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Tempelhof

. Tempelhof removes the mass mask of the refugees and migrants to show them as individuals through their stories.
Tempelhof has two narratives. One is based on the refugees and their flight from fear, to hope, to the determined physical effort, exhaustion, and then relief they survived. The second is Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) staff interviews, which reveal the medical and social challenges faced by the refugees and migrants.

My access to the story is based on my travel from 27 April through 8 August 2017 through the Balkans to conduct interviews. I also served in Bosnia, Iraq, and Horn of Africa in the US Army.

Tempelhof is a fiscally sponsored project of the International Documentary Association (IDA), 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization. Contributions in support of Tempelhof are payable to IDA and are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

  • Daniel W Smith
    Director
    50/10 Saul Turteltaub
  • Daniel W Smith
    Director
    Sinjar, Red Sun, Kopis, Equateur
  • Daniel W Smith
    Producer
    50/10 Saul Turteltaub, Sinjar, Red Sun, Kopis, Equateur
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 47 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 14, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    19,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Daniel W Smith, Daniel W Smith

Producer, Director and Screenwriter: Daniel W Smith
Daniel grew up on Long Island, New York, and Japan. After graduating from
Marquette University he volunteered for military service. Daniel deployed to:
Bosnia, Iraq, Horn of Africa, and Germany. He retired from US Army Special Forces in 2008 and worked as a contractor at U.S. Africa Command as an operations planner, and later in a U.S. Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron supporting U2 and drone operations until 2014. He graduated from Marquette University’s College of Journalism in 1975, George Mason University, MFA in Poetry, and New York Film Academy with MFAs in Screenwriting and Producing January 2017. He has written seven screenplays and two documentary scripts. He has produced and completed three short films. His documentary short film 50/10: Saul Turteltaub screened at Oregon Independent Film Festival Sept 2017. IMDBPro page:
https://pro-labs.imdb.com/name/nm7632132?ref_=hm_nv_usr_prof
e-mail: Daniel.smith281@yahoo.com

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Director Statement

Logline: In their own words, refugees and migrants tell why and how they made their painful journeys of hope to the West from the Middle East, East, and West Africa. Humanitarian workers will also speak of the challenges that face these people as they integrate into a new culture.

This project aims to challenge the growing culture of fear in the West concerning refugees and migrants. For example, the population of the USA is made up of descendants of refugees and immigrants. They came for the same range of reasons religious freedom, economic opportunity, and fleeing war or oppression that the current Refugees and Migrants have but there is a large number of people who feel the Refugees and Migrants should not be helped.

The project has two parts. One covers the route from Greece to Berlin used by Refugees and Migrants. The second part covers the route used from Libya to Italy and then to Berlin. The project has evolved to be more about integration than the physical journey.