A seldom seen road trip across North Korea. A bizarre and beautiful country of contrasts, North Korea has long kept its citizens in an ideological freeze. Despite extensive surveillance, a German TV team managed to shoot officially forbidden motifs and gain surprising insights into people’s everyday lives.
“Whoever saves a life is considered as if he saved an entire world,” says the Talmud. Wherever there were Nazis who disenfranchised and persecuted Jews, there were also people who came to the aid of their Jewish neighbours. They were few, but nonetheless they were there. Unlike most, these people did not turn a blind eye. We tell three stories of people from Poland, the Netherlands and Germany who saved the lives of Jews during the Nazi regime even though they were putting their own lives at risk.
The extraordinary life of the British-Mexican artist is chronicled in this study of the “lost” surrealist. Interspersed with experimental animation and tableux, the film celebrates a woman whose artistic contribution has been historically overlooked. Struggling against misogynistic pressures at home, she eventually found a spiritual and creative kinship in Mexico.
Her life has been the subject of countless myths and rumours: April 7, 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Billie Holiday (1915-1959). A worthy occasion to honour the unforgettable jazz icon. We call into question many of the myths and reveal a strong a woman who was anything but a pitiful victim of drugs, men or her skin colour.
Swapping instead of buying – what is the secret behind the success of the “sharing economy”? With underlying motives ranging from sustainability to economics or a alternative sense of community, business models are emerging all over the world. We take a look at how this new form of economic activity is developing in different countries worldwide.
Thousands of young people in Europe have recently joined the religious Salafi movement – in search of a meaning, community, but also violence. Many of them have even set off to fight in Iraq and Syria. But what makes the Salafi movement so attractive to European Muslims and converts? We take a look at their backgrounds and motives.
Two scientists are raising young orphan bears in the Siberian wilderness. Their mothers were killed by hunters. Will the scientists bring the cubs safely through their first summer?
Not too long ago you would have been in serious trouble if you were caught in the tranquil US state of Colorado with marijuana in your pocket. But since the legalisation of Cannabis in 2014, the citizens have been experiencing a “green rush”. We take a closer look and meet players, beneficiaries and losers of this huge and new branch of industry.
Since the Oslo Accords, over 24 billion USD in international aid has gone to Palestine. The biggest donor: the EU. Twenty years on, the situation in Gaza and the West Bank is worse than ever. We ask whether international politicians will eventually change their strategy and instead of sending money work on sustainable political solutions.
What’s happening in Europe in the name of the troika? We go to Athens, Lisbon, Dublin, Brussels, Washington, New York and London to find out who has actually benefited from the austerity measures. A must-see for anyone who wants to understand the situation in Greece and find out why the austerity policy imposed by Germany has failed.
An intimate insight into the lives of 3 families in a poor neighborhood of Havana, filmed by casual worker-turned amateur cameraman Andres over a period of 7 years. Edited into a moving tribute to the ingenuity of Havana’s underdogs on the eve of change in Cuba.
A light and often absurdly comic film about the transition from an industrial to a leisure society. We watch as a beautiful artificial lake is developed on the vast site of a former steelworks plant: Lake Phoenix. In the middle of one of the largest industrial areas in Europe, Germany’s Ruhr region, a luxurious residential area has been developed, marina and lake-side piazza included. We meet old locals, attend client meetings and accompany new residents who tell us of their plans and dreams. We watch as they all become winners or losers in the game called social progress.
