A farm that became a sanctuary – Former dairy farmer Jan Gerdes and animal rights activist Karin Mück have created a place where there are no more farm animals with their project Hof Butenland: a peaceful coexistence that seems almost utopian.
Butenland tells the story of two people who put the needs of animals first, far removed from any economic interests. Filmmaker Marc Pierschel accompanied the two on Hof Butenland with his camera over a period of more than two years. The intimate portrait captures moments of happiness and sadness, questions the current status of farm animals in our society, and leaves everyone touched
Marc Pierschel | 2020 | Germany | 82 min | German version
SCREENING AND DISCUSSION
December 2, 2025, 8 pm
Panel Discussion:
Sarah Heiligtag und Georg Klingler, Hof Narr animal sanctuary in Hinteregg (CH)
Alexa Weik von Mossner, film scholar University of Freiburg
Film and discussion are in German
Free entry
As follow-up events to the film, we are offering, as part of a cooperation between VISIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY and the adult education center, an excursion with a guided tour to the Gnadenhöfle in Müllheim-Dattingen, followed by an Advent bonfire.
