Directed by
Susanne Maria Krauß
Country of Origin
Germany
Runtime
52:00
Category
It has become tight for bears, whales or rhinos. There is hardly a corner of the earth where man has not left his footprint. But during the Corona lockdowns, four billion people are supposed to stay at home to contain COVID19. How does wild-life react to the sudden silence? A unique oppor-tunity for researchers worldwide! They collect movement data and analyse observations on all continents. Rhinos move, orcas make themselves heard. Brown bears, deer and crows also provide surprising insights into animal behavior in times of the pandemic.
Director Biography – Susanne Maria Krauß
Susanne Maria Krauß was born in Upper Franconia in 1981, and now works as a journalist, author and filmmaker for the German public television channels MDR, BR, SWR, ZDF as well as for the European Cultural Channel ARTE, amongst others.
She studied journalism and sociology in Leipzig and lived in DR Congo and Rwanda for several years. Her first long documentary “Gorillas under Stress” was created there and attracted international attention in 2019/2020. In the field of nature and animal films, she is particularly interested in the fact that humans and animals share the same habitat on this planet, with serious effects on their relationship and exciting questions to be asked about the future. She is happy, when film projects bring her back to the African continent – but also while walking through German forests with her dog in gentle sunshine.
