New Releases

  • THE SECRET POWER OF THE KURDS

    THE SECRET POWER OF THE KURDS

    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.

  • OPERATION CLEAN SLATE

    OPERATION CLEAN SLATE

    The illegal drug trade is booming, profit margins on the European market are now higher than in the USA. The ‘Ndrangheta controls Europe’s most important drug trafficking port and has become the most powerful criminal organisation in Europe. How does it legalise and launder its wealth? How does it invest this money? An investigative documentary.

  • DRUG WAR IN WEST AFRICA

    DRUG WAR IN WEST AFRICA

    Over the past few years, West Africa has become a transit region for drugs, especially cocaine, which is shipped from producer regions in Latin America through countries like Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Senegal and Cape Verde and onto the main consumer market in Europe. We follow the routes taken by the international drugs trade.

  • SCIENCES OF THE 21ST CENTURY – FOOD OF THE FUTURE

    SCIENCES OF THE 21ST CENTURY – FOOD OF THE FUTURE

    What will we eat in the future? To reduce the consumption of food from animal sources, food technicians are looking for new plant-based proteins. One promising alternative product could be the lupin. We present the latest developments in food technology and research into the food of the future.

  • ON THE RIM OF THE SKY

    ON THE RIM OF THE SKY

    In a remote village in western China, long-time primary school teacher Shen and newcomer volunteer Bao come into conflict. It is a clash of generations: youth versus experience, trust versus suspicion.

  • ARABIC CIRCUS

    ARABIC CIRCUS

    Snoopy is a talented 26-year-old Moroccan who dreams of making it as a world-famous circus artist. But Morocco’s conservative society does not like oddballs like him. A film about growing up under the influence of the Arab Spring and Islam, about Morocco’s only circus school and perhaps the most splendid hipster moustache in North Africa.

  • WATER CRISIS IN BRAZIL – IS THE COUNTRY RUNNING DRY?

    WATER CRISIS IN BRAZIL – IS THE COUNTRY RUNNING DRY?

    Although it has one of the largest reserves of freshwater in the world, Brazil is suffering from its worst ever water crisis. Interviewing citizens, politicians and activists, the film searches for causes and solutions to the problem and looks at one of the most important global issues of our time.

  • THE VIRGIN OBSESSION

    THE VIRGIN OBSESSION

    In Islam, as in many other religions, sex is forbidden outside of marriage. What does this mean for young Muslims who live in modern, western societies? We follow four protagonists who have broken with their families and friends because they reject attitudes to morality that make sexuality punishable.

  • COUNTDOWN AFGHANISTAN

    COUNTDOWN AFGHANISTAN

    We visit Afghanistan and meet four courageous people who want to continue fighting for peace, education, equal rights and freedom of speech during the period of upheaval after the withdrawal of western troops – even if they have to fear for their lives while doing so.

  • SCIENCES OF THE 21ST CENTURY – HUMAN INTERFACES

    SCIENCES OF THE 21ST CENTURY – HUMAN INTERFACES

    Almost one in ten people live with a disability. But modern technologies and sophisticated prostheses are making their everyday life easier. So-called human interfaces are technologies that in one form or another can be linked to human sensory organs and thus achieve some astonishing results.

  • SCIENCES OF THE 21ST CENTURY – THE LIGHT FANTASTIC

    SCIENCES OF THE 21ST CENTURY – THE LIGHT FANTASTIC

    Globally, lights consume almost one fifth of all electrical energy produced. Modern LED technology helps not only to halve the power consumed by public lighting. It also can adjust the colour and brightness of light to the time of day and thus help stabilise human biorhythms. Learn more about the latest developments in modern lighting technologies.

  • ASIA’S LAST CHEETAHS

    ASIA’S LAST CHEETAHS

    Cheetahs in Asia? Yes, they do still exist. But they are a critically endangered species, and only 40-70 of these wild cats survive today in Iran. These Asiatic Cheetahs are the rarest big cats in the world. Animal welfare activists have launched a broad rescue mission to save these graceful hunters from extinction. A fight against time.