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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.
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY / GERMAN SPEAKING TERRITORIES / HISTORY / SOCIETY

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.
CURRENT AFFAIRS / FEATURE DOCUMENTARY / HUMAN INTEREST / SOCIETY

FAREWELL YELLOW SEA
ARTS & CULTURE / FEATURE DOCUMENTARY / MUSIC

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.
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY / HISTORY

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.
ARTS & CULTURE / CURRENT AFFAIRS / FEATURE DOCUMENTARY / MUSIC

METAL POLITICS TAIWAN

From rock star to politician: Freddy Lim is Taiwan’s most political heavy metal singer, progressing from passionate stage performer to active member of parliament. We follow him during the early days of his political career and show him campaigning tirelessly for a democratic Taiwan.
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY / HUMAN INTEREST / SPORTS

FIGHTER

They work hard and live ascetically. Their lives are characterised by friendship, discipline, abstinence and unconditional respect for each other. A portrait of three “modern gladiators”: Andreas, Khalid and Lom-Ali. As mixed martial arts professionals, they fight on stage using multiple combat techniques.
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THE ART OF MOVING

Four Syrian friends have set up the collective Daya Al-Taseh. They produce and publish satirical anti-IS videos in Gaziantep, south-east Turkey. But unexpected events in the increasingly unsafe country put the friends and their work under pressure.
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ON PUTIN’S BLACKLIST

We present the reality of how an adoption ban of Russian orphans to US citizens came about and how it was the first step in Russia’s new Cold War with America. Soon enough this adoption ban was expanded to all countries that allow same-sex unions. Finally, it spiraled into a crusade to vilify all opposition leaders as puppets of Western governments.
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY / HISTORY / HUMAN INTEREST / SOCIETY

LEGACY

They say post-war generations in Germany bear no blame, but they bear responsibility. Our film focuses – 70 years after the end of World War Two – on people whose fathers and grandfathers were perpetrators, sympathisers and also victims. Will they succeed in teaching future generations about the responsibility of history?
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TALKING MONEY

A look behind the scenes of modern banking: from Bolivia to Pakistan, Benin to Switzerland, we focus on 15 confidential meetings between bank customers and consultants. Filmed entirely from the bank’s side of the consultation table, the film highlights the conflicting interests of both parties.
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.

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