where the waves took her

  • Documentary, 83 Min., Germany, 2025

    WHERE THE WAVES TOOK HER accompanies Berlin midwife Anne-Katrin on her first sea rescue mission with SOS Humanity. She encounters women fleeing their countries, many of them survivors of gender-based violence. In a documentary that combines observational intimacy with artistic reflection, they find moments of safety.

  • Director: Jana Stallein

    Producer: Charlotte Peters

    Cinematography: Sophia Fenn

    Editing: Amélie Richter

    Grading: Sarah Salzmann

    Production Management: Lena Gill

    Studio Set Design: Antonia Nestler

    Music & Sound Design: Henric Schleiner

    Mix & Dialogue Editing: Henning Großmann

    Vocals: Leen Al-Hassan

    Produced by Wüste Film West GmbH as part of the Leuchtstoff Program by rbb and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, and created as a graduation film at Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF.

    Producer: Levin Hübner

    rbb Editor: Rolf Bergmann

    Funding Officer MBB: Lilla Puskas

    Co-production: Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF