How To Screen
THE PICKERS
A Documentary film by Elke Sasse, 80 minutes, Greece, Italy, Spain, Nepal, Portugal,
English, German, Dutch, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Catalan subtitles. Other language versions available upon request.
5.1 Mix, DCP.
The film documents the living and working conditions of migrants who work harvesting our fruit and vegetables from Europe’s fields: Olives in Greece, Oranges in Italy, Strawberries in Spain, Blueberries in Portugal – Exploitation is the rule rather than the exception.
There is another way though. This is shown by Fair Oranges from Calabria.
The film delves into the worlds of the pickers. Backgrounds and solutions can be discussed in a subsequent conversation with experts.
SHORT VERSIONS
BITTER ORANGES / BITTERE ORANGEN
30 minutes, Italy
German subtitles. Other language versions available upon request.
MP4, stereo
The short version only about oranges can be used by schools or initiatives.
The film documents the living and working conditions of migrants harvesting oranges in Calabria, Italy.
It also shows the production of exploitation-free oranges from Italy and the transport to Germany.
The film delves into the worlds of the pickers. Backgrounds and solutions can be discussed in a subsequent conversation.
PICKERS IN GERMANY CLAIMING THEIR RIGHTS
7 minutes, Germany
German subtitles. Other language versions available upon request.
MP4, stereo
The short film documents Romanian harvest workers in Germany claiming their rights for accurate payment at court with the help of German union initiative “Faire Mobilität”.
SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT for Social Media platforms, Instagram.
7 x 2 minutes, Greece, Italy, Spain
English and Spanish subtitles, other language versions upon request.
A short trailer gives an idea about the topic.
Short clips connect our strawberries, olives and oranges with the situation of harvest workers in Spain, Greece and Italy.
Screening Requests
Contact: birgit.zimmerle@berlin-producers.de
EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL
Please find film links and educational material also here: https://www.ezef.de/filme/pickers/4502
Experts
For screenings with discussions, experts can be requested on various topics:
Elke Sasse, Filmmaker, Director
elke.sasse@berlin-producers.de
Jonas Seufert, Journalist
Food-Supply Chains, Supermarkets, Supply Chain Law
jonas.seufert@posteo.de
Peppe Pugliese, SOS Rosarno
founder of SOS Rosarno fair trade oranges from Italy
sosrosarno@gmail.com
Pape, or other SOS Rosarno orange pickers in Italy,
situation of migrant pickers in Italy
sosrosarno@gmail.com
José Antonio Brazo, SAT Huelva
situation of migrant pickers in Huelva
jandalucialibre@gmail.com
Soumia Benelfatmi Elgarrab, SAT Huelva, former strawberry picker
situation of migrant pickers in Huelva
jandalucialibre@gmail.com
Gilles Reckinger, Anthropologist
situation of migrant pickers in Calabria (Italy),
book and exhibition “bitter oranges”.
gilles.reckinger@uni-graz.at
Dr. Franziska Humbert, Oxfam
Equitable business practices
fhumbert@oxfam.de
Steffen Vogel, Oxfam
Global Supply Chains and Human Rights in the Agriculture Sector
svogel@oxfam.de
Tim Zahn, Oxfam
Global Supply Chains, Human Rights and Migration
tzahn@oxfam.de
Jerome Coulombel
Carrefour-dropout and author of ‘Carrefour- The Great Scam’
mj2bmj2b@gmail.com