DAS MONSTER AUS DER ODER (2024)
Fish disaster August 2022 – The massive fish kill affected us all deeply and revealed various impacts on our everyday lives. Film and photography enthusiast Jürgen Keiper from the unDOKed e.V. association is a regular holiday guest in Kienitz and, while walking along the dike, had a brilliant idea to capture this issue on film!
IInspired by Tomoyuki Tanaka’s 1954 disaster film Gojira, a local monster created by a chemical accident was to terrorize the Oder River and terrify the residents!
In October 2023, filming took place at the Gasthof zum Hafen with young people from Letschin and the surrounding area. This was preceded by several workshops on choreography, costume design, sound and image design. In addition, the first drafts of the script were developed together with the kids, with everyone being asked about their personal feelings and moods being captured.
During our work, we relied heavily on local partners! A big thank you goes to Coworking Oderbruch, Kino Letschin, and Gasthof zum Hafen! Thank you so much for making us feel at home, allowing us to leave our mark, and giving us the space to be creative!
I am particularly pleased about the presentation of the results because this time I was able to focus on creative work, such as designing a monster costume, the accompanying sound design, and dramatic music…
And here you can finally watch the movie:
Cheers, David