On The Border
Austria / Switzerland / Germany / United Kingdom, November 2024
FILM,
Documentary,
103 min.
- directed by
- Gerald Igor Hauzenberger, Gabriela Schild
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- https://mirafilm.ch/de/on-the-border
The city of Agadez in Niger lies at the entrance to the Sahara. Until 2023, it was the European Union's security anchor in West Africa. It was from here that migration flows were monitored and police and border guards were trained. A virtual border ensured that only a few migrants were allowed to cross from Agadez to the Mediterranean. In return, the city's citizens were promised that youth unemployment, crime and corruption would be tackled. Over a period of five years, the film follows the daily struggles of three townspeople against social and political injustice. A sensitive portrait of the city of Tuarag at the crossroads of cultures, revealing the failure of the pact with Europe.
credits
- World Premiere
- November 2024
- Original Version
- Tamashek, Hausa (french/english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 103 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0005-B1C3-0000-A-0000-0000-7
- Production
- Framelab Filmproduktion GmbH, Corso Film, Mira Film
- Producer
- Gerald Igor Hauzenberger, Susanne Guggenberger, Erik Winker
- directed by
- Gerald Igor Hauzenberger, Gabriela Schild
- Cinematography
- Thomas Eirich-Schneider, Hajo Schomerus, Gerald Igor Hauzenberger
- Editing
- Nela Märki, Stefan Fauland
- Location Sound Mix
- Barnaby Hall, Marco Teufen
- Sound Editing
- Reinhard Schweiger
- Re-Recording Mix
- Manuel Grandpierre
- Music
- Bernhard Fleischmann
- Compositing
- Patrischa Freuler
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Framelab Filmproduktion GmbH
Festivals
(a selection)
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Amsterdam, 37th IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
13.11.2024 - 24.11.2024