length: 102 minutes
language: International Broken English (German subtitles)

Licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0

The successful photographer and pantyhose-fetishist Boris Eichenbaum has had enough of everything: the Western-spoiled world makes him sick and induces erectile disfunctions. The omnipresent economy-climate-crisis-news make nothing better, but everything more aweful. Encouraged by a young woman, the activist Jackie, Boris vitalizes his aggressive resistance potential – and has to realize that capitalism is bogarting everything, even refusal. So cut and run, of all things to Greece …

A handful of people around Boris Eichenbaum live to see the same in a different way and just the same: folks who can’t escape from the fucking news of politics and economy anymore, and who don’t want to.

The shocking-as-usual news of ailing, suffering newscaster Deborah Meier are murmuring permanently through the scenery; they get active part of the play, when Jackie develops a true love story out of her ambitious lecture about the garbage patch in the ocean, when Mr. Greeny and tantra masseur Wolfgang battles flying bio-tomatoes and dog farts’ emissions, when Boris’ young girl friend Stefanie is conceptualizing the world’s welfare in unorganized copulating.

Boris Eichenbaum: simply one, who goes nuts, because nothing is matching, one who is searching without a clue of what to find at last, who understands that anyway you can’t do properly actually, and that nevertheless everything hasn’t no meaning.

cast
Boris Eichenbaum MATTHIAS MERKLE
Jackie JULIA MARLEN MAHLKE
Wolfgang SEBASTIAN HÜLK
Deborah Meier INGA DIETRICH
Stefanie MELANIE SEELAND
Angelika ANJA MARLENE KORPIUN
Hanna ANTJE MERKLE
Dr. Witte CHRISTIAN KUCHENBUCH
Werner Krusche RAINER KÜHN
Frau Kramer JULIA BECKER
Klempnerin AMY J. KLEMENT
Frauchen LISA MÖSSMER
Anja ELISABETH HEINZE
Galerist CHRISTIAN TAGGER
Weinhändler JÜRGEN HESS
Mann am Bahnhof Zoo BRUNO GANZ
Radiostimmen ELISA MISHTO
LISA MÖSSMER
NIKOS TSIACHRIS
Stimmen Galerie PETER GROSSHAUSER
WOLFGANG KLOSE
BRIAN KRÜGER
ELISA MISHTO
LISA MÖSSMER
ENRICO STRECKER
CHRISTIAN TAGGER
OLGA WILDGRUBER

credits
Executive Producer ANTJE BORCHARDT
Written & Directed by MATTHIAS MERKLE
Director of Photography OLIVER KÖPPEL
2nd Cinematographers ENRICO STRECKER
CHRISTOPH VALENTIEN
Gaffer ENRICO STRECKER
Editor HEINRICH BINDSCHÄDEL
Sound Designer BRIAN KRÜGER
Costume Designer SIBA FALLAHI
Set Designer PETER GROSSHAUSER
Sound Engineer BRIAN KRÜGER
Make-up Artists REBEKKA SCHWARK
SARAH HUZEL
MARIT KENNING
PATRICIA MAKOSCH
DANI BLASCHKE
CLAUDIA ROTOLI
Color Grading ARTHUR VON HOMBURG
Set Manager WOLFGANG KLOSE
Camera Assistants KATJA FÜSSEL
KOLJA DOERK
Lighting Technicians TONI LANGE
KASPAR EIßMANN
HIELKE GERRITSE
Assistant Director BENJAMIN FISCHER
Assistant Editing CONSTANZE ALTMANN
Assistant Wardrobe LISA GINGER SCHRIMPF
Pantyhose-Consulting USCHI SFN
Equipment Dealer ASMUS JAAP

Music:
The soundtrack of Exodos is exclusively composed of cc-licensed music, which we found here: http://ccmixter.org.
Thanks a lot to all these musicians; we are very proud of you and your great songs being part of this project!

‘Test Drive’ by Zapac
http://ccmixter.org/files/zapac/26047
(cc-licence by 3.0)

‘Destination Non-Specific’ by DoKashiteru feat. Colin Mutchler
http://ccmixter.org/files/DoKashiteru/21465
(cc-licence by-nc 3.0)

‘Ramona’ by Zapac
http://ccmixter.org/files/zapac/26264
(cc-licence by-nc 3.0)

‘Easy Killer (dogmix)’ by oldDog feat. Lisa DeBenedictis
http://www.ccmixter.org/files/oldDog/24807
(cc-licence by-nc 3.0)

‘ANGEL FACE (2)’ by ASHWAN and John Van Buren
http://ccmixter.org/files/ashwan/1100
(cc-licence nc sampling+)

‘Nothing can Hurt me’ – (DURDEN treatment)
Music by DURDEN (Vocals by Lisa DeBenedictis)
http://ccmixter.org/files/DURDEN/28141
(cc-licence by-nc 3.0)

