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House of the Rising Sun (Roughcut)

The story of a Getaway - a poetic Odyssey across Europe during the first COVID lockdown. From Cologne to the French Hinterland, through heavy COVID Lockdown riots in Marseille and Paris and all across France to riveting Amsterdam. Finally, via Berlin, back to peaceful Cologne where people had learned to cope with COVID without rioting and streetfighting. And, most important of all, without bringing sickness and death to their fellow citizens - like the Covid deniers did. Until finally the Lockdown was lifted.

  • Daniel Burkholz
    Director
  • Daniel Burkholz
    Writer
  • Daniel Burkholz
    Producer
  • Daniel Burkholz
    Camera
  • Sybille Fezer
    Key Cast
  • Brigitte Voisin-Auer
    Key Cast
  • Sieghard Auer
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature, Music Video
  • Genres:
    Human Interest, Politics, Travel, Journey, Music
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 18 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 23, 2026
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    France, Germany, Netherlands
  • Language:
    English, French
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Distribution Information
  • Roadside Film
    Distributor
    Country: Germany
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Daniel Burkholz

Longtime traveller and lawyer. Price awarded administration leader, filmmaker and producer. Member of the lawyer team which finally succeded in the suspension of the nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Wackersdorf /Germany. Leader of the law department of Friends of the Earth Germany: Saved a region in the Eifel Mountains/Germany from being destroyed by the building of the Motorway A1 - meanwhile the region is a National Park. Fundraising for the legal actions against RWE/Garzweiler. Administration Leader for Environment Protection and for Education: Saved the vocational school Gertrud Bäumer Berufskolleg from being dissolved. Together with his team Winner of the Gold Medal at the Agenda 21 Competition of the German government. Awarded with the Medal of Honor by Adelina Kondratieva, Chair Woman of the Archive, War and Exile Association. Awarded with the Medal of Merit by the Italian partisan Commander Giovanni Pesce. Founder and owner of ROADSIDE Film. The ROADSIDE films have already been selected for more than 300 film festivals, fests and series around the globe...

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