SARA WOLDESLASSIE
Sara Woldeslassie lives and works in Berlin. She has studied Middle East Studies at the Free University of Berlin(Bachelor of Arts) and obtained a Master’s degree with distinction in Media, Culture & Society at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. In her master's thesis, she studied how a critical re-reading of colonial archives in contemporary critical filmmaking can be used as a powerful tools when engaging in efforts of deconstructing colonial imaginaries.
She has previously worked as a production manager, production assistant and archive researcher for creative documentary film before founding PINKY SWEAR FILM.
Projects as producer
LIFE CICLE (WT) – 2023
Experimental documentary film – in postproduction, 60 min. Director: Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, supported by: Canada Council for the Arts
Projects as production manager
THE JOURNALIST AND HER JAILERS – 2022
Documentary film, 83 min. Authors: Adithya Sambamurthy, Luna Watfa; Director: Adithya Sambamurthy; Production company: Tondowski Films GbR; supported by: ARD
Dokumentarfilmwettbewerb, Medienförderung RLP, Documentary Campus
Festival premiere: One World International Film Festival Prag 2022
Projects as production assistent
TELL THEM ABOUT US (WT) – 2020-2022
Domentary film – in postproduction, 90min. Author/director: Rand Beiruty; Production company: Tondowski Films GbR; supported by: Beauftrage der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien, FFA Filmförderungsanstalt , Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film, Deutsche Filmförderfonds
NO MERCY (WT) – 2020-2022
Dokumentary film – in Vorproduktion, 90 min. Author/director: Isa Willinger; Production company: Tondowski Films GbR; supported by: Medienboard Berlin- Brandenburg, tba
ALL ROADS LEAD TO MORE – 2023
Dokumentarfilm, 78 min – Autor/Regie: Afraa Batous; Produktion: Tondowski Films GbR; Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf; Sender: ZDF – Das kleine Fernsehspiel; gefördert durch: Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Festival premiere: DOK.fest München 2023 (Student Award)
UPROOTED – 2021
TV-Dokumentarfilm, 54 min – Autor: Angus MacInnes; Regie: Bálint Révész; Produktion: Tondowski Films GbR, Elf Pictures; Sender: ZDF/Arte Erstausstrahlung: 03.08.2021, Arte
Projects as archive researcher (video and press)
JUAN CARLOS – LOVE, SEX & THE KING – 2023
Docu-series – 3 x 45 min. Show Runner: Anne von Petersdorff; Production company: Gebrüder Beetz; SKY, UNIVERSAL
Release: 21.05.2023, sky, WOW
Festival premiere: DOK.fest München 2023
UND JETZT WIR! – 2020
TV documentary film – Authors: Susanne Erler, Aline Abboud; Director: Susanne Erler; Production company: BASIS BERLIN Filmproduktion GmbH, Yami2; Broadcasters: ZDF/Arte, ARTE G.E.I.E.
Panels
EDIMOTION – Festival für Filmschnitt und Montagekunst 2023, Cologne
Moderation + Input Panel „Blickwechsel – Vermeidung kolonialer Muster im Filme machen und montieren“ (Co-panelist: Philipp Diettrich)
Academic conferences
Research School for Media Studies Conference 2023 – “All About Media? The Future of Media Studies”, Amsterdam
Paper Presentation: Panel “Media Platforms” – “Mirroring to resist – Deconstructing colonial imaginaries through the colonial archive”
PHILIPP DIETTRICH
Philipp Diettrich lives and works in Berlin. He has studied Media Art with focus on documentary film at HfG Karlsruhe in the class of Thomas Heise.
He completed various further training courses in production while he assisted Ruth Beckermann for the production of several of her documentaries. Diettrich has helped shape numerous documentaries in various roles, including as author/dramaturge, editor and director of photography.
He has previously worked as a creative producer for several documentary formats, including docu series for streamers, before founding PINKY SWEAR FILM.
