{"id":354,"date":"2025-05-05T16:39:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/relaunch2025.zeitenspiegel.de\/?post_type=personen&#038;p=354"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:16:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:16:38","slug":"david-sahay","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/en\/team\/david-sahay\/","title":{"rendered":"David Sahay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id354_a7144f-46 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-bottom\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column354_768080-c0\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Director, Cinematographer \/ Beijing<br>Economy, Society, Environment<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column354_db1082-cc\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Contact us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"blacklink\">Phone: <a href=\"tel:49715196460\">+49 7151-96460<\/a><br><a href=\"mailto:ds@zeitenspiegel.de\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email to David Sahay<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ds_action_web-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ds_action_web-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ds_action_web-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ds_action_web-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ds_action_web-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ds_action_web-2048x1365.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>David Sahay attended the Zeitenspiegel School of Reportage and was an editor for multimedia features at the for three years. <em>Stuttgarter Zeitung<\/em>. For four years, he has worked as a documentary filmmaker in Beijing, including for&nbsp;<em>ARD<\/em>, <em>German Television<\/em> and <em>Art<\/em>. He specializes in productions with small teams or solo, working as both a director and cinematographer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id354_773370-10 alignwide team-projects wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column354_88ce3a-b9\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading screen-reader-text\">Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-01d8756f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2607 projekte type-projekte status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-david-sahay tag-reportage\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"941\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ds_honig.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ds_honig.png 941w, https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ds_honig-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ds_honig-768x416.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 941px) 100vw, 941px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:6px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"taxonomy-post_tag has-link-color wp-elements-4f915f94f9ee3ea1eed4b9f19f7dc721 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-base-color has-background has-accent-1-background-color has-small-font-size\">David Sahay<span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span>Reportage<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/en\/projekte\/fake-honig-eine-suesse-illusion\/\" target=\"_self\" >Fake Honey - A Sweet Illusion<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-16T22:00:00+00:00\">October 16, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Directed by: Michael Strompen, Salim Sadat<br>Production and camera in China: David Sahay<br>Released 2025, ZDF Frontal the documentary, 44 min.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When people think of honey, they often picture meadows and buzzing bees. But in the global business, there's no sign of that idyllic scene: counterfeiters are stretching honey with cheap sugar syrup from China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdf.de\/video\/dokus\/frontal-die-doku-100\/fake-honig-eine-suesse-illusion-100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> To the video \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7096 projekte type-projekte status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-david-sahay tag-reportage\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"941\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ds_schwammstadt_.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ds_schwammstadt_.webp 941w, https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ds_schwammstadt_-300x187.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ds_schwammstadt_-768x479.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 941px) 100vw, 941px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:6px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"taxonomy-post_tag has-link-color wp-elements-4f915f94f9ee3ea1eed4b9f19f7dc721 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-base-color has-background has-accent-1-background-color has-small-font-size\">David Sahay<span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span>Reportage<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/en\/projekte\/schwammstadt-statt-betonwueste\/\" target=\"_self\" >Sponge city instead of concrete desert<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-06-15T17:33:00+00:00\">June 15, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Directed by: Gustav Hofer<br>Production and camera in China: David Sahay<br>Released 2025, NZZ Format, 28 min.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chinese landscape architect Kongjian Yu, father of the sponge city concept, has fought for decades against the sealing of cities. David Sahay accompanied him in Beijing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_nAQRyfCJv4?si=uxDMhwEpi0smBapB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">To the video \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2609 projekte type-projekte status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-david-sahay tag-reportage\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"941\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DS_jugend-unter_.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DS_jugend-unter_.webp 941w, https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DS_jugend-unter_-300x194.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DS_jugend-unter_-768x496.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 941px) 100vw, 941px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:6px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"taxonomy-post_tag has-link-color wp-elements-4f915f94f9ee3ea1eed4b9f19f7dc721 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-base-color has-background has-accent-1-background-color has-small-font-size\">David Sahay<span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span>Reportage<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/en\/projekte\/jugend-unter-xi-jinping\/\" target=\"_self\" >Youth under Xi Jinping<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-07-18T22:00:00+00:00\">July 18, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Directed, Produced, and Filmed by David Sahay<br>Released 2024, Arte Reportage, 25 min.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After three years of pandemic lockdowns, Xi Jinping promised young people in China a new boom. However, a weak economy and an ongoing real estate crisis threaten prosperity. Young people can no longer find jobs, and the dream of upward mobility threatens to burst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dkkk-aqhcxo?si=uBgDsAcHuwqQU4sm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">To the video \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2557 projekte type-projekte status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-david-sahay tag-reportage\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"941\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Unbenannt.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Unbenannt.png 941w, https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Unbenannt-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Unbenannt-768x479.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 941px) 100vw, 941px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:6px;padding-bottom:6px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"taxonomy-post_tag has-link-color wp-elements-4f915f94f9ee3ea1eed4b9f19f7dc721 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-base-color has-background has-accent-1-background-color has-small-font-size\">David Sahay<span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span>Reportage<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/en\/projekte\/schulferien-im-militaercamp\/\" target=\"_self\" >Summer holidays at the military camp<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-09-22T22:00:00+00:00\">September 22, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content wp-block-post-content is-layout-flow wp-block-post-content-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Directed, Produced, and Filmed by David Sahay<br>Released 2023, Arte Reportage, 25 min.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year, thousands of Chinese parents send their offspring to military summer camps. Boys and girls aged six and up are meant to learn what it means to defend their homeland. What does that do to these children?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YJ_Q4Z3tzzY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">To the video \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Director, Cinematographer \/ Beijing<br \/>\nEconomy, Society, Environment<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":5949,"menu_order":0,"template":"wp-custom-template-single-person","meta":{"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-354","team","type-team","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8205,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/354\/revisions\/8205"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeitenspiegel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}