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The Ruhr region occupies a special place in Germany, not only because of its very active art and culture scene, but also because it has been the German epicenter of rock 'n' roll for decades. Visually rooted in every detail of the 1950s, fans of the music movement still see themselves as the secret rebels of our society and do everything they can to recreate the lifestyle of that era as faithfully as possible. For them, rock 'n' roll is not just a musical movement, but encompasses an entire attitude towards life.

Documentary film about the first year of German reunification in Bitterfeld. They succeeded in showing the city and regional problems from the perspective of the people of Bitterfeld. Without spoken commentary from the documentary filmmakers, but rather through the power of images and people's stories, a powerful film has been created that shows that Bitterfeld cannot be adequately described as an ecological crisis area alone.

How does a young Iranian woman see Federal Republic of Germany? This question is answered in the film, which was made in 1960 on the occasion of the visit of 25 employees of the Iranian postal administration to Germany . The camera accompanies Zohre Hesami on her big journey, during her training at the Deutsche Bundespost, visiting Hamburg, Frankfurt and finally to Munich, where a stroll through the city and a concert are also on the agenda.

Love across cultural boundaries shapes the story of Amira and Jezzy, who both have their say to express their thoughts and feelings.

Documentary film.

An explosion of gender identities and sexual orientations is currently underway: They are becoming more flexible, more diverse and, above all, more visible. One is non-binary, gender fluid, genderqueer, trans or cross gender, bisexual or pansexual. There is also strong opposition to this. The Catholic Church sees the "gender ideology" as a "postmodern aberration", and all over Europe thousands of people take to the streets to fight the supposed "gender madness" and to promote the heterosexual nuclear family as the basis of a healthy society. What is it up to the strict distinction between man and woman? Do we no longer need our classic gender roles? Is this so-called binary concept still tenable? This documentary examines these questions from a scientific perspective and shows that the world is definitely more colorful than we long believed.

Many fragments of the Parthenon, the Athenian jewel of ancient Greece, are still owned by foreign museums, raising questions about the legitimacy of their possession and the status of art.

A portrait of the Berlin bassist Hans Narva, his music and his ironic rejection of all rules - whoever makes them.

The LTM 1750 from the German manufacturer Liebherr: It's the giant of construction sites, a telescopic mobile crane of superlatives. With a driving weight of 108 tons distributed across nine axles, it is the largest mobile crane permitted to travel on public roads with its telescopic boom attached. With its 52-meter-long metal arm, it can lift up to 800 tons – roughly equivalent to the weight of 400 mid-size sedans.

Arrival of the non-commissioned officer cadets in Wetzlar. The soldiers are met at Wetzlar station by, among others, gendarme Otto Wallenreich. After the train arrives, the dignitaries, including the administrative officer of the Wetzlar district command, greet the non-commissioned officer cadets. The troop, led by the commanding captain, his adjutants, and the company lieutenant, leaves the station without forming a formation, marches through Bahnhofstraße, and lines up on Domplatz. Because the mayor of Wetzlar is unable to attend that day, the first deputy, Siegmund Hiepel, inspects the formation with the commander. The troop marches off.

The Dresden Sinfoniker and Pet Shop Boys prepare for a unique screening of Battleship Potemkin utilising a prefabricated building in what was once East Germany.

The film accompanies two aspiring midwives in their everyday work and follows their thoughts and arguments.

A sensory film from the twilight between two worlds. In a village on Mexico’s southern coast, a small community lives in a complex, spiritual bond with nature’s animals.

The documentary "THE WORLD IS US" portraits inspiring people who actively shape a cultural transformation, characterized by self-reflection, humanity and sustainable thinking.

No folkore, no rituals, no klezmer, no political statements, no twee Berlin Jewish quarters. This film is an attempt to make an imageless film; a plea for a religion of imagelessness, of words, of thoughts.

Documentary by Hans-Dieter Grabe.

Live footage with three bands: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Crime And The City Solution, Swans. Recorded at Knopf's Music Hall, Hamburg, August 15th, 1987.

At the end of the 70s, punk promised rebellion and self-empowerment, also for women in the scene. They fought for their place on stage among the dominant punk top dogs, battling against social norms and long-outdated female role models. This is their story.

Exciting life story of Saint Bishop Nikolai Velimirovic is intertwined in the movie with the most important events of the 20th century, in which he was a direct participant. The events on the turn of the century, the Balkan conflicts, World Wars I and II, the coming of communism, led Bishop Nikolai on schooling and doctorates in Europe, missionary work, humanitarian activities, quelling of hostile propaganda towards Serbia in London, work on the formation and strengthening the church in America, spiritual guidance of the church in Serbia, imprisonment and suffering, even enslavement to the infamous concentration camp Dachau. Often more respected abroad than in his own country, Bishop Nikolai died as a refugee in America. Left behind him were tomes of books with thousands of pages, and so much more.

Behind bars in Russia is no fun - in our Documentary about Russia's toughest prison we show why! Terrorists, gunmen and mafia bosses are serving their life sentences in the Russian penal camp "Vologodski Pjatak". The fortress on the island of Ognenny was built as a monastery in the 16th century. Later the "Fire Island" was converted into a gulag for enemies of the state after the October Revolution of 1917. Since 1994 it is a maximum security prison for serious criminals. Christoph Wanner is the first western TV reporter to manage to shoot behind the prison walls on the island of the damned.

