed the first sea cable in 1866. In this documentary, current visions and developments in glass fibre technology are interwoven with a re-tell

Germany 2010, 43 min
by Désirée von Trotha, Michael Wolff (fact+film)

Hairstyle in Mali (Africa) is a visual explosion of fantasy, creativity and skilled craft and is firmly rooted in African tradition and culture. We will tell the story of hair culture in Africa with the help of four people: Adjaratou belongs to the young generation and is dreaming of winning a beauty contest and eventually becomes Miss Yayorouba. Rose is a house maid and sometimes she works as a model for Malick Sidibe a world famous photographer. We will visit the barber shop of Keltoum Sennha