Category: visions-of-sustainability
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New Publication by Alexa Weik von Mossner in SPRINGS
In her article “The Futures We Tell” in SPRINGS: The Rachel Carson Center Review, project director Alexa Weik von Mossner offers insights into how the future impacts of climate change are imagined in journalism, literature, and film, drawing on research findings regarding the film 2040 from the VISIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY project. Journalists, novelists and filmmakers…
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New publication on climate film 2040 by A. Weik von Mossner, W.P. Malecki and T. Heintz
In their contribution on “Empirical Ecocriticism” in the LIVE Handbook Environmental Humanities, edited by Evi Zemanek and Timo Müller, Alexa Weik von Mossner, W.P. Malecki, and Thomas Heintz provide insights into the research field of empirical ecocriticism, drawing on research findings from the VISIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY project. Over the past decade, the empirical branch of…
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REPORT: Presentation Research Results for WELL-BEING Film Series
At the presentation on 26 January 2026 at the Volkshochschule Freiburg, the VISIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY team again provided insights into the project’s ongoing research. This time the focus was on the two films in the Well-Being series, Why We Cycle and Butenland, which were shown at the Harmonie Kino Freiburg between October and December 2025.…
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First research results for our final film in the VdN-series: BUTENLAND
At the second film screening of our current series on well-being, a survey was conducted on the reception of Marc Pierschel’s BUTENLAND. Here we present some preliminary results from the questionnaire responses. I. THE FILM BUTENLAND Marc Pierschel | 2020 | Germany | 82 min | German version A farm that became a sanctuary –…
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REPORT: Excursion to the Farm Animal Sanctuary “Gnadenhöfle” in Müllheim-Dattingen
On Saturday December 13. the final excursion of our film and workshop on the topic of well-being took place. Following the film Butenland, the focus at the ‘Gnadenhöfle’ Müllheim-Dattingen was on the welfare of animals that are often only regarded as livestock by law and society. As part of VISIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY, a guided tour…
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First research results for the documentary WHY WE CYCLE
At the first film screening of our current series on well-being, a survey was conducted on the reception of Gertjan Hulster’s & Arne Gielen’s WHY WE CYCLE. Here we present some preliminary results from the questionnaire responses. I. THE FILM WHY WE CYCLE Gertjan Hulster & Arne Gielen | 2020 | Netherlands | 56 min…
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REPORT: Political cycling excursion in Freiburg with the VCD
Led by Fabian Kern from Freiburg’s branch of the VCD, 15 participants two weeks ago hopped on their bikes to explore how the city organises bike travel. During the approximately 90-minute excursion, we visited numerous locations in Freiburg where projects for more bicycle-friendly road traffic have been implemented or are planned. Following our screening of…
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EXCURSION to the Farm Animal Sanctuary “Gnadenhöfle” in Müllheim-Dattingen
This excursion will be offered in German. You can find more information here.
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Final Visions of Sustainability film: BUTENLAND by Marc Pierschel on December 2, 2025
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,…
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Successful start to our third and final film series on WELL-BEING
Last week, our third and final series on WELL-BEING kicked off with the Dutch film Why We Cycle. We were delighted to once again have a full cinema and an exciting discussion afterwards at the screening, which was organised in cooperation with VHS Freiburg at the Harmonie Kino. The latest film series of the Visions…