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An electrician is trapped in a looping room and goes mad.

Social hotspots can be found everywhere. Recognizing this, rapper Carlos Zamora started his project Rapflektion in Braunschweig and the surrounding area, to educate teenagers to communicate responsibly, respectfully and without violence through rap. For the past seven years he has been travelling to Latin American countries known for their drug cartels and violence. Other than church initiatives, Zamora's rap workshops for disadvantaged youth are frequently the only projects available for these teenagers.

Perkus and Chase are slacking their lives away in a dusty living room. Finding a gas mask, the friends get torn apart by the question: Is this world outside really that bad?

Kassetten-Fernsehen tells the story of the development of video as an entertainment medium in West Germany. The story begins with visions of a revolution and ends with a persistent censorship debate in a climate of intellectual and moral change.

A man stalks the Hollywood Boulevard in search of prey.

World, that is for the followers of a small Mennonite community in Argentina, all that is outside, beyond their community, where the "worldmen" live. Their everyday life is determined by an attempt to ward off everything modern, a life without electricity, machines and communicative media, a school whose only books are the Bible and the Catechism. Nora Fingscheidt takes this life in the eye and lets it be told by those who live it - in different degrees of devotion. In the process, it is not least apparent how a life-style, which has devoted itself entirely to the departure from this "world," is formed around it. And then, between the pictures and the words, a gap opens, in which the longing for a more destitute life, as well as the fear of a sad departure, becomes perceptible.

During Kaare and Hanne Eliassen's 25th anniversary, their teen model son Daniel, who was biting side pains until his exams, collapses and is diagnosed with potentially fatal chronic renal failure. Both parents are ready to donate a kidney for transplantation, but neither matches and Kaare discovers Hanne's 20 years secret: Kaare being presumed near-infertile, she had a 'loveless' but siring affair, which also generated Daniel's brat sister Emma, who encourages Kaare to fall for divorce and disown Hanna. Daniel needing a donor, Hanne desperately searches his biological father, who left town and has a rather common name: Leif Sörensen, only reported found by desperate radio appeal. The meteorologist lives in an island lighthouse, so Kaare, Hanne and Emma, who gets a mutual crush on helpful young fisherman Ronny Stene, sail hurried to the only man who can heal medical urgency, wondering what it will do to relationships, and Daniel finds out to.

Germany’s first television channel proudly presents its “docudrama”: “Eichmann’s End – love, betrayal and death”. It shows the Nazi war criminal’s last years in Argentina and the “heroic search” of the Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency and a tragic love story: Romeo and Juliet of the twentieth century, a Nazi Romeo and a Jewish Juliet. Klaus is Adolf Eichmann’s son and Silvia, the daughter of Lothar Hermann, a survivor of the Shoah. The docudrama is based on material from the Mossad and is given many laurels around the whole world. And suddenly, Liliana Hermann, grandniece of Lothar Hermann, is protesting: “Your praised docudrama is lousy disinformation”. In her new documentary, Gaby Weber investigated about the early days of Zionism in Germany, Eichmann´s role and about his citizenship. Her conclusion: At the time of his arrest, he had the Israeli citizenship and there was no “heroic kidnapping” by the Mossad, but a legal expulsion by Argentinean officials in May 1960.

Workaholic geologist Timothy Deveraux is estranged from his wife, psychotherapist Antoinette. She seduces the big doctor, Dr. Sam Long, before telling him that she is married. The two share a close bond with ecological conservation, so when an arson incident comes up, Timothy feels compelled to destroy the mining company of his new Australian employer.

A wife, a lover, a secretary - and a man who has gone beyond all three. Macho Robert feels the anger of this firsthand: the three women work together and work on a voodoo doll. The magic takes effect: Robert falls into the biggest crisis of his life! The diabolical plan seems to be working. But the three avenging angels didn't count on Robert, who has long since seen through their plans.

The documentary tells the story of Uschi, a farmer living free and recluded in the bavarian alps. Shot in epic black and white pictures, Still follows Uschi's life over a ten year period. From an untroubled summer of making cheese through pregnancy and the uncertain future of the parental farm, Matti Bauer portrays Uschi's struggle to keep alive the dream of a way of life that has become rather untypical in this day and age.

The Synchronous grid of Continental Europe provides the highest level of service security world wide. Nevertheless, experts are voicing their concerns over risks that could push the european grid over the edge. The exit from nuclear- and fossil fuel energy, rising consumption, climate change and an increasingly liberalized electricity market are, next to cyber attacks, serious threats that need to be addressed. Do we need to prepare for severe power outages and blackouts?

