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DOING NOTHING ALL DAY

Participation is an artistic medium: the docu FREISTUNDE about self-determined education integrates the experimental film-project Democarcy on Super8 with clips by over ninety people. From filmmaker to preschooler - people were invited to take part.

A young mother starts the search for the ideal scholl for her son and discovers the tradition of democratic schools. She speaks with scientists and protagonists of the democratic education movement in Germany, England and Israel.

  • Margarete Hentze
    Director
    Director
  • Yuval Tzafrir
    Director
    CO-Director
  • Margarete Hentze
    Producer
    Producer
  • Claudia Gladziejewski (BR)
    Producer
    Co-Producer
  • Margarete Hentze
    Writer
    Writer
  • Sophie Oldenbourg
    Writer
    Writer
  • Sophie Oldenbourg
    Editor
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 2 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 3, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    82,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany, Israel, United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English, German
  • Shooting Format:
    HD, Canon 5D Mark II, Super 8
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Crystal Palace International Filmfestival
    London
    United Kingdom
    November 12, 2017
  • ARFF Berlin // Around International Film Awards
    Berlin
    Germany
    February 4, 2018
    Award Best Documentary
  • CHICHESTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    Chichester
    United Kingdom
    August 10, 2017
  • New Renaissance Film Festival (Amsterdam, NL)
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    March 1, 2018
    Netherlands Premiere
    Best International Documentary
  • SR Socially Relevant Filmfestival NYC
    NYC
    United States
    March 17, 2018
    US Premiere
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Bavarian Broadcaster BR (Bayerischer Rundfunk)
    Country: Germany
    Rights: Free TV
Director Biography - Margarete Hentze, Yuval Tzafrir

Born in Munich, Germany in 1970. lives in Munich.

1991 Vocational College for woodcarving and carpentry, Berchtesgaden
1993 Birth of first child
1996 Academy of Fine Arts, Munich.
1999 Apprenticeship diploma In carpentry
2001 Birth of second child
2003 Scholarship for the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts in Salzburg, Austria
from the Bavarian State Ministry of Science, Research and Art, Munich
2006 Diploma as master student of Hermann Pitz
2007 Debutante. Sponsored by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science, Research and Art, Munich
2011 Film promotion by Film und Fernsehfond Bayern
2016 Artist in residence in Brooklyn, New York

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Director Statement

How can we create a society with people who are able to work together? Is democracy a way of life? Where can we find democratic pricipals in our every day life and where are those pricipals in our schools? ---

The German version of this documentary was alreay shown on several festivals. The international version with an english frame story and subtitles in 18 different languages is now ready since April 2017.