Darßer NaturfilmFestival 2025: Program section "Competition"
In this documentary, director Jan Haft presents plant, mushroom and animal species that live in the forest with a personal commentary. It shows that many species only use the forest as a safe place for their offspring. But that they have to leave the forest for some of their other needs, not least to find enough food. The film depicts the fascinating connections between the creatures in the forest and explains the perfect cycle of nature, where the various small and large species form a huge network. It turns out that the forest is by no means just the realm of trees, but also a world of animals.
Germany // 2024 // 44 min. // no age rating
Director: Jan Haft
Written by: Jan Haft
Cinematography: Kay Ziesenhenne, Jonas Blaha, Alexandra Sailer, Steffen Sailer, Jonathan Wirth, Jan Haft
Editing: Jan Haft, Eva Becker
Music: Dominik Eulberg, Hannes Kretzer
Sound: Oliver Görtz
Editors: Ralf Quibeldey (NDR), Claudia Schwab (SWR), Klaus Kunde-Neimöth (WDR), Meike Neumann (NDR/Arte), Susanne Lummer (TerraMater), Ralf Fronz (MDR)
Producer:in: Britta Kiesewetter (Doclights)
Producer:in: Melanie Haft (nautilusfilm), Jörn Röver (Doclights)
Production: nautilusfilm
Jan Haft
The multiple award-winning cameraman and director Jan Haft is one of the most innovative animal filmmakers in Germany. After studying geology/paleontology, he went on to study biology. At the beginning of the 90s, the nature enthusiast began his career as a camera assistant for animal film productions. In 1996, he founded nautilusfilm GmbH, one of the most successful wildlife film companies in Germany. He has already been awarded the German Nature Film Prize on the Darß five times.
