Jury statement:
„Shift, shaft, gorge. Based on the biography of his own family of mine workers, Alex Gerbaulet paints an impressive picture of Western German post war history in his film ›Shift‹. Layer for layer, she undresses the functionalized societal standardization until the bare smug narrowed-mindedness of German front gardens becomes visible. … The film finds a distinct rhythm for every protagonist in a virtuous montage of private and public archive material, family albums and diaries from two generations. The precision, which is also reflected in Gerbaulet’s lyrical off-text, makes ›Shift‹ a cinematic masterpiece.“ read more...