Going Alone
27 mins
Every year, five to ten percent of all deceased Berliners are buried by the authorities because no relatives are found. Most of them are put into the ground by mortician Bernd Simon going alone. But sometimes companions do turn up and say goodbye in their very own way. An observational documentary about an undertaker who actually wanted to become an entertainer, a bizarre city portrait and a mirror of how we deal with death, mourning and commemoration.
Raphael Schanz
Director
Philipp Seifert
Director of Photography
Marielle Pohlmann
Editor
Antonio V. Monge
Sound
Robert Franz
Colorist
Leon Schniewind
Title Designer
Ella Zwietnig
Sound Designer