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Youth deacon
Country of origin
Germany

Svenja Leppin (*1997) is a youth deacon in Nusse in the district of the Herzogtum Lauenburg. In 2020, she completed her studies in Religious Education and Social Work in Hanover. In her bachelor's thesis, she dealt with the challenges and opportunities presented by social media for the Protestant Church in Germany. In the churches in her region, Leppin organises film screenings followed by discussion groups on the topics of anti-racism, sustainability and other religions.

Festivals

Current issues

Peter Paul Huth comments favourably on the 2026 Venice Film Festival awards ceremony, highlighting in particular the Golden Lion winner, “Kvinde Ukendt” (Unknown Woman) by May el-Toukhy, and “Un bon petit soldat” by Stéphane Brizé, which won the award for Best Screenplay and the INTERFILM Jury Prize.
Alex Gibney’s documentary *Musk* portrays a ‘hero of capitalism’, whilst Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s *DAU* evokes the victims of Stalinism.

Events

16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin

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