BILLION DOLLAR BABIES (2026)
Hidden beneath the surface of the world’s waterways flows one of the most secretive and lucrative trades on Earth — the trafficking of baby eels. BILLION DOLLAR BABIES is a gripping narrative that exposes the billion-dollar global network built on one of nature’s most mysterious creatures — and the blurred moral lines between survival, greed, and conservation. What begins as an investigation into an obscure fishing niche unfolds into a shocking expose of globalised crime and environmental neglect. Despite being listed as a critically endangered species, the European eel has become one of the most valuable commodities on the black market — worth more than cocaine by weight and the most trafficked animal in the world.
Director: Sebastian Weis
https://docdaysproductions.com/en/billion-dollar-babies-film
| Directing | Sebastian Weis | Director |
| Writing | Sebastian Weis | Writer |
| Production | Bridget Wing | Producer |
| Directing | Marcel Ozan Riedel | Co-Director |
| Directing | Sam Piranty | Co-Director |
| Camera | Sebastian Weis | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Marcel Ozan Riedel | Editor |
| Art | Marcel Ozan Riedel | Graphic Designer |
| Editing | Stefan Gohlke | Colorist |
| Editing | Stefan Gohlke | Color Grading |
| Camera | Scott Clotworthy | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Jack Perks | Additional Camera |
| Production | Stefanie Kaiser | Producer |
| Production | Nele Huff | Producer |
| Production | Ana-Marija Validžić | Producer |
| Production | Sam Piranty | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Antje Boehmert | Executive Producer |
| Production | Monica Garnsey | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ko Miklik | Head of Production |
| Production | Jessica Butler | Production Manager |
| Production | Jon Briest | Production Manager |
| Production | Harry Atteshlis | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Catia Da Costa | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Katharina Krohmann | Line Producer |
| Production | Christiane Alsfasser | Production Manager |
| Production | Nayantara Gauba | Production Executive |
| Production | Vincent Leong | Researcher |
| Crew | Susanne Mertens | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Lisa Reisch | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Vladimir Brnardić | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Mark Perkins | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Liz Gibbons | Commissioning Editor |
| Sound | Nils Kacirek | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Jochen Voerste | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Eva Göllner | Translator |
| Crew | Henrike Bauer | Translator |
| Crew | Sebastian Weis | Cinematography |
