A film about the unimaginable violence against women in the the DR Congo and a political and social system that turns a blind eye to these atrocities. Women are systematically exposed to the practice of rape as a weapon of war. Director Claudia Schmid gives women a voice and reveals the structures underlying the violence.
Drones, remote-controlled weapons and war robots are the war technology of the future. Controlling them via a screen is like playing a computer game. Does this new remote-controlled war technology provide us with reconnaissance information and security or is it paving the way for a surveillance state? New perspectives on a complex, fascinating subject.
Thousands of businesses, hundreds of thousands of homes, millions of hectares of forest and land – all this was declared public property by the GDR. After the fall of the Wall, the big question was: Who actually owns what in the East? In 1990, an entire country was up for sale. Gold rush fever broke out, and international investors smelled big business.
Every day we see pictures of war and conflict. But who decides which pictures we see and how do they reach an international audience from the world’s conflict zones? We follow photographer Benjamin Hiller to Iraq, Syria and Rwanda and the journey his pictures take. This documentary offers a unique insight into the daily realities of his business.
Sun Village is the name of a refuge for Chinese children whose parents are serving time in prison. With no one to look after or feed them, Sun Village is a home until their parents are released. A unique project that aims to achieve a better future for China.
Glyphosate is the world’s most widely used weed killer. The WHO believes the herbicide to be carcinogenic and is calling for an all-out ban on the substance developed by Monsanto, Syngenta and BASF. The film sets out in search of sick animals and humans – a highly topical investigation into a controversial substance.
A small town in Fukushima’s exclusion zone searches for normalcy after the world’s largest nuclear catastrophe since Chernobyl. We follow a teen rocker, a media-savvy activist, a conflicted TEPCO engineer, and a female horse breeder as they cope with the loss of their homes and the unseen danger of radiation. Each faces a crucial decision: to stay or to go?
In the small town of Parchim in northern Germany, a Chinese investor has bought a deserted military airport. He wants to create an international hub for air cargo transport – a new centre for global trade. Sheer megalomania or enviable drive and enthusiasm? A tragicomedy that takes a bitter look at the absurd reality of capitalism.
Anyone in Central Asia who has water also has power. But water supplies are unequally distributed. The chronic overuse of existing resources and the effects of global climate change compound the situation. Will there soon be an all-out battle for water in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan?
On February 27, 2015, Boris Nemtsov, who stood for hope and liberty in Russia, was assassinated near the Kremlin in Moscow. By examining his life and career and investigations into his shocking murder, we take a look at the current situation in Putin’s Russia.
Sound has become an established element of conventional medical therapy. Discover with us the healing sounds of classical music, melodies from ancient Arabic, Oriental and Central Asian cultures and the Japanese bamboo flute shakuhachi.
Since the airstrikes against PKK fighters in northern Iraq at the end of July, the Turkish government and PKK leaders are suddenly at war again. Focusing on Turkey’s elections in November 2015, our film documents the current situation in the region. What are the interests and strategies of the Kurds in northern Iraq, Syria and south-eastern Turkey.
