Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
Directed by Zita Zengerling, Kira Gantner
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Insults, humiliation, violence, sexual assault - the world behind the camera and the scenes can be a nightmare for many theater and film professionals. Apparently there is a real climate of fear in some film and theater productions. Some directors, but also well-known actors, apparently abuse their power and treat those around them on set or on stage with contempt or even abuse. Individual cases have been known for years, including under #metoo. But are they really isolated cases? Or can directors and actors allow themselves anything because the system allows it? In their three-year research, the documentary filmmakers spoke to more than 200 film and theater professionals about the problems in their industry. How much responsibility do the alleged perpetrators bear for abuse of power and how much responsibility does the financiers, production companies, broadcasters and also the audience bear?Read moreLess
Insults, humiliation, violence, sexual assault - the world behind the camera and the scenes can be a nightmare for many theater and film professionals. Apparently there is a real climate of fear in some film and theater productions. Some directors, but also well-known actors, apparently abuse their power and treat those around them on set or on stage with contempt or even abuse. Individual cases have been known for years, including under #metoo. But are they really isolated cases? Or can directors and actors allow themselves anything because the system allows it? In their three-year research, the documentary filmmakers spoke to more than 200 film and theater professionals about the problems in their industry. How much responsibility do the alleged perpetrators bear for abuse of power and how much responsibility does the financiers, production companies, broadcasters and also the audience bear?
The story
Insults, humiliation, violence, sexual assault - the world behind the camera and the scenes can be a nightmare for many theater and film professionals. Apparently there is a real climate of fear in some film and theater productions. Some directors, but also well-known actors, apparently abuse their power and treat those around them on set or on stage with contempt or even abuse. Individual cases have been known for years, including under #metoo. But are they really isolated cases? Or can directors and actors allow themselves anything because the system allows it? In their three-year research, the documentary filmmakers spoke to more than 200 film and theater professionals about the problems in their industry. How much responsibility do the alleged perpetrators bear for abuse of power and how much responsibility does the financiers, production companies, broadcasters and also the audience bear?
Cast & crew
Luna JordanSelf - Interviewee
Verena AltenbergerSelf - Interviewee
Julia Franz RichterSelf - Interviewee
Clemens BerndorffSelf - Interviewee
Katharina MücksteinSelf - Interviewee
Lisa-Lena TritscherSelf - Interviewee
Meriam AbbasSelf - Interviewee
Anna Werner FriedmannSelf - IntervieweeExplore the crew
- Director
- Zita Zengerling
- Writer
- Zita Zengerling
- Director of Photography
- David Diwiak
- Director
- Kira Gantner
- Editor
- David Diwiak
- Director of Photography
- Henning Wirtz
- Writer
- Kira Gantner
- Director of Photography
- Zita Zengerling