NO ASHES NO PHOENIX
It is a cinematic text, and what is truly remarkable about Jens Pfeifer’s film is that it is only adequately conveyed through the medium itself. NO ASHES NO PHOENIX is conceived like a clever Hollywood film: very audience-friendly on the one hand, yet at the same time it has an essayistic subtext.Henning Harnisch, FAZ
SYNOPSIS
After years of trying, the Phoenix Hagen basketball team finally makes it to Germany‘s 1st league, the ‘Bundesliga’. The fans in the small, industrial town of Hagen are thrilled.
The problem is, in order to stay in the 1st league they have to win a few games. And Phoenix just keeps on losing. Their young coach is desperate.
Looking for help fast the team signs Michael Jordan. But their saviour brings a lot more baggage to Hagen than just a famous name.
A film from the depths of the locker room.
WATCH TRAILER & MOVIE
NO ASHES NO PHOENIX
PROTAGONISTS
Ingo FreyerSteven WriedtMichael Hakim JordanChase GriffinMatthias GrotheQuentin PryorBernd KruelJohn TurekJonathan KaleAaron FleetwoodZygimantas JonusasRolandas AlijevasMalte SchwarzKristof SchwarzDominik SpohrAndré McGeeThomas DreesenYannick OpitzTorben PaulsenDennis Kortmann
TEAM
Written and directed byJens PfeiferCinematographyTobias TempelProducerAlexander KrötschProduction Sound MixerKilian BleesEditingEric AschSound Design and MixingDavid WasielewskiMusicB. FleischmannCommissioning EditorJutta Krug
PRODUCTION PARTNERS
A brave new films. production in collaboration with HFF Munich and WDR, distributed by Real Fiction
Jens Pfeifer's documentary, which won the Grand Jury Prize at Slamdance, succeeds on every level: It's an inside look at washed-out college stars from the U.S. playing for pay abroad; it's a study of just how far one determined coach can lead his team; and it's a thrilling against-all-odds basketball story.Emmy-winner Davy Rothbart
