Films by Vincent Egerter

2024, 82 min
by Jennifer Mallmann

The controversial conviction of six refugees for the fires at Camp Moria marks the beginning of a moving search for humanity – uncovering the dark sides of an oppressive, often inhumane system. In September 2020, six refugees are sentenced in a questionable trial for burning down the Moria camp on the island of Lesbos. The director begins a correspondence with Hassan, one of them. At the same time, a new high-security camp emerges, a symbol of the dehumanizing gaze with which so-called civilized

Germany 2023, 30 min
by Paul Drey

13 years after his civil service in a hospital in Thiès, Senegal, Paul challanges his memories and traumas. With old video footage, interviews and animations he questions his role as a volunteer within the German system of development aid.

Germany 2023, 62 min
by Julia Groteclaes

By accident Micha gets trapped three days in a hollow behind a waterfall. He was sucked in by strong currents while mountain climbing. Through the veil of water in front of his eyes, he sees the mountain rescue team withdraw on the second day of an unsuccessful search. Micha is invisible. Eight people retell his story, enriching it with their own extreme experiences. The waterfall becomes a symbol of absolute powerlessness and the narrators grow into an ensemble of a collective experience of sel