Digital Guide · $14.90
How we cut our kids' screen time
from 4 hours to 20 minutes
We gave our oldest daughter a learning app. A good one — the kind everyone recommends. After a few weeks we noticed she wasn't learning, she was racing to the reward game at the end of each lesson. That's when it clicked: even the "good" apps run on the same machinery as the bad ones. Reward, repetition, pull.
We also noticed something else. When our daughters are fully absorbed by the real world — building something, talking to a stranger, exploring a hillside — they forget screens exist. Not "they don't mention it." They forget. The wanting doesn't appear if something more interesting got there first.
Once we saw that, everything changed. We stopped trying to limit the screen. We started filling the space before the reaching began.
"Not a child who is forbidden from screens. A child who finds the world more interesting."
This is not about banning anything. We still use screens. Our daughters use them too. This guide is the actual approach we've lived with three kids on the road since 2016 — 12 things we learned that any family can use, whether you live in an apartment in Stuttgart or a camper in Uzbekistan.
Written from seven years on the road with three children — not from a parenting blog. One-time payment · PDF · Instant download · Yours to keep.
Two filmmakers.
One family. One camper.
We're Timo and Salima — both documentary filmmakers, both behind the camera. We've been travelling with our children since 2016, now three daughters: ten, six, and three years old. The first two journeys became two theatrical films, directed together. The third is next: driving through the world in a camper, no fixed end date. We film what happens. Even when it's not pretty. That's why our films don't have drone sunsets with piano music — but real conversations with real people.
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We don't just write about this life.
We filmed it.
Most parenting advice comes from people you'll never see. Ours comes with evidence. Two of our journeys became full-length documentaries that ran in 41 cinemas across Germany — no script, no second takes, the real days behind everything in that guide.
They're in German with subtitles, made for a German audience. Think of them less as something to buy and more as proof that this family actually lives what it teaches. If you want to see it rather than read about it — they're below.
See the films ↓Two minutes. Then you'll know if this is for you.
As featured in:
Theatrical Film · 2022 · Timo Götz & Salima Oudefel
On the Way —
When Encounters Change Everything
In 2016 we sold everything. Three years in Asia, with one small child, then two. We didn't know what we were looking for. We found people. This film shows what happens when you truly listen — no schedule, no safety net, no return ticket.
128 min · MP4 · Full HD · German original · English subtitles on streaming
$14.90 · one-time · yours forever
(available from July 24, 2026)
(available from July 24, 2026)
Available on Amazon and Apple TV · Language: German · English subtitles on streaming
Theatrical Film · 2024 · Timo Götz & Salima Oudefel
The Long Way Around
A family travel documentary — Europe, the Caucasus, Iran and India. And the ten months we couldn't leave.
Overland to India. Along the way, Salima became pregnant. Our daughter was born in Goa — and then India wouldn't let us leave. Ten months stuck. A surrogacy accusation we had nothing to do with, a newborn in our arms, and savings that disappeared week by week. We didn't know if we'd be going home — or facing a criminal charge. This film shows the moments when we didn't know how to keep going. Especially those.
Ran in over 41 cinemas across Germany. 20 cinemas extended the run by audience demand — over 87 screenings.
118 min · MP4 · Full HD · German original · EN · FR · ES on streaming
$14.90 · one-time · yours forever
(available from July 24, 2026)
(available from July 24, 2026)
From 24.7.2026 on Amazon and Apple TV · Languages: DE · EN · FR · ES · Stereo
Both Films
The whole story. From the beginning.
On the Way and The Long Way Around belong together. The first film is the departure, the second the real test. Those who watch both understand why we left again.
246 min · 2 MP4 files · One purchase · One download link
$34.90 · both films · one-time
Both films · one purchase · one download link
(available from July 24, 2026)
(available from July 24, 2026)
From 24.7.2026 on Amazon and Apple TV · Languages: DE · EN · FR · ES · Stereo
For Schools & Educational Institutions
Films that actually move students
Not teaching materials that lecture. Images that stay. Our documentaries are shown in schools, educational institutions and at film festivals — because they do what no textbook can: spark real curiosity about the world.
2022 · Cinema · From Year 8 · 128 min.
On the Way — When Encounters Change Everything
A family sets out. 40+ countries, real people, unexpected encounters. The film shows how contact with other cultures quietly reshapes the way you see the world — no commentary, just images.
2024 · Cinema · From Year 10 · 118 min.
The Long Way Around
Europe, the Caucasus, Iran, India. Three children learning in the middle of real life — languages, cultures, people. A film that shows: learning happens everywhere, if you stay open.
2027 · In Preparation · From Year 6 · Cinema 2027
The Living Classroom — the Film
Three daughters. One camper. The whole world as a classroom. The next film from the family — real children experiencing real cultures. Worth noting early.
What school screenings include
Screening licence
Single-use licence for non-commercial school screenings.
Q&A on request
Timo and Salima are available for a live or video Q&A session after the screening, by arrangement.
Pedagogical materials
Discussion questions and prompts for Geography, Ethics, Social Studies and Media Literacy.
Reserve Film 3
"The Living Classroom — the Film" is in preparation, filming starts spring 2027. Enquire early to be listed as an education partner.
Conditions, dates and licences — we reply within 48 hours.
Send school enquiry →Cinema Tour
On Tour — Germany 2025
41 cinemas. Real conversations after the screening. That was the best part.
For the full living-room experience
Watch on your TV — here's how
The download works on any device. For the full living-room experience:
Smart TV
File via USB stick directly into your TV. Or: VLC / Infuse app on Apple TV / Fire Stick / Android TV.
AirPlay / Chromecast
iPhone or iPad → AirPlay → Apple TV. Android → Chromecast → TV.
HDMI Cable
Laptop or MacBook via HDMI cable straight to the TV. Works with any modern screen.
PlayStation / Xbox
MP4 file via USB stick or network share. Runs on PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Series X/S.
Amazon Prime Video
Buy and stream the film directly on Amazon. No download needed.
(available from July 24, 2026)
Apple TV
Buy and stream the film directly on Apple TV. Available on all Apple devices.
(available from July 24, 2026)
Available on Amazon and Apple TV in: DE · EN · FR · ES·Audio: Stereo · Subtitles in all four languages
Common Questions
Questions about the film download
Ask the Family · €79
You have a question. We tell you what it was actually like.
Long-term travel with kids, school leave, screen time, camper life — send us your question and we'll send back a personal 5–8 minute audio answer. Timo or Salima. From real experience. Within 48 hours by email or WhatsApp.