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And the winner is… ‚Drowning‘! The film by director Perdro Harres and producer Cléo Campe wins the audience award in the film contest about the Legacy Study by DIE ZEIT, infas and WZB. Thanks for taking part in the voting! The winners of our prize competition will be informed by email.

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And the winners are

At times funny, at times moving, always topical: These four films won over the jury of the film contest on the Legacy study.

Videovorschau

Video: Drowning

What the ubiquitous flood of images and information actually does.

Jutta Allmendinger

Climate change and digitalisation

A look at what concerns the participants of the Legacy Study – and why they also had to smell grapefruit and leather. An interview with Jutta Allmendinger.

Vermächtnisstudie

Identifying the latest social trends

The Legacy Study gives an idea of daily life in Germany and of people's hopes for the next generation. More about the study.

Filmwettbewerb

New perspectives

Short films created by students bring to life the results of the Legacy Study. A competition honours the best works.

Vermächtnisstudie - Trailer

Video: Lights, Camera, Action!

Young filmmakers produced short films inspired by the Legacy Study. This film takes you to the set.

Vermächtnisstudie: Eleanor Rigby

Video: Eleanor Rigby

Four people, four kinds of solitude.

Vermächtnisstudie: Sonntags

Sunday breakfast with a loving family

Vermächtnisstudie: Die Kneipe

At “Otto’s place”, things are not as they seem.

Videovorschau

Video: The German Desire for Children?

Why does a woman want children? Or why doesn’t she?

Vermächtnisstudie: Die andere Welt

Video: The Other World

Scenarios of technological progress.

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Video: A Cake for Mr. Tastytreat

Gourmet Mr. Tastytreat likes “superfood”. “A load of nonsense”, claims Mrs. Lisl.

Vermächtnisstudie: Ferge

Video: Ferryman

An artist paints a dead child.

Vermächtnisstudie: Doctor Future

Video: Doctor Future

What will healthcare be like in future?

Vermächtnisstudie: Unser Endlager

Video: Our Final Storage Facility

Volunteers seek a final storage facility and take on responsibility.

Vermächtnisstudie: Lilou Couleur

Video: Lilou Couleur

For Lilou, it’s clear that everybody has a color, although not everyone sees it that way.

Vermächtnisstudie: Schranke

Seeking out boundaries in Germany.

Vermächtnisstudie: Streaming through life

Video: Streaming Through Life

Anna lives her life on the web.

Vermächtnisstudie: Sisyphos

Video: Sisyphos Incorporated

“Praise stickers” make colleagues happy. Or do they?

Vermächtnisstudie: Liebesbrief

Video: Love Letter

The impact of a power cut in a digitized world.

Vermächtnisstudie: The Zone

Video: The Zone

Addressing the question of individuality and belonging.

Vermächtnisstudie: Der Wanderer

Video: The Rambler

One man discovers a different side to Germany by walking.

Vermächtnisstudie: Monday

Video: MONDAY – A German Lovestory

Klaus’ life revolves around work.

Vermächtnisstudie: Act a hool

Video: Act a Hool

Hooligans reign in a post-apocalyptic Germany.

Vermächtnisstudie: Erinnerungen aus Deutschland Südwest

Video: Memories from German South West Africa

A look at German colonial history.

Vermächtnisstudie: Große Erwartungen

Video: Great Expectations

A mirror for a world striving for perfection.

Vermächtnisstudie: Comments

Video: Comments

A look at the digital legacy of German society.