The Captain and His Pirate
Imagine you are the captain of a container ship hijacked by Somali pirates. The seizure of the Hansa Stavanger is one of the most notorious cases in modern piracy and the longest hostage taking at sea known in German…
In the Shadows of Casablanca
Few people know that if it wasn’t for porridge, the fate of the Second World War could have developed in a completely different way. Few people know that the Operation Torch – the landing of the Allies in the North…
Mama Illegal
They gave the smugglers all their money and risk their life on their journey across borders: Three women from a small town in Moldavia, living now in Austria as cleaning women. On top of their hard job they live a life…
Princes Among Men
From its delta on the Black Sea, all the way to Serbia, we follow the meanders of the Danube and the gipsy musicians, meeting "Men", the Roma.
Silence Radio
A lovely and offbeat portrait of a french rural region and its residents through a local radio - which brings them a new energy, a nostalgic sun. It shows how a local radio directed by volunteers, creates a strong and…
Stop-Over
In Athens, Amir, an Iranian immigrant, has a modest flat, which has become a place of transit for migrants who, like him, have chosen to leave their country. But Greece is only a stop-over, all of them hoping to reach…
Stop the Pounding Heart
Sara is a young girl raised in a family of goat farmers. Her parents homeschool their twelve children, rigorously following the precepts of the Bible. Like her sisters, Sara is taught to be a devout woman, subservient…
Water Children
Filmmaker Aliona van der Horst follows the trail of the unconventional Dutch-Japanese pianist and artist Tomoko Mukaiyama who made a huge work of art on the theme of womanhood and fertility. She created a cathedral-like…
We Need Happiness
Torn apart by history, the Kurdish community comes back to life each year during the Spring festival, an ancient juvenisation rite that predates Islam. At the heart of our tale, we find Senia, an elderly woman - the…