Films by Stephanie Englert

2023, 47 min
by Stephanie Englert

The film tells the story of a region and its people in upheaval. With the imminent dismantling of the local lignite industry and the public protest against climate change, the region near Cologne is directly confronted. Willy, Sina and Thomas live in Bedburg, a town close to an active open-cast lignite mine and in the middle of several coal-fired power plants. The 3 residents from three generations are faced with the challenge to remain in structures or to break them up.

Germany 2017
by Stephanie Englert

The Thierfelders – a portrait of a family which not only runs a garage in the suburbs of cologne, but lives and breathes motorsports. Father and son, both former racing professionals now concentrate on tinkering with the cars they rent to drivers. However, the existence of the family business is threatened by the rising challenges in motorsports. Can a 16 year old and unexperienced boy named Kevin successfully drive for the Thierfelders? The turbulent season gives an outlook to what it means for