A Portrait on the Search for Happiness

Program:

Documentary competition

Year:

2020

Country:

Germany, South Africa

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

73'

Three diamond diggers in South Africa are searching for a precious stone that will change their future forever. In their pursuit of happiness and prosperity, a story ignored by the media unfolds.

Available online from: 05 June 2021 12:30

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Benjamin Rost

Benjamin Rost graduated in directing at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in 2020. After he graduated from the Bavarian Academy for Television (BAF) in 2009, he worked as a director for documentary films. He realized a lot of documentaries for Bavarian Television. Before Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg he studied Philosophy in Munich. His films were screened at various festivals like Dok Leipzig, Max Ophüls Preis a.m.m.

Filmography: Ella (2019), Nightwanderers (2018), The Guardians (2016)

Director’s intro

Creative team

Director

Benjamin Rost

Camera

Johannes Greisle

Editing

Robin Jünkersfeld

Music

Philip Miller

Producer