The Pickers

The Pick­ers takes us to the fields of Europe where 1 mil­lion migrants har­vest the dai­ly fruits and veg­eta­bles in more than pre­car­i­ous conditions. 

SYNOPSIS

The Pickers explores Europe’s fields, where our fruits and vegetables are harvested. In Southern Italy, Seydou from Mali picks oranges without a contract, paid per crate, living in a camp with no water or electricity. Like him, over a million migrants work across Spain, Greece, and Portugal—often undocumented, underpaid, and exploited. They remain invisible, yet vital to our food supply.

Theme(s) : , Agriculture, Migration

DIRECTOR

Photo du realisateur

Elke Sasse

SEE COMPLETE PROFILE

Elke’s films cen­ter on peo­ple from all walks of life: She accom­pa­nied home­less peo­ple on their way through Ger­many or for­mer slave work­ers from East­ern Europe wait­ing for jus­tice. She often address­es glob­al and socio-polit­i­cal issues like escape jour­neys to Europe or the impact of inter­na­tion­al invest­ment in the Glob­al South.

CREDITS

Director | , Elke Sasse
Year | , 2024
Country | , Germany
Duration | 80 minutes
Original language | , Bambara, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Subtitles | , French
Formats |
Editing | Janine Dauterich
Production | Berlin Producers
Distribution | Berlin Producers
Camera | Marcus Zahn

CAREER

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival · DOK.fest München 2024 · DOXA · Ortometraggi Film Festival · Human Rights Film Festival of Catalonia · Bozcaada International Festival of Ecological Documentary · Italia Green Film Festival · Films for Future

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