David-Simon Groß
Cinematographer

What connects both the photographer David and his protagonist Susi is that they both grew up in very conservative Christian households. For a time, both distanced themselves, yet faith never left them completely. They search for ways it can remain part of their lives, but free of dogma, open, and in line with liberal values. Susi, daughter of a pastor and now bishop of the Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church, grew up between India and Germany. After years in Chennai, she moved to Berlin, ironically into a flat belonging to a church. At the Refo-Church she found a place where doubting is just as important as believing. What once felt like pressure has turned into healing and experimenting. Today she sings soprano in the Refo-Klang choir, creates art in the church, and coordinates cultural events, shaping a new way of faith that unites freedom and expression.



