TO BE A TEACHER

TO BE A TEACHER (ZWİSCHEN DEN STÜHLEN), 2016

Germany|DCP, Color, 102'|German

Director: Jakob Schmidt

Anna, Katja and Ralf have two difficult years ahead of them. Although they have completed the theoretical component of their teacher’s training, they still have to go through the pedagogical practice component to finish. The intern stage brings about several challenges for these trainee teachers, because they have to succeed both as students and as teachers. To be a Teacher can also teach new things to the audience, because the profession of teaching is much more difficult when compared to decades ago. Unfortunately, it is an impossible quest to reach their targets for all three prospective teachers. Just as it is impossible to not question one’s belief in the education system or to hold on to one’s hopes throughout the whole process… To be a Teacher was the recipient of the Best Documentary Film prize from the Goethe-Institut in 2016.