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How God Created Us: Coming Out in the Catholic Church (2022)

Genre : Documentary, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : Hajo Seppelt, Katharina Kühn, Marc Rosenthal, Peter Wozny

Synopsis

125 employees of the Catholic Church come out as queer! In the exclusive ARD documentary, believers in the service of the Catholic Church in Germany dare to go public together. People who identify as non-heterosexual talk about fighting for their church - sometimes at the risk of losing their jobs as a result. There are priests, religious brothers, parish assistants, diocese employees, religion teachers, kindergarten teachers, social workers and many more who report intimidation, denunciations, deep injuries, decades of hide and seek and double lives. The Catholics report a system in which pressure, fear and arbitrariness leave employees uncertain as to what exactly happens when they stand by their sexual orientation or identity. The investigative documentary listens to those who live their faith every day and are nevertheless degraded by the church as an institution.

Actors

Ralf Klein
Ralf Klein
Self - Interviewee
Carla Bieling
Carla Bieling
Self - Interviewee
Theo Schenkel
Theo Schenkel
Self - Interviewee
Monika Schmelter
Monika Schmelter
Self - Interviewee
Marie Kortenbusch
Marie Kortenbusch
Self - Interviewee
Rainer Teuber
Rainer Teuber
Self - Interviewee
Helmut Dieser
Helmut Dieser
Self - Interviewee
Thomas Schüller
Thomas Schüller
Self - Interviewee
Marco Politi
Marco Politi
Self - Interviewee

Crews

Hajo Seppelt
Hajo Seppelt
Director
Hajo Seppelt
Hajo Seppelt
Writer
Katharina Kühn
Katharina Kühn
Director
Katharina Kühn
Katharina Kühn
Writer
Marc Rosenthal
Marc Rosenthal
Director
Marc Rosenthal
Marc Rosenthal
Writer
Peter Wozny
Peter Wozny
Director
Peter Wozny
Peter Wozny
Writer
Sabrina Freese
Sabrina Freese
Producer
Ulf Ullrich
Ulf Ullrich
Executive Producer
Günter Thimm
Günter Thimm
Producer
Katharina Schiele
Katharina Schiele
Commissioning Editor
Esther Saoub
Esther Saoub
Commissioning Editor
Kathrin Becker
Kathrin Becker
Commissioning Editor
Ute Beutler
Ute Beutler
Commissioning Editor
Ulrike Bieritz
Ulrike Bieritz
Commissioning Editor
Michael Heinz
Michael Heinz
Director of Photography
Frank Gutsche
Frank Gutsche
Director of Photography
Peter Wozny
Peter Wozny
Director of Photography
Alexander Fisch
Alexander Fisch
Supervising Editor
Matthias Semmler
Matthias Semmler
Editor
Annika Heisel
Annika Heisel
Editor
Tim Heinrich
Tim Heinrich
Music
Chris Walden
Chris Walden
Music
Kai Hesselbarth
Kai Hesselbarth
Sound
Toni Gräfe
Toni Gräfe
Sound
Markus Glunz
Markus Glunz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Posters and backgrounds

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