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BELGRAD BACKSPIN
Germany, 31min, 2004

Director: Moritz Siebert & Anne Misselwitz

Synopsis: This documentary portrays Romany teenagers who have a hard time trying to adapt to their new life after having been deported from Germany to Belgrade, a place they have until now known mainy from TV. As members of a discriminated minority and unable to speak the language yet, only the breakdance scene seems to offer recognition and a future for them.

Moritz Siebert

Born 1973 in Stuttgart
1995 - 1997 Medical School in Gottingen
1997 - 2003 Cultural Anthropologie at Humboldtuniversity Berlin Medical School at Freie Universitat Berlin
Since 2001 Freelance journalist works
Seit 2004 working as physician

Filmography
Direction and cinematographie
2004 Belgrad Backspin, 31min, DV
2001/2002 Rapstars, 32min, DV

Other projects
2001 Kill TV, 3min, DV, Hybrid Video Tracks-exhibition at NGBK, Berlin

Anne Misselwitz

born 1977 in Jena
1997 – 2001 London College of Printing
BA (hons) in Film & Video, focus on cinematographie and direction
Seit 2002 HFF ‘Konrad Wolf’ Potsdam (filmacademy), cinematographie
Seit 2001 freelance works as cinematographer

Filmography (selection of recent works):
2004 ‘Belgrad Backspin’, 31min, DV
2000 ‘Zwielicht’, 12min, DV
2002 ‘Toni’s War’, 60min, DigiBeta direction: Jon Hickman
Production: High-Tide-Productions, UK
2003 ‘Zwei Leben’, 15min, 16mm, direction: Timo Gossler, Produktion HFF
2003 ‘Lachen gehen’, 15min, 16mm, direction: Lena Kammermeier
HFF-production
2004 ‘Engele, Engele…’, DV, Video-production for a danc-play
Direction / Choreography: Karin Wickenhauser
2004 ‘Lichte Schauer’, 5min, 35mm, direction: Irma Kinga Stelmach
HFF-production
2004 ‘Du bist tot’, 15min, 16mm, direction: Fabian Mohrke, HFF-production
2004 ‘Unexpected Rules’, 15min, 35mm, direction: Philippe Schwinger & Frederic Moser (Art Biennale in Sao Paulo)

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