‘Easy Killer’ by DeBenedictis
http://ccmixter.org/files/lisadb/24696
(cc-licence by-nc 3.0)

‘Killing the Piano in full LoFi’ by mullion feat. lisadb
http://ccmixter.org/files/mullion/25647
(cc-licence by-nc 3.0)

‘Easy Killer’ by copperhead feat. CiggiBurns, Lisa DeBenedictis, Jim Brady
http://ccmixter.org/files/copperhead/26255
(cc-licence by-nc 3.0)

‘Sweet Life’ by ASHWAN feat. Lisa DeBenedictis and Curious
http://ccmixter.org/files/ashwan/1774
(cc-licence by-nc-sa)

‘There’s Something Wrong’ by DoKashiteru feat. Brad Sucks, NIN
http://ccmixter.org/files/DoKashiteru/18883
(cc-licence by-nc 3.0)

‘We Are Connected’ by BarryMorgan feat. Anji Bee
http://ccmixter.org/files/BarryMorgan/28045
(cc-licence by-nc 3.0)

‘You are (funky mix)’ by Zapac feat. Beckfords
http://ccmixter.org/files/zapac/25046
(cc-licence by-nc 3.0)

‘November Unplugged (Remix)’ by Loveshadow
http://ccmixter.org/files/Loveshadow/12295
(cc-licence by-nc 2.5)

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by DoKashiteru feat. Snoman, yacou, AGFX, suonho
http://ccmixter.org/files/DoKashiteru/14756
(cc-licence sampling+)

‘Nine’ by Zapac feat. Anchor Méjans
http://ccmixter.org/files/zapac/23901
(cc-licence by-nc 3.0)

‘Tell us’ by Zapac
http://ccmixter.org/files/Zapac/23307
(cc-licence by-nc 3.0)

‘The Annual New England Xylophone Symposium’ by DoKashiteru feat. spinning merkaba
http://ccmixter.org/files/DoKashiteru/19848
(cc-licence by 3.0)

‘June (OD)’ by oldDog feat. Calendar Songs
http://ccmixter.org/files/oldDog/10935
http://www.calendarsongs.com
(cc-licence by-nc 3.0)

‘June (Magical Realism Mix)’ by DoKashiteru feat. Calendar Songs
http://ccmixter.org/files/DoKashiteru/21058
http://www.calendarsongs.com
(cc-licence by-nc 3.0)

a RETSINA-FILM
in cooperation with
SENDER FREIES NEUKÖLLN
2011 Germany

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Greetings Programs!
It seems as though, dispite how much I enjoy watching movies, I am somewhat picky about the movies I do watch. I will never turn down watching an awesome sci-fi movie, just to let you know, but indie films have always been hit or miss for me.
I have seen quite a few indie flicks. Some good, and some not so much. But I have never seen a movie that has been released under a full Creative Commons license until I heard about Exodos.
Exodos takes place in Northern Europe during winter time. It is about a photographer named Boris, who is known for photographing pantyhose fetish. Because of all the crap going on in the world, he starts to suffer from erectile dysfunction. As the movie continues, we meet other people who live in the same town as Boris who all become affected by his declining mood. Everyone’s story ties into his, and in the end, he realizes what he can do to help improve his part of the problem.
This is a very brief synopsis of Exodos. The movie has so many facets about it, that it seems like a movie that the more you watch it, the more you get out of it, and the more you realize how much it reflects at least some aspect of your life. I am a photographer, so I can relate a lot with Boris, minus the ED issue. But aside from knowing what it is like to get burnt out on a photo project, I also relate to the environmental issues of the movie. Exodos is filled with environmental awareness. Jackie, a key character in the film, helps Boris see a little of what is going on in the world, even in his own city. Jackie also helps others in the film turn some aspect of their lives around to be more echo-friendly, even to the smallest degree.
The production value of Exodos is extremely well done! You can tell that great care was taken with the lighting, cinematography, pre and post production, everything looks very professional! At times, though, the sound levels are a little off, but to me, that only adds to the movie. Their were a few times where it did make it a little hard to understand the international broken English dialog, which I absolutely LOVE, by the way!
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found at THE UNCOMMON GEEK

When we made our movie EXODOS, we wanted to describe an atmosphere of the Last Days, in which everyone senses that it will not go on like before for long.
The continous news, the ever-present global difficulties, the helplessness of the characters, that is more likely shown in escapes into sex, endless talks and to Greece.
And now we are very happy to feel, that these Last Days are probably over in real life. In Spain and in many other countries, people stand up against our bancrupt systems, they demand more democracy and a new way of living together. Great stuff, we love it that much and so we decided to travel to Spain, to what happens there, and how we can help to import this revolutionary atmosphere to Germany and rest-europe. Follow us here, and you can watch the next days, what we have to report.

Meanwhile support the new movements, and don’t forget to announce your screenings of Exodos!

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Make the world colorful – host a screening!