Angry Buddha
János Orsós founded a school in a small Hungarian village with the goal of enabling teenagers from the poorest Romani ghettos to attend universities.
Are You Sleeping, Brother Jakob?
Four brothers on their journey into the past. It´s a way of memories, after their fifth brother had died - starting in the Austrian mountains and ending up in Porto.
Ashore
Ashore portrays the life of a singular fisherman in an ancient riverfront community near Lisbon.
Attention - A Life in Extremes
Attention - A Life in Extremes is a 90-minute documentary film, which explores the phenomenon of extreme sports from a personal and critical perspective.The documentary shows the lives of three athletes: French…
Backstage Vienna State Opera
The world-famous Vienna State Opera enchants a large audience with spectacular performances every evening. Director Stephanus Domanig’s film takes us behind the scenes of these magical events.
Breathing life into stone
Michael Spengler invites newly bereaved to design headstones that tell of the deceased. As the stones takes on their form, the families discover a new relationship with the deceased—and to life.
China Reverse
The story of the Chinese diaspora to Austria, the life of first and second generation Chinese in Vienna, the economic remigration from Austro-Chinese to their homeland and the consequence of cultural exchange in both…
Eisenberger - Art must be beautiful, as the fro says to the fly
Where does artistic freedom begin and where does it end? And does art actually still require artists?
Elektro Moskva
ELEKTRO MOSKVA (Electro Moscow) is an essayistic documentary about the Soviet electronic age and its legacy. The story begins with the inventor of the world’s first electronic instrument, Leon Theremin, unveiling the…
Eviction of Intellect: Four World Stars of Science
The four scientists Alfred Bader, Carl Djerassi, Walter Kohn and Peter Pulzer, whose roots lie in Vienna, are all renowned men of science who revolutionised the “technical and historical consciousness“ of the world,…
Evolution of Violence
Guatemala, labeled a banana republic, is one of the most violent countries in the world. In 4 episodes the film tells us the story of those, for whom violence is an everyday business: a group of crime scene journalists,…
Factory to the Workers
Factories are defended from within!
Fair Traders
Three players in the free market economy take over ethic responsibility for their actions and future generations: they manage sustainably. The film traces the careers of successful entrepreneurs in different stages, who
Fight
In a traditional family a 16-year-old Karine dreams to become a vet. Her family, especially her father, who is a well-known dog-fighter, is against it as it’s not a proper job for women. It’s time for her to choose.
The First Sea
Growing up in times of conflict - 13 year old Palestinian girls Wafaa and Raneen from two different Westbank villages are faced with the option of going on a one-day trip to the beach in Israel. Although they live only…
Fragile Memory
A young filmmaker Ihor finds a hidden and unpublished photo archive of his grandfather Leonid Burlaka, a famous Soviet cinematographer. Yet Leonid has Altzheimers, so Ihor has to embark on a journey against forgetting.
Gangster Girls
They are caught in between heroin trips and toy pistol muggings, between mad shopping sprees and depths of misery. They learn English and jail slang. They crave for substitute happiness smuggled into their cells and the…
Glory to the Queen
Glory to the Queen revolves around the life and the legacy of four female chess stars from Cold War era and Soviet icons of emancipation. Living in one city, their past and the present mixes into permanent performance.
Golden Genes
Gene data stored in biobanks — be it from a sheaf of barley, the stem cells of a polar bear or drops of human blood — are frozen, bodiless time travellers.
Infinity According to Florian
Architectural documentary with a little bit of science fiction.
The Investigator
Former Czech investigator of the Hague Tribunal returns to Balkans, to places where the war crimes were committed nearly 30 years ago. Can justice be brought from the outside?
Kick Out Your Boss
You vote on balance sheets of the company you work for, you do not need a bank anymore to obtain a credit, and you spend your Monday afternoon in the cinema instead of in the office – the restructuring of work has…
Korida
At the arenas of the Koridas - the century-old Bosnian bullfights - we get an unusual insight into a society that is struggling with forgiving each other their difficult past, in order to have a better future.
Little Alien
They’re teenagers who fled crisis regions and undertook an extremely dangerous journey to Europe, all alone, hoping for one thing: to live. After arriving here, they fight to live normal lives, struggling against a…
Marzia, My Friend
Marzia dreams of peace and independence. But because she lives in Afghanistan, her dreams are revolutionary. Ultimately Marzia’s story becomes a symbol of the wider struggle of Afghan women: it is about the right...
My Fathers, My Mothers and Me
Communal property, free sexuality, dissolution of the nuclear family – these were the basic principles of the Friedrichshof, the largest commune in Europe founded by the Viennese activist Otto Mühl at the beginning of…
Offshore - Elmer and the swiss bank secrecy
Swiss bank manager Rudolf Elmer once an insider has turned into a critic.
Oh Yeah, She Performs!
Backstage: nerves; on stage: adrenaline; offstage: the daily routines of a band. "Oh Yeah, She Performs!" is a feature-length documentary about four extraordinary women pursuing the same dream: composing, producing and…
OMSCH
"If you drink this juice you’ll make it to a hundred", says the young man to his old neighbour, who replies: "I got to a hundred without this juice, didn’t I?" Humour and wit form the basis of a friendship that bridges…
Parcours d'Amour
How many rounds you do have to spin on the dance floor until all your dreams come true? Eugène, Gino, Christiane and their friends are already past their prime. But that doesn't stop them to search for love and sex with…
Private Revolutions - Young, Female, Egyptian
A documentary about four young Egyptian women with different social background who are sovereign, eloquent and determined. We see the street activist Sharbat, who was kicked out with her kids by her own husband due to…
Room Without a View
For most of the West, maids are a relic of the past, but in Lebanon they are still a common part of the household. This Austro-German film examines the unequal position of women who came to seek a better life in the…
Solo - Out of a Dream
Twenty years ago, at the age of 11, Leonardo wanted to become a professional soccer player to escape the poverty and violence of the slums of Rio de Janeiro.
Una Primavera
A daughter follows her mother with a camera on a personal journey, leading them both between the contradictions of family.
Varvilla
At the gates of the National Park of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, in the Val d'Enza, more precisely in Succiso of Ramiseto in the province of Reggio Emilia, the inhabitants of a small village have managed to save...
Walter Arlen's First Century
WALTER ARLEN’S FIRST CENTURY paints a affectionate and multifaceted picture of a musician exiled in 1938, who only got to see his works performed late in life.
Weiyena - The Long March Home
Two family histories, one century and two metropolises merge in one person: Weina Zhao, whose parents called her “Vienna" – Wéiyěnà – because they emigrated to Austria.
Who, If Not Us? Fighting for Democracy in Belarus
The documentary provides a unique glimpse into the struggle for democracy in Belarus and the lives of three women after the major protests of 2020.