Jakarta Disorder
It is only the second time that Indonesians can vote for their own president. Two charismatic women, however, are not satisfied with mere elections. Grandma Dela, who lives in a slum of the tropical megacity, and the intellectual Wardah Hafidz are setting out to collect 1.5 million signatures of the poorest, who are constantly threatened by the local arbitrary justice and the desires of the global capital. Can the power of a small elite really be overthrown by the power of many, or is “real democracy“ just an ideal? With this political road-documentary the director portrays social changes and improvements in his mother's old homeland.
Tomorrow You Will Leave
The story of my Vietnamese father who was able to build up a new life in a small Austrian village, but there is still an open chapter in the past: the search for the man who once helped him.
The Global Town
Shopping centers have been booming in European cities for many years. They are very popular for the customers but also controversial in public discussions. They are changing economic structures, social relations and form the appearance of our cities. The documentary "Global Town" (working title) of Ulli Gladik follows this movement: the film meets and follows important players in development, marketing and architecture, also politicians, consumers and retailers in different countries all around Europe - in Germany for example, where a new trend of inner city shopping malls is currently arising on the other hand in Romania a boom and bubble was recognized.