Synopsis:
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With an estimated four million surveillance cameras, Britain is by far the most-watched nation on earth. How could this come about in George Orwell’s mother country? Why haven’t other nations copied the schemes if they really are as successful as the Home Office and the police are saying? Is there a real effect in crime reduction or has CCTV only been introduced for the people’s ‘peace of mind’? Are there any vested interests in the proliferation of CCTV?

Trying to answer questions like these, Nino Leitner’s documentary “EVERY STEP YOU TAKE” digs deep into an entirely British phenomenon: nation-wide video surveillance. It features formal interviews with police chiefs, CCTV managers as well as experts in the fields of surveillance research and data protection. Investigative research uncovers secrets that should make everyone worry.

NOMINATIONS:

• Best Documentary/International Filmmaker Festival (UK)
• Ebenseer Golden Bear/Festival der Nationen (Austria)
• Friedensfilmpreis/22nd Unabhängiges FilmFest Osnabrück (Germany)
• Best Documentary/WT Os International Film Festival 2007 (Norway)
• Audience Award Finalist/Diagonale 07 – Festival of Austrian Film (Austria)

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS:

• International Filmmaker Festival (Kent, UK), June 2008
• Festival der Nationen (Austria), June 2008
• 31st Grenzland-Filmtage Selb (Germany), May 2008
• Tiburon International Film Festival (Tiburon, CA, USA), March 2008
• film:riss 07 (Salzburg, Austria), November 2007
• WT Os International Film Festival (Norway), November 2007
• 31st São Paulo International Film Festival (31a Mostra Internacional de cinema, Brazil), October 2007
• 22nd Independent FilmFest Osnabrück (Unabhängiges FilmFest Osnabrück), October 18, 2007
• Portobello Film Festival (London, UK), August 5, 2007
• Cambridge Film Festival (UK), July 12, 2007
• Libertas Film Festival (Dubrovnik, Croatia), 29 June - 4 July 2007
• DIAGONALE 07 (Graz, Austria), 19th-25th March 2007 – World Premiere

52-minutes & 65-minute versions, 2007 (UK/Austria)

English / German (with English subtitles)
German subtitled version optionally available (and selectable on DVD)
French subtitled version in production (will be available in July 2008)