38th edition
17-25 january 2026
Image Tracing Addai
Germany
2018 Documentaire 30 min
Based on archive material, the animated documentary Tracing Addai tells the story of a young German who joins a Salafist group in Syria. A few years later Addai's mother meets Ilias, a returnee from Syria.
With : Kais Setti, Benito Bause
Screenplay : Esther Niemeier, Sarah-Christin Peter, Britta Strampe
Image : Omri Aloni
Editing : Sarah-Christin Peter
Sound : Alexandra Praet
Music : Robert Pilgram
Directeur de l'animation : Jan Koester
Production : Britta Strampe
Esther Niemeier is a director and producer. Her first short documentary Walz screened in the official selection at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Tracing Addai is her graduation film.