Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
Andreas Drapa used to be a regular tiler in a small town, breeding pigeons in his free time. Now he's Germanys wealthiest high-class racing pigeon breeder, a millionaire and business partner of the rich in China and Dubai where betting on the “little man’s racehorse” has become a very lucrative business. While more traditional breeders reject to make money with their pigeons, Drapa’s still aiming for more: He wants to belong to the powerful super rich.
HIGHFLYERS adopts an unusual perspective on the story of winners and losers in a game ruled by the new powers of global economy and reflects on the meaning of material wealth in the lives of different people around the world.
Lena Leonhardt | Germany 2019 | 88 min | German, English, Chinese | Economy, Sport, Globalization, Society
Festivals (selection)
- Dokfest München
More Infos: bit.ly/highflyers-documentary
World Sales & Licensing: magnetfilm.de
Andreas Drapa used to be a regular tiler in a small town, breeding pigeons in his free time. Now he's Germanys wealthiest high-class racing pigeon breeder, a millionaire and business partner of the rich in China and Dubai where betting on the “little man’s racehorse” has become a very lucrative business. While more traditional breeders reject to make money with their pigeons, Drapa’s still aiming for more: He wants to belong to the powerful super rich.
HIGHFLYERS adopts an unusual perspective on the story of winners and losers in a game ruled by the new powers of global economy and reflects on the meaning of material wealth in the lives of different people around the world.
Lena Leonhardt | Germany 2019 | 88 min | German, English, Chinese | Economy, Sport, Globalization, Society
Festivals (selection)
- Dokfest München
More Infos: bit.ly/highflyers-documentary
World Sales & Licensing: magnetfilm.de
