Abschied von den Fröschen

In March 1998 director and producer Ulrich Schamoni who was dying of leukaemia at the time documented life in his house in Berlins Grunewald district Schamoni kept on filming until just a few days before his death The result was a moving and colourful chronicle amounting to a total of 170 hours of tape Interspersing a selection of these images with excerpts from Schamonis films such as Es and Chapeau Claque Schamonis photographer daughter Ulrike Schamoni and editor Grete Jentzen have created a loving tribute to a generous and multifaceted man