Text: Merlin Webers
Support for CLOSED CIRCUIT (Tal Inbar, IL 2022, 53 min)
In 2015, a tour bus on its way from Kenya to Somalia is attacked by Islamist Al-Shabaab terrorists and the young Christian woman Jua has to trust in the courage of her Muslim fellow travellers. The depiction a unique example of humanity.
Credits
original title WATU WOTE – ALL OF US
international title WATU WOTE – ALL OF US
german title WATU WOTE – ALL OF US
JFBB section Facing the Fear – Cinematic reflections on terror, trauma and resistance
country/countries DE/KE
year 2017
duration 22
Katja Benrath
BIO Influenced by theatre throughout her youth, Katja Benrath pursued that career in her early professional life. She became a theatre tailor and worked for Pina Bausch's dance company. Following, she completed her studies in Singing and Acting in Vienna, Austria where she also discovered filmmaking. Her first short films ("Babydoll", "No one pukes in Heaven" & "Tilda") have been playing successfully on many international festivals. During her master studies at Hamburg Media School she directed “Where have you been" and “Secrecies". WATU WOTE, her graduation project, is her first film based on a true story.