what keeps us alive

2022

A documentary by David Sieveking

A Flare Film production, commissioned by 3sat / ZDF

TV-RELEASE: March 01, 2023 - 8:15 p.m. on 3sat & now available (until February 24th, 2024) via streaming on the 3sat platform in Germany /Austria /Switzerland

SYNOPSIS:

Gerald Uhlig, a unique Berlin creative and founder of the Einstein coffee house, suffers from the rare disease Morbus Fabry, which he passed on to his daughter Geraldina. The only thing that keeps him alive is the promise he made to his wife Mara on her deathbed – to survive until their daughter is able to stand on her own two feet. But as teenager Geraldina is growing up at lightning speed, Gerald's vital energies are dwindling. After Gerald’s death, it becomes clear that Geraldina has not only inherited his illness but also his irrepressible will to live. She is bent on fighting her inherited condition and fulfilling her greatest desire: Becoming a mother to healthy children.

PROTAGONISTS:
Geraldina Uhlig & Gerald Romero-Uhlig

CREW:

• Writer/Director: David Sieveking

• Photography: Kaspar Köpke, Adrian Stähli

• Additional photohgrapgy: Juan Sarmiento, Eric Ferranti, Kolja Raschke, Maurice Wilkerling, Julia Weingarten

• Sound Mixers: Felix Heibges, Sebastian Kleinloh, Stefan Gollhardt

• Additional sound mixers: Paul Oberle, Robert Fuhrmann, Christian Lutz, Moritz Springer, Manuel Vogt

• Film editors: Catrin Vogt

• Music: Jessica De Rooij

• Sound Design: Paul Wilke

• Sound Mixing: Björn Wiese

• Producers: Katharina Bergfeld, Martin Heisler

• Commissioning Editors: Katya Mader (3sat / ZDF)