Solastalgia – Michael Kalb

Hybrid Documentary / 71 Min. / 2022

The young climate activist Edda is frustrated by politics, society and her ignorant siblings. SOLASTALGIA has overtaken her. That burdening feeling of loss that arises when someone witnesses the destruction of the earth, and their own livelihood. Edda retreats to a small island in the North Frisian Wadden Sea and breaks off all contact. Once on Pellworm, she meets the pragmatic Sophie, a young farmer who sues the federal government for her right to a future. Edda has to realize that the island she is on is severely threatened by climate change. How can she succeed in making other people understand this threat? Is private retreat really an option?

In the hybrid film, the fictional character Edda meets the real protagonist Sophie. The director's solastalgic attitude meets the pragmatic reality of people who are already suffering from the consequences of climate change.

Festivals:

Actors:

Edda: Marie Tragoustie
Sophie: Sophie Backsen

Crew:

Director: Marina Hufnagel
Producer: Michael Kalb
Camera: Felix Riedelsheimer
Original Sound: Annika Sehn, Viktor Schimpf, Claudia Leder
Editing: Melanie Jilg
Sound design & Mastering: Cornelia „Nelly“ Böhm
Line Producer HFF: Christine Haupt
Commissioning Editor ZDF: Lucia Haslauer
and more.

A co-production of ZDF,
in cooperation with University of Television and Film Munich
supported by FilmFernsehFonds Bayern.