Materia Prima

Deutschland 2021-2026 Dokumentarfilm

Summary

Europe’s hunger for lithium for electric cars and the energy transformation collides with Bolivia’s resources and 400 years of colonial history. Jens Schanze follows negotiations over mining and extraction rights while also drawing on the words of an indigenous chronicler from 1615. A film about resource justice and structures that stubbornly repeat themselves.

Source: DOK.fest München 2026 / S.B.

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Shoot

    • 13.09.2023 - 15.12.2024: London, Salar de Uyuni, Potosí, La Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Duration:
89 min
Format:
DCP, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Ton
Screening:

Uraufführung (DK): 12.03.2026, Kopenhagen, CPH:DOX;
Erstaufführung (DE): 08.05.2026, München, DOK.fest

Titles

  • Originaltitel (DE) Materia Prima
  • Arbeitstitel Der Schatz im Salzsee
  • Arbeitstitel We Eat This Gold

Versions

Original

Duration:
89 min
Format:
DCP, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Ton
Screening:

Uraufführung (DK): 12.03.2026, Kopenhagen, CPH:DOX;
Erstaufführung (DE): 08.05.2026, München, DOK.fest

Awards

DOK.fest München 2026
  • Deutscher Dokumentarfilm-Musikpreis