Book Hunters

52m

Documentary History

8

When chaos reigns, while barbaric and fanatical rulers, both ecclesiastical and secular, systematically burn entire libraries, book hunters, secret heroes of history, travel the world saving and copying texts, threatened by the madness of censors, with the noble purpose of preventing the ultimate loss of human knowledge.

Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Najeeb Michaeel

Self - Dominican Monk

Columba Stewart

Self - Benedictine Monk

Chiara Raimondo

Self - Archaeologist

Stephen Greenblatt

Self - Literature Scholar

Letizia Mandate

Self - Greek Culture Scholar

Self - Optical Engineer

Self - Librarian

Andrea Dautović

Self - Librarian

Enver Imamovíc

Self - Archaeologist

Patriarch John X of Antioch

Self - Greek Orthodox Patriarch

Elisabetta Lugato

Self - Librarian

Brezzano Maximum

Self - Book Restorer

Patriarch Gregory Peter XX of Cilicia

Self - Armenian Catholic Patriarch

Self - Conductor (archive footage)

Crew

Director, Writer

Safy Jana Reske

Andreas Hellmanzik

Color Grading, Sound Mixer

Michaela Herold

Commissioning Editor

Matthias Greving

Producer, Production Manager

Janina Sara Hennemann

Camera Operator

Camera Operator

Jörn Steinhoff

Camera Operator

Sound Designer, Sound Editor

André Feldhaus

Original Music Composer

Production Manager

Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer