FILMPREMIERE: Dokumentarfilm "FLUSS" mit Regiegespräch

In the organizer's words:

Hamburg premiere of the documentary film "FLUSS" by Timo Grosspietsch.

In attendance and followed by a discussion with the director.

This documentary journey along the Elbe, from its source in the fog-shrouded Giant Mountains to its wide estuary in the North Sea, exposes the profound influence and use of the river by man and deconstructs the supposed naturalness of the landscapes.

The Elbe begins its course in the Giant Mountains, a region steeped in myths and the spirit of Rübezahl. A plain concrete ring marks the source, which rises here under the eyes of pilgrim tourists. The film takes us through the deep, dark corridors of the dams and leads us along the old inner-German border, to floods and environmental destruction, all the way to the wide estuaries near Cuxhaven. Each of the 28 barrages bears witness to human intervention. Sand and gravel are torn from the ground, ships travel on oversized elevators and glide through the night. Großpietsch uses impressive images to show how the river has been shaped and used by man over the centuries.

FLUSS is a cinematic exploration that penetrates deep beneath the surface of visible reality and reveals the traces of human influence. With FLUSS, documentary filmmaker Timo Großpietsch concludes his trilogy CITY, COUNTRY, RIVER.