NOTHING REMAINS NOTHING DISAPPEARS

A construction worker standing in a pile of rubble, looking at a demolished wall
A woman standing on a ladder between supermarket aisles, attaching holiday decoration to the ceiling.
A man with a beard and a beanie, crouching in an empty, tiled room with a laptop in his hands
A construction worker standing precarioulsy at the edge of a crane in the sky over Berlin
A group of people attaching a neon sign to a new wall that reads

German Title: NICHTS BLEIBT UND NICHTS VERSCHWINDET
Documentary Feature, 79 minutes, 2026


Director: Paul Sonntag
Director of Photography: Paul Sonntag
Producer: Oscar Meyer Ricks, Judith Frahm, Paul Sonntag
Editor: Katrin Ebersohn
Sound Design: Jan Brett
Music: Fabian Kalker
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg


A Berlin street corner is slowly changing: an aging supermarket turns into a construction site and finally a new building. People restock shelves, demolish walls, take breaks and count money. Those who work here participate in the making and unmaking of the place. How does it shape the conditions of their labor? Between supermarket aisles, construction scaffolding and exposed concrete, different versions begin to overlap. Repetitions appear like echoes between worlds, both playful and eerie.



DOK.fest München - Selection Student Award Competition
Sehsüchte Festival 2026 - Winner ‘Outstanding Artistic Achievement in a Documentary’
Achtung Berlin Festival 2026 - Selection Documentary Competition
Max Ophüls Preis 2026 - Selection Documentary Competition
Kunst Raum Mitte - Durational Screening
Julia Stoschek Foundation - Preview
Universität der Künste - Klasse Kampagnen
Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes - Berliner Gespräche