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IN SEARCH OF MONSTERS

Documentary, 87 Minutes. 2021 Hoferichter & Jacobs, NDR/ARTE.
Co-written and co-directed with John Goetz.


blattEmmy for International Current Affairsblatt

Mohamedou Slahi was freed from Guantanamo in 2016. In 2017 Journalist John Goetz starts to search for Slahi's torturers. A journey across America, leading to remarkable meetings and revelations.


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Hasret - Yearning

Documentary, 82 Mins, 2015 Geissendörfer Film- und Fernsehproduktion, Bredok Film Production, ZDF/ARTE

blattBest Documentary 2016 - Turkish Critics Association - SİYAD.blatt

A director is commissioned to make a documentary about Istanbul. He starts to film its everyday life... but soon becomes drawn to the darker, more mysterious side of the city... its past, its secrets, its ghosts. Gradually he succumbs to obsession.

www.hasret-derfilm.de



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WELCOME TO KARASTAN a.k.a. LOST IN KARASTAN

Fiction, 95 mins, 2014
F&ME, Brandstorm Entertainment, 20 Steps Productions, Metra Films


The story of a washed-up maverick film-maker who visits the world's worst film festival in the Republic of Karastan. Whilst in Karastan, the director's luck changes when he is offered the chance to make a new, epic film.

www.welcome-to-karastan.de




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NAPLES OPEN CITY 1943-1948

Documentary, 70 mins, 2009
BBC/ARTE


blattSpecial Mention, Prix Italiablatt

An account of a turbulent period in the history of Naples, focusing on the economics of the black market and political intrigue.

www.tigerlilyfilms.com/our_work/documentaries/naples/


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PAZAR - BİR TİCARET MASALI
(THE MARKET - A TALE OF TRADE)

Fiction, 93 mins, 2008
Flying Moon, Eurasia Film, Geissendörfer Film und Fernsehen, Tigerlily Films, Pi Film


blattBest Film, Actor, Screenplay, Costume – Antalya Film Festivalblatt
blattBest Actor - Locarno Film Festivalblatt
blattBest Film- Ghent Film Festivalblatt

www.market-thefilm.com
www.pazar-der-film.de

In the East of Turkey, a tradesman gambles on the local black market in pursuit of his dream to lift his family out of poverty.


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37 USES FOR A DEAD SHEEP

Documentary, 85 mins, 2006
BBC/ARTE


blattCaligari Filmpreis, Berlin Film Festivalblatt
blattBest International Documentary, Toronto Hot Docsblatt
blattNominated for Best Documentary, European Film Awardsblatt

www.tigerlilyproductions.com/shop/37-uses-for-a-dead-sheep/

The story of the Pamir Kirghiz, an Afghan tribe now living in Eastern Turkey. A collaboration between the London film team and the tribe to recount their amazing history.

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FOOTPRINTS

Documentary, 42 mins, 2002
Geissendörfer Film und Fernsehen, Tigerlily Films


www.footprints-docu.com/
www.tigerlilyfilms.com/our_work/documentaries/footprints/

Filmed in Afghanistan and Laos, FOOTPRINTS records the devastation wrought on the civilian population by the use of cluster bombs.


 
THE NINE LIVES OF TOMAS KATZ

Fiction, 87 mins, 2000
Strawberry Vale/Geissendörfer Film und Fernsehen, G2 Films


blattBest Newcomer, Evening Standard Film Awardsblatt
blattBest Director, Best Actor, Porto FantasyFilm Festivalblatt

tomas-katz.piffl-medien.de
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The last day of creation. The Apocalypse comes to London in the form of a mysterious stranger. Can the blind Chief of Police save the universe from erasure?

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SIMON MAGUS

Fiction, 105 mins, 1999
Film 4, Arts Council, ARP, Lucky Red, Hollywood Partners


blattBest Director, Best Actor, Sitges Fantasy Film Festivalblatt
blattIn Competition, Berlin Film Festivalblatt

Early 20th Century, in Poland. Simon is the village fool in a dwindling Jewish community. The devil, whom he sees in visions, and a local merchant, manipulate him into setting up a pogrom.

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MAX KLAPPER

Fiction, 35 mins, 1996

Film material shot by Ben Hopkins for a theatre production written and directed by David Farr.





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FILMS

IN SEARCH OF MONSTERS
HASRET – SEHNSUCHT
WELCOME TO KARASTAN
NAPLES OPEN CITY 1943-1948
PAZAR – BİR TİCARET MASALI (THE MARKET – A TALE OF TRADE)
37 USES FOR A DEAD SHEEP
FOOTPRINTS
THE NINE LIVES OF TOMAS KATZ
SIMON MAGUS
MAX KLAPPER
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