Filmmaker Steffen Meyn (27) died as he documented the the Hambach Forest occupation to save it from lignite mining
How far can and should activism go?
Why do people risk their lives for political causes? And where does utopia meet painful reality? Driven by a fascination with activism and a belief in a better society, young film student Steffen Meyn heads to the Hambach Forest in 2018. There, activists are protesting against the clearing of the forest by the RWE corporation. Thanks to his open and warm manner, he quickly made friends in their tree houses. He accompanied the protest as a journalist with his 360° camera and filmed the police's attempts to clear the site live from the treetops. Then tragedy struck: he fell to his death at the scene. His friends have used Steffen's recordings to create this documentary, which is an impressive study of activism in which the use of one's own body appears to be the last resort.
How far can and should activism go?
Why do people risk their lives for political causes? And where does utopia meet painful reality? Driven by a fascination with activism and a belief in a better society, young film student Steffen Meyn heads to the Hambach Forest in 2018. There, activists are protesting against the clearing of the forest by the RWE corporation. Thanks to his open and warm manner, he quickly made friends in their tree houses. He accompanied the protest as a journalist with his 360° camera and filmed the police's attempts to clear the site live from the treetops. Then tragedy struck: he fell to his death at the scene. His friends have used Steffen's recordings to create this documentary, which is an impressive study of activism in which the use of one's own body appears to be the last resort.