Postcards from the Verge

A fragmentary, cinematic review of my travels to the Middle East, somewhere between the lines, borders and demolitions of geographic spaces and the people within it.

Main Festivals & Awards

Cinema du Réel 2017 - Competición Internacional

Director's Biography

Sebastian Mez is a filmmaker, video- and soundartist. He studied at Filmmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg, Germany specializing in directing. His experimental film Clean Up was shown at more than 40 international film festival and won several prices. Ein Brief aus Deutschland, which takes a special approach onto the subject of modern slavery and prostitution in Europe, won the international middle length competition at Vision Du Réel in Nyon in 2011. Metamorphosen was his first feature lenght film, which premiered at the Berlinale 2013, followed by numerous festivals and awards worldwide. His experimental work Substanz was nominated for the Filmkunstförderpreis of the National Gallery in Berlin 2015. Sebastian lives and works in Berlin.