Civic Engagement as Educational Goal
Filming in Europe and USA for Bertelsmann-Stiftung in 2007
The german film crew with DOP Doerte Engelkes is filming in Canadian schools: Civic engagement for Bertelsmann-Stiftung
The Rooster is Dead
For this 30 min documentary I did the camera work first ever; after that project I decided to learn the film skills professionally…
https://av.tib.eu/media/11518
Film author: Doerte U. Engelkes, Heide Rutten
Camera: Doerte U. Engelkes
Editing: Ina Lohmann-Eggers, Christina Jaekel
Production: Doerte U. Engelkes/IWF 1991
34’min, Super-VHS
The Rooster is Dead – Decapitating Roosters at Haan
Rooster decapitation on the first monday is a feature of the annual Haaner Kirmes (circus in Haan). The dead rooster is hung feet-upwards over a basket. Blindfolded contestants are given a blunt sword and urged on by the crowd.