Now and then a bird flew by

a documentary essay about the last time with my sister
by Gerburg Rohde-Dahl


The film tells about my experiences taking care of my sister
during her final six months of life, about my inner conflicts and
my feelings of helplessness. However, despite all the tears I shed,
I felt at the same time strengthened and sustained.

The quantum physician Hans-Peter Dürr
writes in his book 'Love, Source of Cosmos'
about the “Field of Liveliness”.

Does a special field of strength exist in proximity of death?

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Now and then a bird flew by
a documentary essay about the last time with my sister
by Gerburg Rohde-Dahl

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Now and then a bird flew by
a documentary essay
47 Min.
by Gerburg Rohde-Dahl

When my sister who was 12 years older than I was dying,
I took care of her during her final 6 months of life.
The film tells about my daily life during that time,
my inner conflicts and my feelings of helplessness.
However, despite all the tears I shed, I felt at the same time
strengthened and sustained. I felt not only her or my love,
love itself seemed to encompass much more,
the whole room seemed full of it. Physical, tangible love –
like something to grasp.

The quantum physician Hans-Peter Dürr writes
in his book 'Love - Source of Cosmos' about the
“Field of Liveliness”. On the basis of my personal experience,
the film tries to approach this field without any esoteric
overstatement.

I want to initiate discussions to exchange experiences.
Does a special field of strength exist in proximity of death?

I placed small, white snowdrop flowers into her lifeless
hands. There was a surprising thought: maybe I wil
never feel lonely again.

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Gerburg Rohde-Dahl - Filmography

Author, filmmaker, filmproducer

www.rohdedahl.de

1956-1960 Highschool of Arts Berlin (advertisement and graphic arts) / 1960 Scholarship of Government of France in Paris for etching / advertising artist, etching and animationfilm in Hamburg / 1974-1979 University Bremen German literature and history / since 1974 Filmproducer.

2017 JOHANNA’S SECRET 60/90 Min.
documentary in development
Co-Produktion with Arkadia Film Warschau,
TV rbb/MDR,

German-Polish Co-Development Funds,,
Medienboard Brandenburg,
Polish Filminstitut PISF,
Creative Europe Media,
Foundation German-Polish cooperation SdpZ,
Eurimage

2009 EXPANSIVE GROUNDS 67 Min.
documentary

Kulturelle Filmförderung Filmbüro Bremen 2007,
Förderung im Rahmen des Künstlerinnenprogramms Berlin 2006 und 2008

2009 ONCE THERE WAS A ZEBRA 53 Min.
documentary

funded by FOERMIG BERLIN

2008 LET ME SEE THROUGH YOUR EYES 50 Min.
documentary

Friendship Across Border FAB und Filmstiftung Nordrhein Westfalen

2001 DYING AND LIVING 78 Min.
documentary TV NDR

Kulturelle Filmförderung des Landes Bremen und der Landesmedienanstalt Bremen

1995 CONSEQUENT INCONSEQUENT 60 Min.
THE PAINTER Franz Radziwill, documentary
TV Radio Bremen/NDR/WDR 1995
writer and director with Konstanze Radziwill

Niedersächsische Filmförderung

1974 - 1997 RAPPELKISTE, BETTKANTENGESCHICHTEN, ACHTERBAHN 20-30 Min.
~ 30 features for children
TV ZDF
1972-1978 SENDUNG MIT DER MAUS 1- 2 Min.
script and director with Christa Auch-Schwelk
~ 100 feature-spots
TV Radio Bremen/WDR

2010

HONORABLE MENTION - Los Angeles Reel Filmfestival

AWARD FOR BEST REPORTAGE 28th Intern. Festival FIFA Montreal

AWARD 5th place in the "Documentary" category The Indie Gathering

AWARD SCREENPLAY Philadelphia Documentary & Fiction Festival

2009

SPIRIT AWARD Chashama Filmfestival, New York

1985

FRIEDENSPREIS Villa Ichon, Bremen (Germany)

1984

EHRENDE ANERKENNUNG - Adolf Grimme-Preis (Germany)

1984

1. Award - Internationales Filmfestival für Kinder und Jugendliche, Gijón (Spanien)

1982

1. Award – Kinderbücher und Media e.V. (Bremen)

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Stills of the film

Contact

Berlin

Rohde Dahl - Filmproduktion

Gerburg Rohde-Dahl
Gutzkowstrasse 7
10827 Berlin
Germany

EMail

Bremen

Rohde Dahl - Filmproduktion

Gerburg Rohde-Dahl
Kohlhökerstraße 63
28203 Bremen
Germany