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In the Light of the Sands (2026)
Directed by Kilian Helmbrecht
Documentary · 1h 15m
As a bird warden, Kilian spends seven months alone on a barrier island in the Heligoland Bight. His tasks are simple: monitoring wildlife and collecting flotsam. The rich birdlife, extreme weather and ever-changing landscape are conveyed both through imagery and a soundtrack of wind, rain and birdsong. Contact with others is rare, but the intrusion of the outside world is all the more striking. The film’s melancholic atmosphere echoes both solitude and a sense that this fragile sanctuary is deeply at risk. Beyond its precise observations, an essay on climate change and militarisation emerges.
Crew
- Director
- Kilian Helmbrecht
- Editor
- Maja Tennstedt
- Producer
- Alex Hasskerl
Details
- Original title
- Im Licht der Sandbank
- Release date
- 2026-01-20
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- English, French, German
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- Atara Film GmbH