Films by Mike Beilfuß

Germany 2022, 91 min
by Astrid Menzel

"Take care of grandma when I'm gone," says the grandfather to his granddaughter Astrid. When he dies, grandmother Carmen, who suffers from dementia, is sent to a retirement home where she feels abandoned. Astrid realizes that she has not fulfilled grandpa's last wish. Together with her brother, she takes Carmen on a canoe trip. The old woman enjoys their time together. But the daily changes of location get to her - and one night she decides to walk home.

Germany 2018, 91 min
by Frauke Lodders

How does living with a seriously sick or disabled child influence the family structure? What specific role do the healthy siblings have? The documentary INSEPARABLE accompanies children and young adults from five completely different families and seeks to find answers to these questions in their everyday lives.