Undune

Terra preta is the most fertile soil on this earth. Unfortunately, for a long time, it was well hidden in the tropical rainforest of the Amazon. But, thanks to the work of many inexhaustible researchers, we now know its origin: Over centuries, the people of the Amazon mixed their excrement with charcoal and fermented the mixture hermetically. After the fermentation, earth worms transformed the waste into soil, thus replacing the meagre tropical soil with a… Mehr anzeigen

Our first, and main, goal is to produce a documentary to inform our audience, in an entertaining way, about terra preta toilets. Starting with questions like: “What is terra preta?”, “Where and how can terra preta toilets be used?” or “Are terra preta toilets a practical alternative to wasteful water toilets?” we accompany Gregor on a comprehensive quest for information. We discuss the technical aspects of terra preta toilets in both rural and urban areas.… Mehr anzeigen

With this film, we want to reach a wide range of people, in order to inform them about terra preta toilets and the reasons that make them a viable alternative to conventional water toilets.
We want to contribute to the debate on the defective food-production cycle. Only when enough people are aware of the destruction caused to our society by conventional agriculture and the wasteful use of world resources, will we be able to build up sufficient momentum to… Mehr anzeigen

Our project is funded by “Jugend in Aktion”, with the maximum amount of 5500€. In addition to the funding we receive, they are paying a coach to advise us. All of us work without payment. Despite this, such an extensive project requires more funding.

So far we have invested money in equipment rental, travel expenses and catering for the film shoots, external hard drives for the produced data and material for requisites.
In the next months we want to shoot fu… Mehr anzeigen

We are Gregor Pieplow, Dennis Rätzel, Lydia Böttscher, Anne Braun, Jakob Schleicher, Marius Muche and Jennifer Ort.
Anne has a degree in Audiovisual media (Camera) from the Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin (tran. Beuth Technical University Berlin). www.anne-braun.de
Marius is a qualified Media designer.
We have all been working with film for several years. Most of us have already produced several films that have been shown in various festivals.

Anne Braun … Mehr anzeigen