The Burden of Proof

Running time: 33'57"

Production: DE/CZ 2015

“The Burden of Proof” is a mid-length documentary film that depicts the complicated European procedure of obtaining refugee status by immigrants. Nations that acknowledge the Universal Declaration of Human Rights have the moral obligation to provide asylum to all who suffer oppression. Unfortunately, practice is much less optimistic. Numerous countries come up with complex procedures that make it difficult to accept foreigners, who are often treated as intruders.

Authors:

  • Stefan Kessissoglou

    German director, producer, screenwriter, and photographer. He was born in Cologne in 1987. He gained experience working as an assistant director, cinematographer, and editor on many television productions. He collaborated, among others, with the Czech film studio Barrandov and with Busse-und-Halberschmidt Filmproduktion in Düsseldorf. He has written the scripts for and directed several short films, including “The Outrageous One and Hereafter.” Currently he is studying film directing at Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin.

    The Burden of Proof (2015)

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