FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

  • (M)OTHER

    (M)OTHER

    Being a mother is the most natural thing in the world. Or so it’s said. On her quest to find out what motherhood means to herself, director Antonia Hungerland encounters all kinds of people, none of whom seem to correspond to our traditional notion of a ‘real mother’. But what does it mean to be a ‘real mother’? A personal and poetic documentary.

  • STRESS

    STRESS

    In their voice-overs, five young Afghanistan war veterans from Pittsburgh first establish familiar foundations: The trauma of 9/11, the ideology of violent retribution, military service as a patriotic family tradition, the “unfairness” of today’s warfare. They are slow to show us their faces. Physically unharmed but full of inner pain they have become the misunderstood upon their return.

  • MEETING OF SPIES

    MEETING OF SPIES

    While leading middle-class lives in the GDR as a cook, forester and car mechanic, Norbert, Raimund and Eberhard spied for the BND and CIA between the 1950s and 80s. All three were exposed and imprisoned. They tell their extraordinary stories for the first time.

  • BEYOND BORDERS – STORIES OF FREEDOM AND FRIENDSHIP

    BEYOND BORDERS – STORIES OF FREEDOM AND FRIENDSHIP

    How do we go about making films for children fleeing wars and crises? What can such films accomplish? What inspiration can the cinema give these children for their future? Can film work relieve suffering or even provide hope? A group of 7 young filmmakers from Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Germany, Colombia and Iran were selected to tackle these questions.

  • KOLYMA – ROAD OF BONES

    KOLYMA – ROAD OF BONES

    Kolyma highway – also known as “the Road of Bones” – stretches 2,000 km through deepest northeast Russia. Millions of Stalin’s prisoners who were sent to the region to dig for gold perished there. Corpses were hastily buried along the side of the road. On his journey along the highway, director Stanislaw Mucha looks for signs of life there today.

  • POWER TO THE CHILDREN

    POWER TO THE CHILDREN

    They campaign against child marriage, child labour, domestic violence and pollution. Children in India have started to take control of their lives by setting up children’s parliaments. Together, they can make a difference. We show how these children have opted to pursue a new path – with astonishing determination, courage and creativity.

  • SIDELINE

    SIDELINE

    At the end of his own football career, former premier league international from Nigeria Moses Adams becomes a players’ agent, luring young African talents to Europe with promises of fame and success. A look at the darker sides of the international football business.

  • MISSING WOMEN AND THE BACHELOR TIME BOMB

    MISSING WOMEN AND THE BACHELOR TIME BOMB

    As a result of politically motivated population control policies imposed by the West more than 30 years ago, Asia is today “missing” 170 million women – because parents are choosing to give birth to boys and aborting daughters. Millions of men are unable to find wives and more than ever women are being traded like commodities. Zoning in on personal stories from South Korea, China, India and Vietnam, we explore the regional and global consequences of this gender imbalance.

  • BACK TO THE FATHERLAND

    BACK TO THE FATHERLAND

    Life in Israel is stressful, but this is not the only reason why young secular, liberal Jews like Dan, Guy and Gil turn their back on the “holy land”. They decide to move to Germany and Austria – of all places. A slap in the face for their families. Why return to the land of the perpetrators? A process of emancipation with a special responsibility.

  • FAREWELL YELLOW SEA

    FAREWELL YELLOW SEA

  • REVOLUTION OF SOUND – TANGERINE DREAM

    REVOLUTION OF SOUND – TANGERINE DREAM

    Edgar Froese, electronic music pioneer and founder of the band Tangerine Dream, was on a lifelong mission to find the ultimate sound. His search brought the band international acclaim and took them to the studios of Hollywood. We trace the unique Tangerine Dream story: a tribute to the musician, who died in 2015, and to the era of electronic music.

  • SALONIKA – A CITY WITH AMNESIA

    SALONIKA – A CITY WITH AMNESIA

    Thessaloniki’s status as a cosmopolitan city and religious and cultural melting pot ended abruptly in the 20th century. Despite numerous witnesses of the city’s past, it is almost as if the era when Christians, Jews and Muslims lived together never happened at all. We take a look at the city’s tumultuous past.