Children in very special life situations, such as those caused by seriously ill siblings, for example, would never describe themselves as ‘shadow children’. They live life almost as a matter of course with their siblings and the daily restrictions within and outside their families. They learn to cope with their life situation in very special shelters. Resilience is gained by children through very special support within and outside their families, as such the term ‘shadow child’ needs to be redefined.
Schattenkind
Andreas Arnstedt
Born in 1973 in Gera. Studied at the Film University Babelsberg
KONRAD WOLF. Worked as actor for theater, film, and television and screenwriter and playwright. Active as actor, screenwriter, producer, and director.
2009 DIE ENTBEHRLICHEN, Spielfilm HIOF 2009
2014 DER KUCKUCK UND DER ESEL, Spielfilm HOF 2014
2015 SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS, Spielfilm HOF 2016
2017 VOLLMOND, Spielfilm HOF 2017
DAS SCHAFFEN WIR SCHON, Spielfilm
2018 FREUNDE DER WEISHEIT Kurzfilm HOF 2018
2021 SCHATTENKINDER Dokumentarfilm HOF 2021
VOLLENDET, Kurzfilm HOF 2021
“The world has produced nothing more authentic than children.
Nowhere are children more magical than in the moment of being unobserved. No one can escape the magic of a child. A child’s view of the world has nothing to do with the adult’s view of the child’s world.”