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Alexander Kluge documents the preparations for an exhibition on the Staufer dynasty.

A film of Hungarian folk artists, sharing their handicrafts and paintings with the filmmakers.

Documentary film about the Berlin state elections in the Soviet zone in October 1946

About a dramatic bank robbery on August 16, 1988, where the criminals escape with two hostages and the media is right in the middle of their chase. Two days later the hostage situation was put to an end in a police operation on the A3 motorway. Three people were killed during this crisis - two teenage hostages and a policeman involved in a vehicle crash. The whole episode became a media circus in Germany and the Netherlands.

The humorous portrait of a female artist. The film follows the career of 24-year-old Janine F. who in 2002 caused a commotion from the rooftop of a Berlin building.

At the age of 23, Stepan Timoshin is already at the top of his game. The tabloids have dubbed the influencer and TikToker the "sneaker millionaire." In early 2024, he announces that he wants to become president of Hertha BSC. The film follows the young entrepreneur on his mission to become the youngest president of a professional soccer club in Europe. But two days before the presidential election, an article appears in Der Spiegel, whose research suggests that Timoshin's financial background is different from what he claims.

For the Turks, the Federal Republic of Germany has become a magnet and a hope of escaping the social problems of their homeland; however, they also face social problems in the Federal Republic.

Over a period of nine years, this documentary observes the Kartoffelkombinat, a community supported agriculture co-op in Munich, on its way to becoming Germany’s largest agricultural cooperative. The efforts of the organization’s two founders have been in service of a grander vision: finding an alternative to the capitalist mode of production. But the road there is rocky, and suddenly the project is on the verge of failure.

A Super 8 film.

The fear of death can only be conquered if people believe in a powerful savior — otherwise eternal damnation in hell is waiting. The documentary found footage collage "Lake of Fire" shows that the dualistic view and way of life of those believers additionally fuels the climate change — related "hell on earth" in a dangerous way.

A film about the pioneering community-building project of the world-famous architect Frei Otto in Berlin, called the Okohaus-an experimental, ecological, customized housing project in the city center. Including interviews with Frei Otto, Christine Kanstinger-Otto, Hermann Kendel, Yona Friedman, Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, and other involved architects, planners, and inhabitants, the film shows the development and the philosophy of the project, which was built for the International Building Exhibition in Berlin 1987 (IBA).

Monopoly is the most famous board game in the world. It brought capitalism to the game board and made haggling over roads and train stations socially acceptable worldwide. The documentary tells the true story of how the legendary Monopoly game came about, of clever marketing, the utopia of a fair world - and of ourselves.

A look behind the scenes of Olaf Ittenbach's splatter classic, which was made over a period of four years with a total budget of just DM 180,000. We learn the essentials about the realization of the elaborate special effects and filming, numerous scene excerpts as well as interviews with actors and producers.

A sparse room with a single power plug. The jewel: a copy machine. Leather, metal, fur. A place where you don‘t sit squarely at a table with flowers and a salt shaker, but where you explore all dimensions of the space. Unwielding forms. Between 1981 and 1996, the lesbian-run „Pelze Multimedia“ in West Berlin was a beloved and notorious venue for experimental art and music, for sex parties, bar nights and avant-garde fashion shows staged on a scaffolding. Interviews with three of the showrunners are intertwined with private archive materials. SUBJECT SPACES explores the memory of a subculture, the question of feminist heritage and an aesthetic practice that stood in stark contrast to large parts of the women‘s movement at the time.

The Verfassungsschutz wants to be an "early warning system" against the dangers to our democracy. Critics accuse the intelligence service of being "blind in the right eye". But how does the agency deal with the increasing networking of new right-wing extremist groups and the new virtual threat?

A documentary film showing life in one of Hamburg’s homes for seniors. Over the course of six months, Elfi Mikesch interviewed and filmed the inhabitants, concentrating on a female couple who are spending the rest of their lives together in a close and intimate relationship.

A visit to the Chase Vault, a burial vault in the cemetery of the Christ Church Parish Church in Oistins, Christ Church, Barbados. The vault is reputed in urban legend of "mysterious moving coffins".

Documentary short film about the afterlife of the remnants of the Berlin Wall.

Gabriele Haring and Josef Broukal guide you through cyberspace in a virtual studio, where they meet numerous Austrian experts and internet pioneers.

Thomas Bernhard rarely engaged in on-camera interviews and conversations. However, he was extremely taken with the television films created by Krista Fleischmann and recognized – both confidently and with foresight – their lasting value for posterity: “I feel this portrait is an entirely successful document whose usefulness will grow.”

