Pre­miere at DOK Leipzig: SONNENSTADT explores utopia in the Siber­ian taiga

The doc­u­men­tary film SONNENSTADT by direc­tor Kristi­na Shtu­bert (C: Han­na Mayser) cel­e­brates its world pre­miere in the Ger­man Doc­u­men­tary Com­pe­ti­tion of the renowned DOK Leipzig.

The DFFB grad­u­a­tion film, sup­port­ed by Leucht­stoff sup­port in coop­er­a­tion with rbb and Medi­en­board Berlin-Bran­den­burg, fol­lows a group of peo­ple who found a utopi­an soci­ety in the seclu­sion of the Siber­ian taiga under the lead­er­ship of the self-pro­claimed mes­si­ah Vis­sar­i­on. It sheds light on the search for a new way of life in a world that is per­ceived as increas­ing­ly con­fus­ing and threat­en­ing. With no clear judge­ment, SONNENSTADT leaves room for the audi­ence to form their own opin­ion of the strengths and weak­ness­es of this utopia.

The film has been nom­i­nat­ed for sev­er­al awards, includ­ing the ver.di Prize for Sol­i­dar­i­ty, Human­i­ty and Fair­ness and the MDR Film Prize.

We wish you good screen­ings and keep our fin­gers crossed for the award cer­e­mo­ny!