Films by Peter Scherer

Germany 2019, 95 min
by Stefan Sick

Dementia, a diagnosis that changes everything for those who are affected and for their relatives. Accepting the disease can seem just as difficult as finding an appropriate approach. But perhaps it is much more about compassion than about understanding? In an observational way, THE INNER LIGHT explores the everyday lives of people with dementia and focuses mainly on positive situations and encounters. The film tries to offer a poetic interpretation of this special state of being and aims at reducing fears in dealing with people with dementia and at accepting each person’s humanity.www.theinnerlight-film.com

Switzerland, Germany 2018, 92 min
by Markus Imhoof

“In the end, all that we’re left with, are the memories we built on love.” One of those memories has haunted award winning director Markus Imhoof for most of his life: it is winter in Switzerland, neutral island in war torn Europe. At the fright depot, Markus’ mother picks up an Italian child refugee, to take her in. Giovanna, the girl is called, and growing up with her changes young Markus’ view of the world. 70 years later, again foreigners arrive in Europe. Markus Imhoof has never forgotten Giovanna, retraced her footsteps, lived in Italy, where she came from. And it is here that he now boards a marine vessel, to observe operation ‘Mare Nostrum’. 100.000 refugees have been rescued from the Mediterranean Sea. Through the eyes of a child, he raises the questions that have bothered him, since his mother first brought Giovanna home. After the success of More Than Honey, Markus Imhoof once again shares a very personal story to reflect on a global phenomenon. His questions about humanity and social responsibility in today‘s world are taking us back to the experiences of childhood and first love.