Image film for the BMAS Your most important work is invisible. Until now.
On a farm in Saxony, men recovering from addiction find their way back into everyday life and work. For the BMAS, we told the story of how this quiet support makes a difference.
A stopover that reorders lives.
The Zwischenstopp project at Hof Bockelwitz is aimed at men recovering from addiction in the sensitive phase after detox. Here they find what had long been missing: a structured day, work, community. It's run by Diakonie Döbeln. The project is funded mainly by the Landkreis Mittelsachsen district, supplemented by grants from the Free State of Saxony. The Mittelsachsen Jobcenter supports the men on their way back into the primary job market.
The film follows a man who has walked this path. One Christmas in Leipzig, he bought drugs instead of food. Then his son stood at the door with a photo of himself as a gift. That moment broke through the haze. Today he works as a peer recovery companion at the clinic that once set him on this path: permanently employed, in the regular job market.
“Emotion and precision aren't mutually exclusive. This film moves you, and yet every detail is right.”
Why this film had to do both.
Before the camera rolled, we talked to everyone involved: the Jobcenter, the clinic, the project management at the farm. Hours of preliminary conversations, until the details were clear. One point mattered especially to the BMAS: the project isn't funded by the ministry, but mainly by the Landkreis Mittelsachsen district, with grants from the Free State. The Jobcenter supports the project but doesn't pay for it. The BMAS is rightly particular about this precision. The film respects it and still stays close to the people.
We shot documentary-style, over a day and a half, on the RED Komodo. The interviews were filmed from a slider, with a fixed focal length and shallow depth of field. The B-roll ran as slow-motion handheld footage, plus a drone flight over the yard in the morning light. No stock footage, no staged scenes. Nobody got questions in advance — we had conversations.
The film was published on July 14, 2026 on sgb2.info, the platform of the SGB II service center. The feedback came quickly: enthusiasm at BMAS, at the service center, and throughout the project's circle. On LinkedIn, one comment called the film a great social contribution for the region and its people. That's exactly what it was made for.
„You only get one chance in life to reinvent yourself.“
Seen in the film.
A drone rises in the morning light over Hof Bockelwitz. Anja Friedrich, managing director of Jobcenter Mittelsachsen, explains why the stopover is needed. Michael Köste, the project's coordinator, leads the way across the grounds. Dr. Ulrike Ernst, chief physician at the Hochweitzschen specialist hospital, addresses the medical side. In between: breakfast, workshop, gardening, and the story of a man who made it back.
01 · Anja Friedrich, managing director of Jobcenter Mittelsachsen, in the hall of the manor house
02 · A warm welcome to Zwischenstopp
03 · Breakfast together before work begins
04 · Work gives the day structure
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