THE AZORES
Millions of years ago, nine islands rose up out of the seething depths of the earth. In spite of their lethal powers, they've become an oasis of life. As if by magic, animals from all parts of the earth are drawn to this region, and in the depths of the ocean remarkable creatures can be found. How they find their way here, when they appear and why they continue visiting this unique ecosystem - these are the mysteries posed by The Azores.
2008, Germany, 52 min.
Prod. / Script / Dir.: Florian Guthknecht
Dir. of Phot.: Richard Ladkani, Sigi Braun
Music: Ulrich Rassy
Sound: Klaus Peintner
Edit.: Anna Vogel
Florian Guthknecht (b. 1969, Furstenfeldbruck, Germany) Studied history and German at the Universities of Augsburg (Germany), Florence (Italy) and Munich (Germany), with Master of Arts (1994). Since 1992 is a freelance journalist (primarily for the ARD and ARTE TV channels and newspapers such as Suddeutsche Zeitung and the Munich Abendzeitung. Since 1999 has been teaching at the University of Augsburg and since 2008 at University of Salzburg (Austria). In 2000, set up Flowmotionfilm Production Company, Munich.
Filmography
Searching for Tracks in Bavaria: Pilgrimage (1999), A Lost Paradise? Coral Bleaching in the Maldives (1999), Searching for Tracks in Bavaria: The History of Bavarian Jews (2000), Neptune's Destroyed Gardens (2001), Searching for Tracks in Bavaria: The Underground (2001), Searching for Tracks in Bavaria: Home - A German Longing (2002), Dive Special: Swimming with Dolphins (2002), Children of the Ocean - The Azores (2003), Searching for Tracks in Bavaria: The History of Travel (2003), The Bleeding Lake (2004), Sharks - Rulers of the Ocean (2005), The Four Seasons Underwater (2006), The Silent Village (2006), Baiji - the Last White Dolphin (2007), The Azores - Born in Water and Fire (2008), The Path of Dreams - Walking over the Alps (2008), The Path of Dreams - From Munich to Prague (2009), Catfish - Monsters in the Lakes (2009), The White Fee of the Sea (2010), The Path of Dreams - From Bukarest to the Black Sea (2010), The Path of Dreams - Crossing Tyrol (2010), The Worm Empire (2011).