ON THE BORDER
Austria, Germany, Switzerland 2024 – Director: Igor Gerald Hauzenberger – Co-Director: Gabriela Schild, Amina Weira – Original language: French, German, Haussa, Tamashek – Subtitles: English – Length: 103 min.
Security and combatting terrorism – on the back of this promise, the EU introduces new border measures north of Agadez in Niger. Instead of curtailing violence and youth criminality, they cause unrest. Has the desert city suddenly become an African Schengen border? This film takes stock of the international migration crisis from the perspective of the inhabitants. Ute Bolmer
Biography
Austrian director Gerald Igor Hauzenberger studied film, theatre and art in Berlin and Vienna. He has been working as a director, cameraman and producer since 2001. His production company Framelab specialises in political and social issues.
Gabriela Schild is a French-Austrian author, director and producer. She is a graduate of the EICAR film school in Lyon and the School of Cinema and Television of Quebec. As part of her Masters in Psychotherapy, she is researching the intersection between film and therapy.
Nigerien filmmaker Amina Weira studied documentary film at the University of Niamey and the University of Saint Louis. Her first feature film ANGER IN THE WIND about uranium mining in her home town of Arlit was screened at numerous international festivals.
Filmography (selection)
Gerald Igor Hauzenberger
LAST SHELTER, AT 2016, 103 min.
THE TRIAL, AT 2011, 115 min.
BEYOND THE FOREST, AT 2008, 77 min.
Gabriela Schild
ON THE BORDER, DE, AT, CH 2024, 103 min.
Amina Weira
ETINCELLES, BF, FR 2019, 63 min. (Editorin)
ANGER IN THE WIND, NE 2016, 54 min.
C’EST POSSIBLE, NE, SN 2013, 26 min.
No youth rating
Writer: Gerald Igor Hauzenberger & Gabriela Schild. Camera: Thomas Eirich-Schneider, Gerald Igor Hauzenberger, Hajo Schomerus, Joerg Burger, Gabriela Schild, Mohamad Iklass. Editing: Nela Märki Stefan Fauland. Music: Bernhard Fleischmann. Production: Framelab Filmproduktion. Producer: Gerald Igor Hauzenberger. Co-Producers: Susanne Guggenberger (Mira Film, Switzerland), Erik Winker, Martin Roelly & Ümit Uludağ (CORSO Film). International Sales: NEW DOCS.
