DIE NORM - is being part of it really everything?

The modern-day Olympic motto is “faster, higher, stronger”. It aptly summarizes what the biggest sporting event in the world is all about: performance. Every four years marginalized sports – basically everything apart from football – are at the heart of the sports coverage. Those who triumph become national heroes. But it doesn’t always go according to plan. We want our project DIE NORM to make athletes’ journeys more relatable. We want to reveal how athletes deal with life in an unknown, high-pressure environment, how they handle setbacks and failures, and to show what drives them. As film producers, our focus wasn’t on the sporting success but on the question: why do athletes do this to themselves?

Our aim is to introduce the public to an ENTIRELY DIFFERENT type of sports documentary, one that begins where current sports reporting ends.

Consequently, our target groups are film and sports enthusiasts who want to broaden their understanding of high-performance sport in Germany. It’s for all those who want to understand how performance can be predicted, but not guaranteed. That it’s not only top-class athletes who have to make many sacrifices, but that their parents, friends, and partners also come second to the athlete’s dream.

Our project is also geared towards teachers and students who are required to perform well and adhere to certain NORMS (standards) in a non-sports environment as well. Aside from telling moving stories, DIE NORM is also likely to provide a lot of food for thought.

Last but not least, DIE NORM will also appeal to businesses because the concepts of commitment, goals, and “spirit” resonate in that kind of environment.

DIE NORM will give anyone with a passion for sport completely new insights into the world of high-performance sports.

DIE NORM is an independent film project that aims to enthuse and move people. We love sports and believe that they play a key role in social cohesion. We want the project to not only contribute towards giving high-performance sports a fitting place in society, but also to demonstrate what connects us all with top-class athletes.

We are ready to start producing our second film, but unfortunately we are missing some of the budget required to show it in German cinemas. This is where we need your help.
Once the required FUNDING THRESHOLD has been reached, we will show DIE NORM on the big screen. We will also provide the film on DVD and make it available online and on demand.

Once we have reached our FUNDING GOAL, we will produce three additional spin-off documentaries that tell the protagonists’ stories in more detail.

These spin-offs will only be possible with your support otherwise the footage will disappear into our archives forever.

Spin-off 1 will exclusively document the “Road to Rio” for the beach volleyball team Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst.
Spin-off 2 will show the preparations of German top swimmers Steffen Deibler, Jacob Heidtmann and the youth swimmer Maxine Wolters.
Spin-off 3 will accompany the U23 world rowing champion Tim Ole Naske in his attempt to row his way into the German Olympic team.