SEBASTIAN MEZ
EIN BRIEF AUS DEUTSCHLAND
Film Editing Katharina Fiedler Sound Recording Helmar Jungmann & Maximilan Haslberger Producer Sebastian Mez Cinematography Sebastian Mez Sound Design Sebastian Mez Director Sebastian Mez
Awards
Prix George Foundation for best medium lenght Film at Visions Du Réel 2011
Fedeora Critics Award for best Documentary at Crossing Europe Film Festival 2012
Special Mention of the Jury at Mujerdoc 2013
Running Time 50‘ Source Format Super 16 Master Format DCP / HDCAM / BluRay / Digital Betacam Subtitles german or english
Festivals
Visions Du Réel in Nyon / Switzerland (World Premiere)
Ostrava Kamera Oko in Ostrava / Czech Republic
Dok Leipzig in Leipzig / Germany
Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival in Jihlava / Czech Republic
Signes de Nuit Film Festival in Paris / France
Recontres Henri Langlois Film Festival in Poitiers / France
Mostra de Documentals in Alicante / Spain
Trieste Film Festival in Trieste / Italy
Crossing Europe Film Festival in Linz / Austria
Ljubljana Documentary Film Festival / Slovenia
Dok.fest Munich / Germany
Ad Hoc: Inconvenient Films / Lithuania
DocsDF International Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City / Mexico
Festival Internacional de Cine Documental sobre Género in Soria / Spain
Cine Migrante International Film Festival / Argentina
Les États généraux Du Film Documentaire / France
Comptoir du Doc in Rennes / France
Festival International du Film des Droits de L‘Homme in Paris / France
The film focuses on the experiences of three women from eastern Europe who left home in hope for something better and whose life is now dominated by pain and exploitation. While anonymous voices read letters which enforce the feelings and experiences of these women, the images of the film range from their hometowns to abstractions of possible places and memories. It’s the effort trying to eliminate the lurid character of the issue of human trafficking and to deal in a strict and reduced form of film.