Die Ostfriesischen Inseln

Geboren aus Sand

Created solely by the interaction of wind, currents and tides, the East Frisian Islands play an important role in coastal protection as a barrier. But they are even more important for wildlife. Especially birds, which can hardly breed on the mainland due to predators and intensive agriculture, find shelter and peace here. The film shows tiny creatures, brave fighters like the sand plover, which breed in the front line on the beach, and surprising visitors, like the hedgehog.

Director: Heike Grebe

Heike Grebe, born 1986 in Winterberg, Germany
· 2006 - 2009 studied Media Communication & Journalism at the "Fachhochschule des Mittelstands", a university of applied sciences in Bielefeld
· subsequently, traineeship as a video journalist at münchen.tv
· as of 2011 producer and author for BLUE PLANET FILM

From childhood on, Heike Grebe wanted to become a journalist. Various internships during her journalism studies at CNN, RTL and other TV stations paved her way to television. Doing day-to-day business in the newsroom at münchen.tv, she learned her trade as a news editor as well as handling the camera and cutting footage.
For years, Heike has been gripped by a profound enthusiasm for Africa. After graduating in October 2009, she spent six months doing voluntary services in Tanzania in order to get acquainted with its culture. Her first book "Heike in Afrika" originated from this experience.
Her love and fascination for the people, wildlife and landscapes of Africa is unbroken. BLUE PLANET FILM allowed Heike Grebe to pursue her passion in her position as producer for the project "Kongo", while also acting as author and cinematographer for the making-of. In her current project, a three-part series about South Africa, Heike is in charge of both script and directing in several chapters of a real nature documentary for the first time.

Director: Michael Riegler

Germany
2020
43 Min.
German
6
Director: Heike Grebe, Michael Riegler
Script: Heike Grebe
Cinematography: Michael Riegler
Editing: Katrin Dücker-Eckloff
Music: Oliver Heuss
Narrator: Michael Lott
Editor: RALF QUIBELDEY (NDR); MEIKE NEUMANN (NDR/ARTE); GERNOT LERCHER (ORF); KLAUS KUNDE-NEIMÖTH (WDR)
Producer: DocLights
Nominations: Nordic Nature Film Award 2021