Changing Sides

Thomas ‘Eichi’ Eichstätt trains a football team of mainly refugees. While they struggle with acceptance and their past, Eichi also looks back on a dark time as a right-wing extremist.

  • Loraine Blumenthal
    Director
  • Loraine Blumenthal
    Writer
  • Gregor Streiber
    Producer
  • Anke Riester
    Director of Photography
  • Christian Trieloff
    Director of Photography
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Seitenwechsel
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    society, sport
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 22 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 28, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    Chechen, English, German
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Loraine Blumenthal


Loraine Blumenthal is a documentary filmmaker and producer from Berlin.
She produced and directed her first feature-length documentary THE MAYOR'S RACE. The film was shown at over 30 international film festivals and won the ‘Best Documentary’ award several times.
Loraine has many years of experience in film production and works as a producer and archive producer for documentary series and documentaries for public broadcasters such as Arte, ZDF, 3Sat or WDR.
Her second feature documentary ‘Changing Sides - Eichi und der FC Pio’ (AT) for ZDF Kleines Fernsehspiel will come out in 2025. Loraine is also an alumni of the IDF Academy and currently works as a freelancer for independent film productions.

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