Lonely Oaks

Vergiss Meyn Nicht

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Compiled from footage collected over two years by film student-turned-activist Steffen Meyn, Lonely Oaks documents the troubled occupation of Germany's Hambach Forest.
Over the last decade, environmental activists have occupied a dense forest in West Germany. Meyn’s footage, immersive and at times intentionally disorientating – it was mostly shot with a 360° camera mounted on to his bicycle helmet, allowing the filmmaker to move freely across treetops – features interviews with activists, captures brutal police evictions, and interrogates intentions of the occupation alongside the wider landscape of climate activism. It was during a 2018 police operation, when they attempted to clear a site, that Meyn fell to his death. It’s a shocking moment that suffuses the film with pathos and tension, as well as driving its urgent search. Posthumously completed by a group of Meyn’s friends and fellow students, Lonely Oaks is a timely and moving documentary about the climate crisis and the nuances of protest.

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Lonely Oaks + Q&A
Sat 17 June 13:00 - 15:02
Showroom - Bertha DocHouse Screen 3
Q&A with directors Fabiana Fragale, Kilian Kuhlendahl and Jens Muehlhoff
Lonely Oaks + Q&A
Sun 18 June 15:45 - 17:47
The Light - Screen 9
Q&A with directors Fabiana Fragale, Kilian Kuhlendahl and Jens Muehlhoff
Lonely Oaks (DocFest Online)
Available between Mon 19 June 0:00 - Sun 25 June 23:59
Online Screening
Lonely Oaks
Mon 19 June 17:45 - 19:47
Showroom - Splice Post Screen 1
Q&A with directors Fabiana Fragale, Kilian Kuhlendahl and Jens Muehlhoff

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