Mind the Gap (2019)
| documentary | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Mind the gap |
| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | German , English , French , Greek |
| Publishing year | 2019 |
| length | 87 minutes |
| Age rating | JMK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Robert Schabus |
| production | Helmut Grasser |
| camera |
Lukas Gnaiger , Jakob Fuhr |
| cut |
Oliver Neumann , Robert Schabus |
| occupation | |
Mind the Gap (alternative title: Democracy Ltd ) is an Austrian documentary film that deals with the dark side of the economic system and the resulting upheavals within society and democracy. In March 2019 the film celebrated its world premiere at the 17th International Documentary Film Festival in Copenhagen (CPH: DOX).
content
In Mind the Gap , director Robert Schabus leads the audience across Europe and shows different problem areas of the free movement of people, goods and services. The population of Greece is suffering from the aftermath of the debt crisis , in France there are plant closings and mass layoffs, Germany is experiencing a massive increase in so-called working poor and in England the pent-up frustration is discharging in the form of the Brexit referendum .
Schabus goes directly to the affected people on site, who feel left alone in their powerlessness and anger, and offers them the opportunity to express their thoughts freely. The feeling of having been left in the lurch by politics runs like a red thread through the conversations and so it becomes increasingly clear as the film continues that a democratic crisis is manifesting alongside the economic crisis, which is also due to the rise of populist parties comes to light in many European countries.
In addition to these directly affected persons, journalists, economists and political scientists also have their say, who in turn place what they have heard in an expanded context and supplement it with their analysis.
Production and evaluation
Mind the Gap was produced by the Viennese film production company Allegro Film ( Bauer Unser , We Feed the World ). The film was financed by funds from the Austrian Film Institute , the ORF ( film and television agreement ) and the Vienna Film Fund . The film was shot over a period of about a year, from June 2017 to May 2018, in Germany, England, France, Greece and Austria.
The film celebrated its world premiere in March 2019 under its working title Democracy Ltd at the 17th International Documentary Film Festival in Copenhagen (CPH: DOX). The Austrian theatrical release took place on January 17, 2020 in the distribution of the film shop .
In addition to the classic cinema exploitation, Mind the Gap is also part of a program initiated by Schulkino.at , which is aimed specifically at schoolchildren and teachers with selected cinema films. This means that there is extensive teaching material for the film and it is also possible to book school screenings.
Reviews
“Not judging, but rather as an observer, Schabus paints a comprehensive picture. None of this is new, but it makes one thing clear: Democracy can quickly come into danger. "
“It's the dark side of globalization that director Robert Schabus focuses on, the social gap that is opening up between the elite and the working poor - a highly dangerous development. Political scientists like Ivan Krastev and journalists like Ulrike Herrmann use their expertise to provide context and an overview. An important contribution to a necessary debate. "
“ Mind the Gap works as a food for thought in a decisive direction, as a kind of activist wake-up call to the general public. Schabus does not care about attempts to justify the big corporations and their political followers. [...] Mind the Gap looks and listens. "
Web links
- Mind the Gap in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
- Teaching materials at Schulkino.at
Individual evidence
- ↑ Age rating for Mind the Gap . Youth Media Commission .
- ^ A b Democracy Ltd by Robert Schabus at CPH DOX. In: Austrianfilms.com. Retrieved April 4, 2020 .
- ^ Austrian Film Institute - Mind the Gap. Retrieved April 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Skip.at - Mind the Gap. Retrieved April 4, 2020 .
- ^ Schulkino.at - Mind the Gap. Retrieved April 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Migration of the European workers. In: OÖNachrichten.at. January 18, 2020, accessed April 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Democracy under pressure. In: Falter.at. January 15, 2020, accessed April 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Roman Scheiber: The title says it all: Pay attention to the growing gap between rich and poor in Europe! In: Ray Film Magazine. January 1, 2020, accessed April 4, 2020 .