The mysterious parallel story of Italian painters Andrea Mantegna (ca. 1431-1506) and Giovanni Bellini (ca. 1435-1516), brothers-in-law, public rivals and masters of the early Renaissance.

Anyone who sits longer will die sooner. Scientists warn of the health dangers posed by the growing lack of exercise among the population and provide a simple but effective miracle cure: simply walking works like medicine for the body and mind. A daily walk protects against disease, makes the brain more efficient and the soul happier. This documentary “Walking - Miraculous Healing for Body and Soul”, scientifically addresses what walking is and the processes that occur in the human body.

In their short, Arnit Likaj and Jasmin Rai explore their feelings and thoughts about what it is like to be caught in between two cultures. They have a migrant background and do not feel like they belong completely in either Germany or their parents' home country. They work with self-written and self-spoken texts in their native languages, while the production process in a potato farm is shown. This short film is their first one.

WHAT TO DO WITH ALL THIS LOVE - THE ZAKARIA PALIASHVILI MUSIC SCHOOL IN TBILISI is an observant and character-based documentary about a magical place. A film about growing up and aging, about farewells and new beginnings, about great dreams and the art of improvisation.

George Litto on 'Blow Out'

A silent documentary film about the history and the architecture of the town of Erlangen in the Middle Franconia region in Bavaria, Germany.

The UN General Assembly regards antibiotic-resistance as a "global and most urgent threat". The WHO alarms that we could fall back into a "post-antibiotic age". The film tells us how we got there: It is a story about how negligence, greed, and short-sightedness have rendered the lifesaving effects of antibiotics powerless. It is a science-thriller about disillusioned, fighting doctors, rebellious scientists, patients wrestling with life-threatening diseases and diplomats searching for a global solution. They all are Resistance Fighters.

Documentary about a juvenile prison in Mexico City.

Alice grew up in Cologne during the Second World War. She had to flee her homeland with her siblings, mother and grandmother. They found refuge in Saxon Switzerland. After Germany's capitulation, they made their way back to Cologne as quickly as possible. The Cologne way - Zo Fooß. Lilli now retraces the journey of around 800 km that they made back then, following in the footsteps of their ancestors and delving into their stories. This journey serves as the framework for a story which, through encounters with the past and a rapprochement between generations, offers an opportunity to approach one another and enter into dialog.

Documentary by Eckhart Schmidt.

Like a mosaic, the film “Our Garden of Eden” shows the everyday life in an allotment garden area that reflects the multiethnic and multicultural modern Swiss society today. People of various geographical, religious, social and political backgrounds till the earth of their respective lots here side by side, creating a microcosm full of dreams, loneliness, homesickness, joy, family tragedies, strokes of fate and conflicts. The Swiss concept of tidiness and order meets an exotic talent for improvisation, the will to integrate and respect meet ignorance. Christians and Muslims, people from nations at enmity enjoy a peaceful coexistence in the allotment gardens, sharing what seems most precious in our society today: time, attention and space. They find the path to themselves as well as a place in the eternal cycle that life is.

5 people talk about everyday life in a village in Berlin's affluent suburbs during the GDR era.

Documentary by Hans-Dieter Grabe.

Shot during an NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) seminar in Berlin, a group fluxuates between guided meditation and discussion on consciousness and self-acceptance. Neuro-linguistic programming is a set of techniques and beliefs that are used primarily towards personal development. NLP is based on the idea that mind, body, and language create an individual's perception of the world, and an individuals behaviors can be changed by "perceiving and feeling yourself". Rapport focuses on the staging of the self that takes place during this kind of group therapy.

A documentary about five taxi drivers, each driving in Bangkok, Pristina, Dakar, El Paso or Berlin.

The Czech Republic became a member of NATO and the EU 25 years ago. This change of course heralded a clear affiliation with the West. Today, however, there are considerable deviations from this course. Many Czechs are now skeptical of the West. In this situation, the country is an ideal target for pro-Russian propaganda and targeted disinformation.

Bar25 is a love song to a bygone place in the heart of Berlin. It describes the attitude to life of a free community that used music, creativity, stubbornness and tireless energy to transform a wasteland on the Spree into an imaginative wonderland that is unparalleled in the world. Far removed from social conventions and with its own sense of time. Between up close and goosebumps, between dark and strobe, we accompany our protagonists from the pillow to the next day.

In November 1942, shortly after the Wehrmacht launched the attack on Stalingrad, the Soviet counteroffensive called "Operation Uranus" began. The German troops were encircled and met their deaths or fell into captivity. Only about 6000 German soldiers eventually returned from the Russian prison camps. This documentary focuses on the construction of a cemetery for the fallen soldiers in the battle for Stalingrad.

Documentary report on the activities of Caritas in post-war Germany.

Silver Bear winning documentary about the Panamericana from Alaska to Mexico.

Four girls—Laura, Fabienne, Lisa, and Steffi—are in love for the first time, have sex, and become pregnant. At 14 years old, they suddenly have to make life-or-death decisions. Abortion seems like the obvious solution, but the girls decide to live with their children. In the film, we experience firsthand the ups and downs the four girls go through and how they face extraordinary challenges day after day. The film ends in the first months after the babies are born.