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Release Date:
January 1, 2016
Original Title:
Kaltes Tal
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Hochschule Harz
Kunststiftung Sachsen-Anhalt
Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung
RosenPictures
Werkleitz Gesellschaft
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 12
Oscillating between aesthetic and documentary forms, Kaltes Tal describes the daily business of a strip mine harvesting lime. The material removed is processed and returned to nature through forest liming. This measure attempts to counteract acid rain that troubles the forest floor. A cycle like a Mobius strip – an irreversible consequence due to the mining materials in order to restore the fragile natural balance. Lime dust delicately dusts the forest floor. A white, spherical alternative world opens, questioning our ambivalent relationship to nature.
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Animation:
Morris Vianden
Assistant Camera:
Morris Vianden
Digital Colorist:
Tim Kießig
Director:
Johannes Krell
Florian Fischer
Dramaturgy:
Ginan Juliane Seidl
Grip:
Marc Czeszewski
Lighting Camera:
Jonas Römmig
Lighting Production Assistant:
Clemens Hornemann
Producer:
Ray Peter Maletzki
Stephan Helmut Beier
Sound Designer:
Johannes Krell
Alexander Schmidt
Florian Marquardt
Sound Mixer:
Florian Marquardt
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