Programme 2022

Rabiye Kurnaz is someone you might generally call an ordinary woman, except that she is a real dynamo. Taking care of her children and much more, she is the…

TOPRAK is the dramatic story of a simple family in rural Turkey dealing with poverty, family traditions, and religious heritage. Since the death of his parents…

It has been seven years since Frederic has taken his beautiful wife and son away from Paris for a summer vacation.
This year, he is determined to offer…

Rebecca is uncertain about what her future life should look like. On the one hand, she is on her way to becoming a teacher, and on the other hand, her passion…

97-year-old antifascist fighter Sonja was one of the first female partisans in Yugoslavia and a member of the resistance in Auschwitz. By listening to Sonja’s…

Inkeri, 75, after hitting her husband on the head with a frying pan, flees with her two sisters Raili and Sylvi. The journey through Finland is filled with…

After Sinas boyfriend Mario loses all their savings with his criminal wheeling and dealing, every means is right to her to gain some money. That’s how she…

What happens to a relationship if a partner suddenly becomes severely disabled after an accident? For Gosia it is clear that she will stand by her boyfriend…

Frida unexpectedly falls pregnant and Felix, the father of her child, breaks up with her to re-unite with his ex.
Although some serious health problems…

Sid Straw (Tony Hale) leads a dull life until he accidentally stalks famous college friend, Elizabeth Banks, on social media. With each failed attempt to prove…

Based on the infamous Groningen HIV case, in which three men drugged other men and infected them with their own HIV-infected blood, FEAST is a bold and…

In a Uruguay of the future, altered by the prohibition of yerba mate, two illegal sellers begin a crusade to Paraguay to bring yerba. On this trip they will…

The self-confident and lively German-Persian Nico loves her job as a geriatric nurse and is popular with everyone. She enjoys the Berlin summer until a racist…

Faced with the advance of eucalyptus plantations, a farmer and an indigenous community position themselves as resistance and reveal the impact of monoculture…

In a nationwide campaign by Students for Future in 2020, around 60 motivated people cycled from Cologne to the capital of Germany, Berlin. Their name: “Without…

On the streets of Hamburg’s skid row St. Pauli, we meet Ewa (Elga Schütz), an elderly homeless lady with a secret. During the day, she collects bottles for the…

WALK THE TIDELINE follows beachcombers who search our coasts for trash and treasures. Through the objects found on the tideline, the film forms a picture of…

One day, the withdrawn Noé finds a motionless android in the forest, takes it with her and reactivates it. It’s the beginning of a strange relationship. Far…

Our house becomes shrouded in the silence of night. It grows long shadows accentuated by the random sparks of the kerosene lamp. For little Stesha, the…

REPRISE is a playful narrative experiment of a critical nature – a riddle in a seamless loop.

Flo has to go to Marrakech for work. So, it’s Tom who takes care of Sam, their 5-year-old son. Flo left him a list of tasks to complete during his absence.…

IVF-X is A post-human reproduction procedure to breed and meet your own Cyborg-baby in *hybrid
reality. After an intimate interview, you will encounter…

The German-German borderlands in the 1980s: Right through the middle of the Schaalsee runs a precisely defined “fluid border” between East- and West Germany.…

Model Ella was booked for the advertising campaign of a new brand of dog food. Because her animal colleague acts unprofessionally at the photo shoot, the…

The dust of war keeps the eyes sleepless. Night brings peace and sleep to all the people in the broken town. Only the eyes of the mother of the missing child…