The warm rays of the sun bathe the blue planet in light and color. The variations of the glistening white of the icy deserts, the lush green of the plants, the warm yellow and red of the earth, the playful colorfulness of flowers and animals, the deep blue of the water and the sky transform our world into an endless frenzy of fantasy.

Documentary about how indigenous culture and the achievements of modern tourism intertwine.

A nine-year-old visits her religious family in rural Romania for the first time.

What connects a photograph, the Second World War and a young couple? Set in the town of Kozienice, which was divided between the Polish and the Germans, the film follows Jewish photographer, Chaim Berman, through his family history, political persecution and work.

Information is scarce around Heron 1, a longrange military drone patrolling the Mediterranean Sea and surveilling the borders of Europe.

Documentary about the German composer Wolfgang Sawallisch

Super 8 (Color) film by Helga Fanderl

A documentary about three people with an extraordinary hobby: live Game (LARP). A weekend to be someone else, experience adventure, fight battles, be a child again; recovery from reality and yourself.

An emphatic portrayal of the Austrian street soccer team as they prepare physically and mentally for a big moment in their lives: the Homeless World Cup in Melbourne, Australia.

A documentary tracing 90s Ruhr rap crew RAG’s enduring influence on German hip-hop, their reunion two decades after Unter Tage, and the impact of member Galla’s tragic death.

For the first time in more than 3 decades, this reclusive artist lets a camera into his life in this amazin opportunity to meet the mysterious man behind the guitar. Ina series of candid interviews, Cale describes his childhood and his wild years in psychedelic California. Cale also shares his insights about his influences, songwriting, success, life on the stage and on the road - all interlaced with outstanding live performances, archival footage, interviews with band members and friends, and awe-inspiring images of American landscapes. Eric Clapton appears in some performance footage. While credited with such hits as "After Midnight," "Same Old Blues," and "Cocaine," Tulsa-pioneer J.J. Cale has never been one to accept the limelight. Hiding from the press, Cale emerges here for the first time in three decades for an extensive documentary filled with music and revealing interview material.

Through her camera lens, the filmmaker captures the friendship between her mother and her mother-in-law as they traverse the ninth decade of their lives. Once a year, they meet and reverently devote themselves to an annual gathering in which they shed the "mother and grandmother" labels and nurture their identity as women artists, molded within the framework of their own lives.

Promotional film for the efficient organization of German transportation: Reichsbahn, inland waterway transport, East Prussia maritime service, Rügendamm, transatlantic transport, Central European Travel Agency, Zeppelin travel service, Reichsautobahn, Zugspitzbahn, and Lufthansa.

In 2006, Nina Sharanova disappears under mysterious circumstances in Oakland, California. The caring mother was last seen alive when she took her children to her ex-husband Hans Reiser. The police quickly suspect Reiser, a computer programmer, as the couple was embroiled in a bitter custody battle. Reiser behaves suspiciously during the investigation: his car disappears, he tries to flee from the police, is arrested with a bag full of money and his passport, and has removed the SIM card from his cell phone. His son Rory testifies at the trial that his father was carrying a sack-sized object on the night of Nina's disappearance. Reiser eventually made a deal, led the police to Nina's body, and received a reduced sentence for manslaughter. Despite his conviction, Reiser appealed and filed a civil lawsuit.

Featurette about the 1980 film "Gefangene Frauen" starring Eric Falk and Erwin C. Dietrich.

Deniz Aytekin has been refereeing Bundesliga matches since 2008 and international matches since 2012. In 2019, he was voted "Referee of the Year" by the DFB. Players and coaches have great respect for him. No wonder: his height of 1.97 meters and his striking facial expression alone are impressive. Above all, however, Deniz Aytekin impresses with his body language and his manner on the pitch. He simply radiates a natural authority. Deniz Aytekin is also an exciting personality off the pitch - as a successful entrepreneur and amateur DJ. He deals with the stress of everyday life with electronic music and yoga.

Test images Amusement park, searchlight, precise displacements THE ROLLING FIELD: simulation of the open-air cinema, flying object on the runway Projection onto concrete objects, "disturbed colors" Construction site H-Gate: The H-PROFILE and THE U-PROFILE Maximum permissible total load: "Projection table on meadow, flying piece of grass, switching point pool" Short, dynamic partial films. The DRAWING SHEET is the zero level. Similar to the structure of computer software, the programs = partial films are announced in menu panels. The display lights up. The menu image, which is synthetically pulled out of the screen, reveals the scene that has already begun behind it.

A collection of fleeting observations that document the passage of time through intimate encounters with friends and family captured between 1999 to 2018.

The best of European Outdoor film festival 2012-2013.