A Letter from Germany
The film focuses on the experiences of three women from eastern Europe who left home in hope for something better and whose life is now dominated by pain and exploitation. While anonymous voices read letters which…
Angelus Mortis
The Sinti Hugo Hoellenreiner talks about an encounter at Auschwitz, more than 60 years ago, which haunts him even today.
A Prison of My Own
Forty-four year old Susanne is incapable of acting spontaneously. For the past 25 years her thoughts and actions have been dictated by psychological compulsions. When her mother found the situation too much for her to…
Between Rounds
A story of a young man Yoan Pablo Hernandez, who out of responsibility towards his family leaves his home in Cuba. In order to provide a better life for his parents and siblings, he decides to earn as much money as…
Clean Up
It's his job to recover the death chamber at an american prison after the executions of the condemned by lethal injection.
It's a ritual act in which the viewer becomes witnesses of an execution
Endgame
Niko, Alex and Valentina are children of the 90's. Born and raised in the Soviet Union, their parents decided to move to Germany at some point. This decision was a turning point, a new beginning in a foreign country and…
Finistere
A man traveled for two years in a small jolly boat the Atlantic. One night a severer storm draws on, he suffers shipwreck. The raging sea takes away his last belongings. The stranded boat stays disabled to manoeuver. He…
For the Time Being
The Afro-American Michelle fights tirelessly to prove the innocence of her imprisoned husband in order to share a happy family life in freedom.
Here We Come
To Simo, Beatschmidt, Magic Mayer and other young people breakdance in the Eighties is more important than pioneers, Stasi and all the other things the GDR was best known for.The movie "Here we Come" tells their story:…
The Legend of Shiva & Parvati
The Legend of Shiva and Parvati Where heaven and earth touch tower the summits of the Himalayas. They are the scene for the old Indian legend of the hot-tempered Shiva and his wife Parvati. In the same mountain area a…
Meanwhile in Mamelodi
Extension 11 - one of many districts in the Mamelodi township in South Africa. Running water, electricity and paved roads are nowhere to be found. But even here there is of course daily life, which the Mtsweni family…
On Sufferance
On sufferance tells the story of a romanie family who has been living in Germany for 15 years with the residence permit status of being tolerated. Hajrije, the single parent mother, is 42 years old. She lives with her 3…
Return of the Aramean People
„Tur Abdin“ is the name of Aramean Christians' motherland in southeastern Turkey, not far from Syrian border. It used to be one of the first Christian settlements in the region, but only a small Christian minority…
Sonbol
"Why can't you actually find a man?" Sonbol is asked by her mother. The answer is silence. Sonbol Fatemi is 35; she is single, owns her own dental practice, and likes to compete against men in rally races. Sonbol lives…
Verified Couple
Nico and Jamie are a young German couple who make amateur porn videos for a living.
Worldstar
A film about an old man with no needs and a remarkable past, facing the hype as an artist against his will. For decades Miroslav Tichy´ lived like a hermit in a small town in Moravia in the Czech Republic, surrounded by…