The Art of Authenticity

Berlin is quite often pretty dirty. But what if there is one person who takes care of that every day? We tell the story of a one-man underground department that (by its own claim) makes Berlin the coolest big city in Germany. The Authority for Urban Authenticity.

Cast

Randolph Herbst

as Authentizitätsbeamter

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