No other disease has claimed more lives than malaria. All eyes are on science: Will it succeed in stopping the parasite and freeing people in the global South from this burden?

The malaria pathogen is a tiny organism, barely larger than the tip of a needle. Its scientific name: Plasmodium, its preferred habitat: the bloodstreams of mosquitoes and humans. Malaria is on the rise: in the global south, one child dies of malaria every minute – and the number is growing. While visitors from the northern hemisphere know how to protect themselves with modern medicines, residents of malaria-endemic regions must find their own ways of dealing with the daily threat. For them, the disease remains deadly. Who will win the race against time – the parasite or us humans? Will the global community succeed in working together to contain malaria?

Documentary feature film in development, planned length 100′, written by Andreas Schriber and Joël Jent, directed by Joël Jent, produced by Martin Joss for C-Films AG.