Dead Sea Dying
On the banks of the Dead Sea, there where God is said to have destroyed the sinful cities of Sodom and Gomorra, the earth is once again opening up; the sea level is dropping by one meter per year, and there on the banks of the salt lake, date trees and massage parlors are being consumed by sinkholes. While the name of the lake itself seems to be transforming into a self-fulfilling prophecy, tremendous industrial facilities twinkle at night at the site where Sodom once existed. Tourists feel their way around in the waters in search of cures, and behind the beaches, excavators are digging up the land in preparation for the next luxury hotel. A kaleidoscopic look at a dystopian place where people perpetually revolve around themselves.
Nyon Visions Du Réel Festival für Dokumentarfilm //9.4.2019
Award in the category Opening Scenes
Encuentros del otro cine, EDOC//2019
Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg//2019
dokumentART//2019
European Competition
Preis der deutschen Filmkritik - Verband der deutschen Filmkritik//2019
Award in the category Bester Kurzfilm
Diagonale - Festival des österreichischen Films//2020