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Four athletes from various countries live with different intellectual disabilities. But being “special” seems less of a challenge since they also have to cope with the troubles of growing up, finding true friendships, and figuring out what life has in store for them. All four have one common goal: participating in the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin in the summer of 2023. Will they be successful on their journey?

Thorsten Ernst studied political sciences, philosophy, and ethnology. He’s working as writer and director since 2008 and created several documentaries and coverages for German public television. As head writer, he manages the editorial work of the magazine TRACKS (arte) in Hamburg. His last TV documentary was the 90-minute film AFRICA RISING in collaboration with Jean-Alexander Ntivyihabwa.

Tobias Lickes is a freelance journalist and a writer from Hamburg. He has an MA in communication studies, sociology and political sciences and has been mostly working for the NDR since 2010. In the summer of 2021 his film SANDSTRAND UM JEDEN PREIS? was released in the ARD series “Die Story im Ersten”. Before that, Lickes realized, among others, the 45-minute film 7 TAGE… AUF DER SUCHE NACH HANS (7 days… In search of Hans), in which he is looking for traces of his grand uncle Hans in Belarus who has been missing since the second world war.

Malte Nieschalk is a D.o.P.,writer and owner of a film production in Hamburg. He started to work in the camera department almost 20 years ago and was successfully trained as an audio-visual media designer at NDR. He is responsible for the cinematography of several reports, trailers, commercials, and image films. Additionally, he films live broadcasts of concerts, tv shows and sports events.

Gordon Volk is a D.o.P., writer and owner of a film production company in Hamburg. He finished his training as a media designer at the NDR in 2003. During his training, he realized several short films as D.o.P. and writer which were screened at several international festivals. After his training, Gordon Volk established himself as a freelance D.o.P. and is particularly responsible for the cinematography of several commercials and image films as well as for documentaries.

A film by
Thorsten Ernst, Tobias Lickes, Malte Nieschalk & Gordon Volk

Directors
Thorsten Ernst & Tobias Lickes

Cinematography
Malte Nieschalk & Gordon Volk

Editor
Christoph Senn

Music
Carsten „Erobique“ Meyer, Paul Speckmann & barner 16

Sound Design & Re-recording Mixing
Simon Bastian

Producers
Stefan Kloos, Anja Dziersk, Maria Shilik, Bianca Laschalt

Production
Kloos & Co. Medien / Kloos & Co. Nord

World Sales
Rise and Shine World Sales