Arboretum

Erik and his best friend Sebastian are two teenagers in a small town on the German border that once ran between East and West. Their parents are struggling with their own demons and they are bullied at school. Life doesn’t…

The fans

Nikolay and Ruslan roam the streets of Moscow, fraternize with skinheads and hang out in Nikolay’s apartment decorated with Spartak FC insignia. Ruslan adores luxury cars and despises their owners. Though yearning for intimacy with Ivan, Nikolay has sex with…

Spirits We Dance

Two contemporary dancers take viewers on a poetic journey as they show us what life is like being a disabled dancer in a harsh, urban landscape. Confronting the stigma they face in Ghana, Afriyie and Alfred take us on an…

It´s gonna be fine

At Christmas dinner undertaker Karsten is confronted with his parents’ plan to commit suicide. He may be used to death, but still he does everything in his powers to stop his beloved mother Marion and his Parkison-suffering father Theodor. But…

Prison Pass

A young boy gets a pass for his wedding. At the same time, his father finishes prison term. The father (car thief) is soon visited by gangsters to whom he owes a favor. He knows that he can’t do the…

Rosanzi

A teenage girl and her band of misfits form a young group of neo-Nazis. The friends are like family. They live by their own rules and push the limits of morality, but eventually loyalty is put to the test.

Words Words Words Are Decorative Sounds

The video investigates the complex relationship between language and cultural identity in our contemporary times. Instead of considering languages as simple communication tools, here they become viruses able to contaminate each other shaping new identities and geographies.The starting point of…

Nomad Meets the City

Former herder Tumurbaatar works tirelessly as a garbage truck driver in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar, striving to better his daughter’s education and compete in the modern economy. Torn between life in the city and his home and family in…

Living Heritage: Cheongsam

From Fleur in the movie “Rouge” or Su Li Zhen in “In the Mood for Love”, both the glamorous patterns and the simple cuttings of the cheongsam embody the beauty of traditional Chinese women. Sewing, fabric cutting, binding production are…

Silent Death on a Syrian Journey

This short documentary exposes a booming illegal trade in the Middle East: organ trafficking. Producer/Director Mouhssine Ennaimi visits Lebanon where hundreds of thousands of desperately poor Syrians have taken refuge. With little money for food and shelter, Abu Ahmed and…

Alina

As Nazis separate children from their parents in the Warsaw Ghetto, a gang of women risks everything to smuggle their friend’s three-month-old baby to safety. Inspired by true events. Starring Alia Shawkat (ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, SEARCH PARTY), Edin Gali (MAD MEN),…