LONELY OAKS

CHÊNES SOLITAIRES

By Fabiana FRAGALE, Kilian KUHLENDAHL, Jens MÜHLHOFF

FIPADOC - INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL, BIARRITZ - as FEST

Documentary - Completed 2023

The Hambach forest in Germany was due to be razed to make way for the expansion of an open-cast lignite mine. Activists are occupying the treetops. Steffen Meyn spent months there filming daily life in the huts and the struggle of the environmental activists. In 2018, Steffen fell to his death.

Festivals
& Awards

FIPADOC 2024
European Stories
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • GERMANY
    • Languages
    • GERMAN
    • Duration
    • 102 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Fabiana FRAGALE, Kilian KUHLENDAHL, Jens MÜHLHOFF
    • Synopsis
    • The Hambach forest in Germany was due to be razed to make way for the expansion of an open-cast lignite mine. Activists are occupying the treetops. Steffen Meyn spent months there filming daily life in the huts and the struggle of the environmental activists. In 2018, Steffen fell to his death.