SELECTION (2013-2023)
Works as author: *and Director of Photography
BETWEEN US GOD - 2024 (Co-writer/ dramaturge)
Documentary 90min
Director: Rebecca Hirneise
Production: Ruth Beckermann Filmproduktion
funded by: ÖFI, ORF,
Premiere: IFFR Rotterdam, Max Ophüls Festival
LA EMPRESA - 2023 (* DOP/ Co-Author / Creative Producer)
Documentary 90min
Author: Andre Siegers, Philipp Diettrich
Production: Mischief Films, UVO Group, fuenferfilm
funded by: MEDIA, KJDF, Kulturstiftung Sachsen, HHSH, ÖFI,
Premiere: IFFR Rotterdam, DOK Munich
KADER - 2016 (Author/ * DOP)
Documentary film, 30min
Production: UVO-Gruppe GbR,
funded by: ZKM Film Institute
FABRIKA TV - 2014 (author/ director)
TV magazine, 30min, 1 season of 12 episodes
Director/Writer: Philipp Diettrich, Marco Kugel
Production: ZKM Film Institute
Broadcast: ATV Türkiye, ATV Europe
WEISS DER WIND - 2013 (Writer/ Director)
Documentary 90min
Production: Eastend Filmproduktion
funded by: HfG Karlsruhe
Premiere: Vision du Reel Nyon
Work as dramaturg/ editor:
KARTE DER SCHÖNHEIT - 2021 (dramaturg + *DOP)
Documentary 90min,
Director: Marco Kugel,
Production: SEIN&HAIN, busse&halberschmidt filmproduktion, funded by: MFG Baden Württemberg, Filmstiftung NRW, 3sat, Premiere: Filmfest Hamburg, Grimme Award nomination 2024
AFRICAN MIRROR - 2019 (dramaturg/ editor)
Documentary 90min
Author: Mischa Hedinger
Production: bild und ton GmbH
funded by: SRF, Suisseimage
Premiere: Berlinale 2019
Work as producer/ creative producer:
DESERTED (AT) - 2024 (Producer)
Documentary 90min
Director: Mario Pfeifer
Production: Blackboard Film
financed by MDM, BKM, ARTE
THE NAZI CARTEL (AT) - 2024 (Producer)
Documentary series - 3x45min,
Director: tba
Production: Kundschafter Film, MobyDOK
financed by SKY, UNIVERSAL
JUAN CARLOS - LOVE, SEX and THE KING - 2023 (Creative Producer)
Documentary series - 4x45min
Director: Anne von Petersdorff
Production: Gebrüder Beetz
financed by SKY, UNIVERSAL
TELL THEM ABOUT US - 2021 (Producer Development)
Documentary 90min
Director: Rand Beiruty
Production: Tondowski Film
funded by: DFFF, KJDF, MBB, ARTE
UPROOTED - 2021 (Producer)
Documentary 60min
Director: Balint Revesz
Production: Tondowski Film
financed by: ARTE
27 STOREYS - 2020 (Line Producer Germany)
Documentary 90min
Director: Bianca Gleissinger
Production: Mischief Film, INSTANT FILM UG
funded by: ÖFI, FilmFond Vienna, ORF
Premiere: Max Ophüls Festival
SEASIDE SPECIAL - 2020 (Line Producer)
Documentary 90min
Director: Jens Meurer
Production: INSTANT FILM UG
funded by: BKM, FFA, DFFF
Premiere: Hof Film Festival
AN IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT - 2019 (Line Producer)
Documentary 90min
Director: Jens Meurer
Production: INSTANT FILM UG
funded by: BKM, DFFF, FilmFond Vienna
Premiere: IFF Rotterdam
ALLE LEBEN MEINES VATERS - 2018 (Producer Development) Documentary 90min
Author: Simon Quack
Production: UVO-Gruppe GbR
funded by: BKM, Gerd Ruge Scholarship