Barrikade – Bilder einer Waldbesetzung

Filmstill Barricade – Pictures of an Occupation

Barricade – Pictures of an Occupation

Barrikade – Bilder einer Waldbesetzung
David Klammer
Time to Act! 2022
Documentary Film
Germany
2021
83 minutes
German
Subtitles: 
English

Tree sitting is an important part of climate activism. The “occupation” of Dannenröder Forst in 2019 was meant to prevent its clearance for a highway. The people holding out in the airy heights of their tree houses were dependent on support and supplies from the ground. This help came from locals who would never have dreamed of being part of a resistance movement before. David Klammer’s film shows how brand-new alliances are formed in the face of environmental and climate destruction while realising how powerless words are. These alliances could last – even if the trees, like those in the “Danni”, fall victim to the chainsaws in the end.

Luc-Carolin Ziemann

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Director
David Klammer
Producer
David Klammer