CALIFORNIA CITY: The film follows a man through the post apocalyptic environment of the housing crisis in the Mojave Desert. His job is to rid the pools of foreclosed homes of unwanted pests. On the road through this isolated region, he reflects on alternative ways of living and finds himself in his own solitude.
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CALIFORNIA CITY
Documentary by Bastian Günther
Germany 2014, 80 min, HD
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
INDI FILM in co-production with ZDF, in cooperation with ARTE
FINANCIAL SUPPORT:
MEDIA, MFG regional fund Baden-Württemberg, Kuratorium junger deutscher Film and DFFF
DISTRIBUTION:
Real Fiction
FESTIVALS & AWARD:
Hof International Film Festival 2014
Festival Max Ophüls Award 2015
Visions du Réel Nyon 2015
Achtung Berlin 2015
Preselection Deutscher Filmpreis 2016 „Best feature film“
Nominated for the German Film Critic’s Award for „Best Documentary“ 2016