Films by Michael Hammon

Germany 2013, 106 min
by Michael Hammon

A documentary about three of the most inspiring Paralympic athletes and their journey to the Paralympics 2012 in London. Henry Wanyoike, a blind marathon runner from Kenya, has dedicated his life to help children in need. Paralyzed world champion swimmer Kirsten Bruhn is bringing her story to companies and schools to give an example of what we can make of our lives, no matter how tough the obstacles are. And just as Kirsten and Henry, the Australian wheel chair racer Kurt Fearnley has turned his life from tragedy to triumph. He is following his goals of achievement and inspiration. GOLD sends a strong signal to everyone. It is a message one cannot ignore. These athletes make their physical limitations seem unimportant and encourage us to expand our horizons: YOU can do more than you think - each and every one of us can reach GOLD.

Germany 2012, 90 min
by Andreas Dresen

Henryk Wichmann, 33, member of the CDU party has been working as an opposition representative in the Brandenburg state parliament since 2009. The film follows him over the course of one year, observing his work in parliament and his constituency Uckermark/Upper Havel. There he visits schools, senior fairs, the Federal Armed Forces and local business enterprises. He has to deal with labour deficit, faces troubles with the Deutsche Bahn and illegal dumpsites as well as with the Lesser Spotted Eagle and the Bearded Tit. Actually, he prefers to be where it hurts the most – at the base. Almost 10 years after VOTE FOR HENRYK! Andreas Dresen gets us up to speed. A new tragicomical documentary about what political work and democracy in harsh practice really mean – in the plenum and hallways of parliament and in the daily routine in the constituency.