The Cleaners
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Enter a hidden third world shadow industry of digital cleaning, where the Internet rids itself of what it doesn‘t like. Here we meet five “digital scavengers” among thousands of people outsourced from Silicon Valley whose job is to delete “inappropriate” content of the net. In a parallel struggle, we meet people around the globe whose lives are dramatically affected by online censorship. A typical “cleaner” must observe and rate thousands of often deeply disturbing images and videos every day, leading to lasting psychological impacts. Yet underneath their work lie profound questions around what makes an image art or propaganda and what defines journalism. Where exactly is the point of balance for social media to be neither an unlegislated space nor a forum rife with censorship?
Top Billed Cast
Directed by
Hans Block & Moritz Riesewieck
Produced by
Christian Beetz
Producer
Georg Tschurtschenthaler
Executive Producer
Christopher Clements
Julie Goldman
Philippa Kowarsky
Co-Executive Producer
Carolyn Hepburn
Neil Tabatznik
Robin Smith
Co-Producer
Fernando Dias
Maurício Dias
Reinhardt Beetz
Andrea Romeo
Director of Photography
Axel Schneppat & Max Preiss
Editor
Philipp Gromov (BFS)
Hansjörg Weißbrich (BFS)
Markus CM Schmidt
Sound
Karsten Höfer
Music
Paradox Paradise
Line Producer
Kathrin Isberner
Production Manager
Anique Roelfsema
Zora Nessl
Marissa Ericson
Accountants
Sandra Zentgraf
Daniela Schöne
Drone Operator
Konrad Waldmann
Crew Brazil
Tatiana Battaglia
Bianca Corona
Kenya Zanatta
Jacob Solitrenick & Filipe Moraes
Paulo Mattos
Paulo Seabra
Rafael Benvenuti
Caio Carvalho
Danilo Chen
Mario di Poli
Thiago Resende
Rogerio Barion
Titles
Martin Eichhorn
Animation
schnellebuntebilder
VFX
Automatik VFX
Post-Production Manager
Xavier Agudo
Post-Production Coordinator
Ute Aichele
DI Supervisor
Tobias Schaarschmidt
DI Colorist
Claudia Gittel
Digital Cinema Master Creation
Steffen Görner
Re-Recording Mixer
Jörg Höhne
Sound Designer
Karl Gerhardt
Laura Matissek
Crew
DIRECTOR
Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck
SCREENWRITER
Hans Block, Moritz Riesewieck, Georg Tschurtschenthaler
PRODUCER
Christian Beetz, Georg Tschurtschenthaler
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Christopher Clements, Julie Goldman, Philippa Kowarsky
CO-PRODUCER
Fernando Dias, Mauricio Dias, Reinhardt Beetz, Andrea Romeo
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Axel Schneppat, Max Preiss
EDITOR
Philipp Gromov, Hansjorg Weirbrich, Markus CM Schmidt
SOUND DESIGN
Karsten Hofer
MUSIC
John Gurtler, Jan Miserre, Lars Voges
Festivals Participated / Recognitions
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
Grand Jury Prize, World Cinema Documentary (Nominee)
GERMAN DIRECTOR’S AWARD METROPOLIS 2018
Best Director – Documentary
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AND FORUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Gilda Vieira de Mello Award
IT’S ALL TRUE – INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
Honorable Mention
PRIX EUROPA
Best European TV Documentary of the Year