“Whistleblower” is a deep dive into a world where extreme caution is essential for survival. Three courageous protagonists in Africa, Europe, and the US put their lives, careers, and families at risk to reveal informations that are being kept secret from us purely for the sake of power.
It’s the greatest wildlife crime you’ve never heard of. A multi-billion-dollar global criminal network smuggling a commodity that can be worth more than cocaine… The product? Eels. This investigative documentary exposes the ruthless trade in glass eels worldwide, tracing those who profit most and with unprecedented access to Hong Kong triad members.
Timo wants to star in an intimate sex film. His friend Rosa doesn’t watch porn. But she wants to help him make his dream come true. While Timo starts to have doubts, Rosa meets a dominatrix, three trans women, a non-binary food-porn creator, a stylist, an actress and a cook who team up to shoot an erotic film.
Rebecca Horn is one of the most fascinating female artists of the 20th century. The film explores her poetic, multifaceted and enigmatic body of work, which spans performances, films, installations, sculptures and drawings.
Facts over feelings – science is supposed to be objective. But a new generation of scientists watches as climate change throws their research off course. Instead of discovering nature’s wonders, they now chronicle its collapse. It’s time to leave the lab and take a stand – because they carry the weight of the world on their shoulders.
Politically urgent, serious yet humorous, this film follows people who are passionate about birdwatching. Among them is world-renowned author Jonathan Franzen, a bakery saleswoman and a team of young ornithologists. Through their eyes and ears, we enter the world of birds – a world that becomes a striking metaphor for the state of our planet.
The six teenage girls – Nancy, Sheelan, Sinai, Paige, Selenna and Nina – live thousands of kilometres apart, in countries with vastly different life circumstances. Girls Don’t Cry tells their stories – stories of courage, female resistance, the longing to fall in love and the determination to break free and shape their own futures.
Germany, November 1992: a racist arson attack shatters the lives of İbrahim Arslan and his family. Three members of the family die in the fire. 30 years later, İbrahim discovers thousands of forgotten letters of solidarity. We follow the family as they confront their trauma, shedding light on the treatment of victims of racist violence and their struggle for a new culture of remembrance.
American psychologist Elisabeth Loftus is world-renowned for her research on the unreliability of human memory. Based on a series of high-profile US court cases in which she regularly serves as an expert for the defence, Memory Wars highlights the tension between truth and justice. In the age of “fake news”, her scientific expertise is more in demand than ever – and no less controversial.
The EU wanted to make the desert city of Agadez its security anchor in the Sahel region. But after 12 years all Western military and civilian organizations are forced to leave Niger. Three inhabitants of the historic desert town of Agadez recount how the international migration crisis and the interventions of the EU, USA and Turkey have changed their lives over a period of five years.
In Tracing Light, science and art join forces to illuminate the mysteries of light. Leading European physicists meet artists from Scotland, England and Germany on a quest to understand light. Light is difficult to describe. However, Tracing Light does not seek to explain, rather, its visuals aim to open up a contemplative space.
Fourteen-year-old Qui Che grows up with his grandparents in a remote village in rural China, while his mother works in the city to support her family. Struggling with loneliness, he pours his emotions into his diaries, writing songs and poems. Left Behind is a heartwarming coming-of age drama, that offers a rare insight into Chinese society.
