„Finally somebody gives another point of view to a topic that had been so much in the news like immigration to Europe. The curiosity of Melanie and her very personal storytelling made it a very remarkable film.“
Raul Nino Zambrano, International Documentary Festival Amsterdam 2017
Synopsis
Frustrated by a corrupt system, Yves leaves his home in Cameroon to try his fortune in Europe. But to get there is more difficult than expected. Yves has been on the road for eight years – and is close to failing. Back home are the people who mean the most to him: his sister Annie, who has been holding the family together since Yves left, his little brother, waiting for Yves to take him to Europe, and his father, who expects him to lead the family to a better life. A film about family, the dream of Europe and the impossibility of giving up.
A documentary by Melanie Gärtner
© 2017 m-eilenweit & stoked film, 79 min
distributed by JIP film & verleih
Screenings
09 April 2019 20:00h Schwäbisch Gemünd Brazil Kino Q&A with Melanie Gärtner
12+15. April 2019 20:00h im Regenbogenkino in Berlin, in Kooperation mit attac! Berlin
07. Mai 2019 20:15h in Frankfurt im Pupille Kino in der Reihe fern:welt:nah Q&A with Melanie Gärtner and Ramona Lenz (medico international)
16. Mai 2019 18:00h Evangelische Fachhochschule Ludwigsburg, Q&A with Melanie Gärtner
21. Mai 2019 19:00h Capitol Filmkunsttheater Marburg, Q&A with Melanie Gärtner in cooperation with Grüne Jugend Marburg-Biedenkopf
22. Mai 2019 19:00h Kino im Schloßtheater in Münster, Q&A with Melanie Gärtner
16. Juni 2019 18:30h im Filmladen in Kassel, Q&A with Melanie Gärtner
12. August 2019 20:00, Montagskino Mauerwerk in Herrenberg
More screenings coming soon!
Director
Melanie Gärtner studied anthropology, literature an journalism in Frankfurt am Main and Berlin. Since 2010 she acts under the label of m-eilenweit as freelance filmmaker and author. One of her main topics is migration, especially from Africa.
Her first work, the documentary “The Land in Between”, has been honoured several times. In addition tot he film she released the book “Grenzen am Horizont”, reports about the protagonists’ backstories of her film. “Yves’ Promise” is her first full-length documentary.
Credits
written and directed
Melanie Gärtner
director of cinematography
Pola Sell, Melanie Gärtner
sound
Roger Mboupda, Romeo Zaf
editing
Christine Niehoff, Mirja Gerle
music
Ludwig Kuckartz
improvisation
Siriki Coulibaly
translation
Serge Alain Nanfang Ouanko
producers
Sebastian Popp, Robert Malzahn
service production Cameroon
Eloi Bela Ndzana
production assistent
Romeo Zaf
color grading
Tilman Friz
re-recording mixer
Bernhard Leimbrock
sound editor
Max Wanko, Bernhard Leimbrock
funding
HessenFilm und Medien, Brot für die Welt
