Almost like family, but always temporary: Amidst parental love, bureaucracy and youth welfare services, three youth workers do everything possible to create a home for children. A film about the superpower of raising a child and family in all its forms.
CREW:
Director: Daniel Abma
Producer: Britta Strampe, Laura Klippel
Cinematographer: Johannes Praus
Sound: Alexandra Praet
Production
Bandenfilm & Britta Strampe GbR
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Awards
ver.di-Award for Solidarity, Humanity and Fairness at DOK Leipzig (2024). film.land.sachsen-Award for Film Culture in Rural Areas at DOK Leipzig (2024). Gedanken-Aufschluss Award at DOK Leipzig (2024). Nonfiktionale Award of the city of Bad Aiblingen (2025). Nominee for the German Cinematography Award I Deutscher Kamerapreis (2025). Perception Change Award I Visions du Réel in partnership with United Nations (2025). Prize of the Ecumenical Jury I Achtung Berlin Film Festival (2025)
Director
Daniel Abma
Daniel Abma (born 1978 in the Netherlands) moved to Berlin after finishing his studies in Primary School Education. He worked as a media literacy teacher before beginning his studies in Film Directing at the Film University Babelsberg. His feature-length documentaries Beyond Wriezen (2012), Transit Havana (2016), and Autobahn (2019) were shown at film festivals worldwide like Karlovy Vary FF, IDFA, and DOK.Leipzig, and won several awards. Abma focuses on observational, character-based documentaries about social issues.
Selected Filmography
The Family Approach (2024), Autobahn (2019), Transit Havana (2016), Beyond Wriezen (2012)
