Discussions between the two filmmakers take place at a historic cinema called Lichtburg, located in the Ruhr-city Essen, and at the nearby Lake Baldeney (Baldeneysee).

Edgar Reitz reflects soberly, precisely and also critically on his life, in which not himself but always his art is at the centre of attention, his path in life, the difficulty of breaking away from his conservative and catholic parents' house and embarking on an artistic career, the creation of the Oberhausen Manifesto, the risk of using the memories of his family and himself as material for films, the criticism of German television and the problems with television editors, who, despite his many years of professional experience, impose 11 script versions on him for his six-part film Heimat 3: A Chronicle of Endings and Beginnings (Heimat 3).

After this failure and the separation from his wife at the same time, the demoralized Reitz thought about making a new start in his career at the age of 46.

In addition, detail, slow- and fast motion shots and pictures accompanied by instrumental music are added.

Some members of the film team also occasionally appear in staged and documentary sequences in front of the camera or take part in the conversation between Anna Hepp and Edgar Reitz.

[5] 2019: Nomination for the Venezia Classici Award in the category Best Documentaries on cinema at the 76th Venice International Film Festival for Anna Hepp