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Political Award to MOVEMENTS OF A NEARBY MOUNTAIN

“A film that makes you happy”, wrote the jury of the Political Award about their choice to give the prize to Sebastian Brameshuber’s Movements of a Nearby Mountain at the Hamburg Filmfest. The award, sponsored by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, comes with a cheque for € 5,000.

Here’s an excerpt of the jury statement:
It is a film that captivates and also simply makes you happy. Its themes draw from the big players of our time: globalization, capitalism, migration, exploitation of raw materials and recycling. Yet director Sebastian Brameshuber focuses on one protagonist and only a few others, telling a short but powerful story full of surprising twists. He approaches his characters with great respect and without showcasing them, thus allowing room for imagination.