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CURRENT AFFAIRS / SOCIETY

OPTIMISE YOURSELF!

Nowadays, the desire to optimise ourselves affects almost all spheres of our life: from education to diet, from career to how we handle relationships. Becoming better is our goal, developing our individual potential in the best possible way rather than living according to predefined patterns. We meet people who dedicate themselves to self-optimisation, the ideology of achievement and enhancement utopia, and we interview scientists and intellectuals who have spent years studying this social transformation and its consequences.
CURRENT AFFAIRS / SOCIETY

WOMEN AT THE TOP

Equal opportunities and the distribution of power – what is the reality in European boardrooms today? In in-depth interviews, we look at the careers of three top female managers from companies in Germany, France and Spain and report on current changes taking place in personal attitudes and European boardrooms.
CURRENT AFFAIRS

THE RUSSIAN OPPOSITION

The next presidential elections in Russia will take place in March 2018. We will follow Alexei Navalny and his team during his presidential campaign over the period of one year, offering audiences an exclusive look behind the scenes of contemporary Russian politics.
CURRENT AFFAIRS / FEATURE DOCUMENTARY / SOCIETY

TRUTH DETECTIVES

Today, almost in real time, victims of war and crimes use mobiles to film and photograph their experiences. International investigators collect this evidence for criminal prosecution. We document their research into the war in Ukraine, the destruction of Mali’s cultural heritage, the search for mass graves in Colombia and the “Black Friday” bomb attacks in Gaza.
CURRENT AFFAIRS / FEATURE DOCUMENTARY / HISTORY

FRANCO ON TRIAL – THE SPANISH NUREMBERG?

So far, no one has been brought to justice for the atrocities committed during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) or Franco’s dictatorship (1939-1975). In 2013, an Argentinean initiative launched a new attempt to prosecute Franco officials. Will the so-called Argentinean trials become the Spanish Nuremberg?
CURRENT AFFAIRS / FEATURE DOCUMENTARY / HUMAN INTEREST

A WALK ON THE TIGHTROPE

In Germany, staff of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees decides on asylum applications. Applicants and case officers meet on only one occasion – at the personal interview when a decision is made about who can stay and who has to leave. An exclusive look behind the doors of an authority that decides on individual destinies.
CURRENT AFFAIRS

ISLAMISTS GAIN GROUND IN INDONESIA

Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta is electing a new governor. The most promising candidate is a member of a Christian minority, but for months he has been the target of radical Islamist attacks. A test of the political atmosphere in the country.
ARTS & CULTURE / CURRENT AFFAIRS / HUMAN INTEREST / SOCIETY

WE ARE HERE – YOUNG GAZA ON STAGE

To deal with their experiences during the Gaza war, a group of young people have written a play “The Gaza-Monologues”, which has been presented in over 40 countries. But with travel in and out of Gaza closely monitored, the play is usually performed by an ensemble from Ramallah. A film about living under occupation and the power of theatre and art.
CURRENT AFFAIRS / FEATURE DOCUMENTARY / HUMAN INTEREST / SOCIETY

HAPPY

When the 60-year-old father of the film director regularly flies to Thailand to enjoy the company of women her own age, she is understandably embarrassed. But things are starting to get serious: The wedding is looming. Is this love, asks his daughter, or more of a “business”? A light-hearted and personal film.
CURRENT AFFAIRS / HISTORY / HUMAN INTEREST

NEW DRESSES, DARK PAST – HERERO OF NAMIBIA

Passionate fashion designer Mc Bright Kavari modernises the traditional costumes of Herero women in Namibia. He wants his dresses to keep alive memories of Namibia’s painful colonial past and the genocide that was committed against the Herero people.
CURRENT AFFAIRS / ECONOMY

TOURIST GO HOME! EUROPE’S DREAM DESTINATIONS AT RISK

Europe’s urban tourism is experiencing an unprecedented boom, generating 400 billion euro a year. But many cities – Venice, Barcelona and Dubrovnik – can no longer cope with the crowds, the congestion, rubbish, soaring rents and empty city coffers. Europe’s dream destinations are on the verge of collapse. Can they still be saved?
CURRENT AFFAIRS / SOCIETY

TOUCHING

The sexuality of people with disabilities is rarely taken seriously. But sexual assistants like Nina, Edith and Ronald are there to professionally satisfy the wishes of their clients for affection and physical contact. Is this a form of prostitution? A sensitive study of a taboo subject.

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