DOK.fest celebrates 40 years of Filmstadt München
With PETRA KELLY – ACT NOW! we present the opening film of the film series ‘More than just watching! – Cinematic perspectives on social commitment’ to mark the 40th anniversary celebrations of Filmstadt München.
Look forward to great films and guests from 12 to 15 September.
PETRA KELLY – ACT NOW!
Deutschland 2024 – Director: Doris Metz – Admission: 7.50 euros – Length: 104 min.
‘If we transgress laws with our civil disobedience, it is because we are reckoning with a higher law, the law of conscience.’ In the early 1980s, Petra Kelly mobilised hundreds of thousands of people to protest against the stationing of nuclear missiles on West German soil. She co-founded the Green Party and became famous as its star. But who was the woman who was able to initiate a new, world-changing policy and take on two superpowers? With previously unseen archive footage and interviews, the film paints a picture of a sensitive and unwavering woman who allowed no one to stop her and was far ahead of her time.
Bio- and filmography
Doris Metz grew up in Allgäu. After studying German and politics, she worked for ten years at the Süddeutsche Zeitung in the media and domestic politics department. Her film SCHATTENVÄTER about the sons of Willy Brandt and GDR spy Günter Guillaume was released in 2005. Together with Imogen Kimmel, she created TRANS – I GOT LIFE, a cinema documentary about the reality of life for trans people (winner of the audience award FILMFEST MÜNCHEN 2021). (Filmfest München)
Writer: Doris Metz. Camera: Sophie Maintigneux. Sound: Ivonne Gärber. Editing: Nina Ergang. Music: Cico Beck. Production: Bildersturm Filmproduktion. Producer: Birgit Schulz. International Sales: NEW DOCS. Distribution: Real Fiction Film Verleih