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SOCIETY

CURRENT AFFAIRS / FEATURE DOCUMENTARY / SOCIETY

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.
HEALTH / SCIENCE / SOCIETY

CRAZY HORMONES – MEN AND WOMEN IN THE MENOPAUSE

Is menopause really a deficiency disorder, as the huge range of drugs, medicines and hormones suggest? Or simply part of our aging process? Do men go through menopause? And how is it perceived in other cultures? We ask doctors, scientists and researchers and examine recent findings in international research.
CURRENT AFFAIRS / SCIENCE / SOCIETY

SEX AND LOVE 3.0

What do love and partnership mean in the digital age when entire industries are working to generate desire, bring people together and improve relationships? What does the future hold? Will sex robots be the better partners? A stimulating scientific review of the most interpersonal of all relationships.
CURRENT AFFAIRS / FEATURE DOCUMENTARY / HUMAN INTEREST / SOCIETY

FAREWELL YELLOW SEA
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?
DISCOVERY & TRAVEL / ENVIRONMENT / HUMAN INTEREST / SOCIETY

UNDERWATER CARNIVAL

Fantastic underwater world and a crazy carnival – we showcase an unusual spectacle, the Jember Fashion Carnival in East Java, which fascinates Indonesians with the beauty of its underwater world and sensitises them to the urgent need to protect it.
CURRENT AFFAIRS / FEATURE DOCUMENTARY / HUMAN INTEREST / SOCIETY

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 / 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 / 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.
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.