Films by Steffen Schencker

Germany 2006
by Dagmar Scheibert

The UNITED BUDDY BEARS’ principle of understanding and trusting each other led 125 of them to undertake an unusual journey. Each of the artistically painted polyester furs represents a member state of the United Nations. All together standing in a circle - 'paw in paw' – they pay tribute to the cultural diversity of our world. In Berlin they started their world tour in winter 2003, no difficulties could stop them. Travelling by ship, trucks, and even by plane for one special late-comer, they see

Germany 2003
by Dagmar Scheibert

Peter Ustinov and Jackie Chan – in fiction, maybe, they seem to be an unlikely couple, but not in reality. They represent two of the stars featured in the documentary UNITED BUDDY BEARS. It was in 2003, when in Berlin in an old tram depot gathered wellknown artists from all over the world to design 123 bear sculptures. Each of them should represent a different member state of the United Nations. The filmmaker Dagmar Scheibert observed for several months the artists, while they made their decisio