Benedikt

Environment/Everyday life, Germany 2021

Benedikt is a farmer in a small village in the Palatinate Forest. He lives from farming and beekeeping. He has not left his home. The documentary follows Benedikt in his working and living environment, interested in the relationship between tools, body and matter, in a sensual, haptic exchange with the world. The work on the film was also influenced by Hartmut Rosa's concept of resonance and the question of what a resonant relationship to the world might look like. Here, the concept of listening plays an important role - listening to the world as a whole - in which voices other than human are also audible. Benedikt is a quiet, documentary portrait that gives the viewers time for their own reflections. The film touches on themes such as life design, loneliness, connection and romance.
72 min
HD
Starting at 12
Audio language:
German

Awards

arte documentary award Duisburger Filmwoche

More information

Director:

Katrin Memmer

Sound Design:

Peter Memmer

Producer:

Katrin Memmer

Original title:

Benedikt

Original language:

German

Format:

16:9 HD, Color

Age rating:

Starting at 12

Audio language:

German