Films by Viktor Schimpf

Germany 2022, 71 min
by Marina Hufnagel

Edda is overcome with solastalgia, the pain of the destruction of our planet. In her refuge on the North Frisian island of Pellworm, she meets Sophie, a young farmer who is suing the federal government for her right to the future.

2017, 30 min
by Tuna Kaptan

European animal protection laws, German Armed Forces foreign operations and a seized turtle, whose shell was painted with the flag of the Syrian rebels. All converge at a reptile rescue centre in Munich, headed by Dr. Markus Baur. A German army specialist is learning how to deal with dangerous reptiles – he must keep calm, catch, neutralize. Meanwhile, Baur informs the turtle's Syrian owner she's unlikely to get her animal back under European species protection law. A multi perspective film in the midst of glass terrariums exploring the connections between animal, mankind and war.