Heart of Heaven, Heart of Earth
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Heart of Heaven, Heart of Earth |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | Spanish , Maya |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| length | 98 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Frauke Sandig , Eric Black |
| script | Frauke Sandig, Eric Black |
| production | Frauke Sandig, Umbrella Films, Eric Black |
| music | Arturo Pantaleon |
| camera | Black |
| cut | Grete Jentzen |
Herz des Himmels, Herz der Erde is a feature film documentary (2011) by Frauke Sandig and Eric Black.
action
The film follows six young Maya in Mexico and Guatemala in their everyday life, their ceremonies and their resistance to the destruction of their culture and environment. The Maya world view, in which nature and all being are sacred and connected with one another, is opposed to the short-sighted and thoughtless exploitation and destruction of the earth.
reception
After the German premiere at Dok-Leipzig, Herz des Himmels, Herz der Erde had its international premiere at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, was shown at over a hundred international film festivals and won first prize at the Planet in Focus Festival in Toronto and the audience award awarded at the German Nature Film Prize. The film had a theatrical release in Germany and Japan and was the opening film of the Human Rights Film Festival in the National Theater of Guatemala in 2012.
criticism
Aesthetically and in terms of content, the film was largely positively discussed in Germany. Above all, the universal importance of the struggle of indigenous peoples for their rights is emphasized. Thomas Assheuer wrote in Die Zeit : “It is quite possible that big industry will succeed in giving nature the rest and planting genetically modified maize on its burned fields; It is quite possible that the indigenous population will be intimidated or driven away. On the other hand, resistance is growing, and many young Maya now read their calendar very differently. The world, they say, will not end, it will make a new beginning, but you have to fight for it, here and now. If you are looking for impressive proof of this tenacious restlessness - the heart of heaven, heart of the earth is one. "Peter von Becker agrees in the Tagesspiegel:" And not from the ancient gods of the Mayas, not from heaven, now the disaster threatens. A young Maya says: "Our earth, the climate, life is being destroyed by the people themselves." A silent, large, disturbing film. "During his time at the cinema, Peter Gutting particularly praised the imagery:" This describes this different relationship to nature better with pictures than with words. That is exactly what Heart of Heaven, Heart of Earth, does. For example with clouds that glow from within, rivers that let their power be felt, or mountains that give us inner peace. Eric Black, who is also responsible for the camera, creates settings that are inspired by the fascination of a previously unknown, just discovered world. "
Awards
2012
- Planet in Focus, Toronto, First Prize (Best International Feature)
- German Nature Film Award, Audience Award
- First Prize (Premio Pukañawi) International Human Rights Film Festival Bolivia
- Special Jury Mention, DocsDF, Mexico City
- Special Jury Mention, International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights in Geneva
- Special Jury Mention, Internat. Buenos Aires Human Rights Festival
2013
- Best Documentary, Best Cinematography and 2nd Teueikan Prize at the First Peoples Festival Montreal in co-presentation with RIDM
- Silver Chris Award, Columbus International Film Festival
- Best Director, Baikal Film Festival People and Environment
- Special Mention at the Rassegna International Archeological Film Festival
Web links
- Heart of Heaven, Heart of the Earth in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Heart of Heaven, Heart of Earth - Official site for the film
- Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth - English and Spanish website
- Umbrella Films - Homepage of the producer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth. IDFA, accessed March 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth takes Planet in Focus Feature Prize. Real Screen, accessed March 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Thomas Assheuer: Fight the end! DIE ZEIT, accessed on March 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Peter von Becker: Before us the flood. Der Tagesspiegel, accessed on March 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Peter Gutting: Heart of Heaven, Heart of Earth. Cinema time, accessed March 11, 2017 .
- ^ Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth takes Planet in Focus Prize. Real Screen, accessed March 17, 2017 .
- ↑ Darßer Festival awards nature film prize. (No longer available online.) T-online, formerly in the original ; accessed on March 17, 2017 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Premio Pukanawi. Retrieved March 17, 2017 .
- ^ Corazón del Cielo, Corazón de la Tierra. Cinema Politica, accessed March 17, 2017 .
- ^ First Peoples Worldwide. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 16, 2015 ; accessed on March 11, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth. Bull Frog Films, accessed March 11, 2017 .
- ^ Montreal First Peoples Festival. Retrieved March 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth. Retrieved March 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 27, 2017 ; accessed on March 11, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