Her teacher dies in a fall from the school stairs and bequeaths Wake a mysterious chest, the contents of which lead her, Chao and Ace on the trail of a mysterious legend and into a nerve-wracking adventure.

In the middle of the night, a broken heart finds music in the arms of beautiful strangers.

One nerd. One room. And one mission. Chinese fast food in front of the flat-screen, bachelor's grunge and cannabis in the morning: Computer nerd Renard Henry Linke aka hacker "Rehlik" is a showpiece of his type. The outside world? Doesn't interest him - as long as there are still enough Japanese manga on the internet. Till that call from the space agency. Aliens are on their way to earth. He is due to rescue the world together with a team of experts - and appointed to decipher extraterrestrial messages. Rehlik believes in a joke. But this time the nerd cannot dodge reality that easily.

Inspired by Meese, who proclaims the dictatorship of art to the point of self-degradation, the film meanders through many different worlds and types of music to create a challenging experience of color and noise that lingers for days.

Rudolf Diesel and the diesel engine: After Diesel's social rise and his first successes, competitors and scientists became hostile to Diesel and his invention.

One day, Claire has to overcome her fears. She leaves her everyday life behind, to find Carla her second half, who desperatly needs her help. It’s the story of a death and of a rebirth.

This video segment complements the 2014 English-language edition of History and Obstinacy by Alexander Kluge and Oskar Negt, edited by Devin Fore and translated by Richard Langston (Zone Books).

New York lawyer Alicia Charles is about to get married to smart John when her family of choices, consisting of musician Will and little Linus, thwart her plans. Alicia's mother Jackie appears unexpectedly, with whom Alicia never wanted to have anything to do again. Jackie is looking for reconciliation - and needs Alicia's help as a lawyer. With a motherly look, she realizes that Alicia's heart is not only beating for her fiancee John.

A serial killer randomly slaughters people, while being chased by a cop who carries a burden. Will he be able to stop the grisly murders, will he be able to deal with his inner demons.

A magical opera, a Singspiel, a comedy with spectacular stage effects, a Masonic ritual intertwined with Egyptian mysteries, a heroic-comic opera? "The Magic Flute" has been heard, performed, discussed, scrutinised and questioned more often than almost any other work in the history of opera. But this time, they’ve really outdone themselves... .

In this episode, the petite artist Ayub poses in front of an oriental curtain in a voluminous wedding dress, performing a playback of Lorraine Ellison's equally voluminous voice. "Remember you said you'd always gonna need me, remember you said you'd never ever leave me." Left alone in a room with relatives in Iraq, trapped in a cultural corset, locked in a "man's world," the brat becomes a heartbreakingly ironic soul singer.

There was a time when the DC-3 was the world's most successful aircraft and an indispensable tool: its military version became a crucial factor in achieving peace in various wars and helped many people rise from the ashes during the inevitable humanitarian crises that follow every conflict. But now the Basler factory located in Oshkosh, near Chicago, in the United States, seems to have become a sinister airplane boneyard.

When Jan Peters' girlfriend accidentally takes his wallet on a trip to foreign climes, she leaves the filmmaker standing in Frankfurt Airport without a penny to his name. The only capital he possesses is a group ticket for the public transport system. After hearing about people who supplement their inadequate incomes by 'escorting' groups of tourists across the city, Mr Peters decides to apply the same method to his own situation. The filmmaker starts a business as an 'independent travel escort' and enters an obscure world of supplementary jobs and adventurous business models.

Stephen Lack talks about playing the lead in David Cronenberg's 1981 sci-fi/horror cult classic SCANNERS.

Two-part documentary about the roots of the music of hope, the rebels, the lateral thinkers and the oppressed.

Every single employee of a bank has decided to gather in the 29th floor smoking room. A renowned psychologist tries to solve the situation.

The region between Kassel and Fulda in northern Hesse is lonely and rugged. This is where Josh, Laura, Hannah, Philipp, Tobi, and Leonie are growing up. They are just turning 16.

EDGAR a true bachelor, who devoted himself to the compulsive logic of reason and the categorical imperative, not only denies the existence of coincidences and stroke of fate, he also despises those to which the inexplicable happens. True to his motto: 'Every man forges his own destiny' EDGAR sees bad luck as something of others, if someone experiences is - it is just their own fault. But fate (in the form of truly strange angel) is sending him on an odd path of reformation.

Alexandra Kluge, one of the defining actresses of New German Cinema, died on June 11, 2017, in Berlin. Hanna Laura Klar gives a voice to her famous brother Alexander Kluge, her son Andro Steinborn, and numerous friends and colleagues, revealing the two lives of an extraordinary woman and friend. As Dr. Karen Steinborn, she was just as charismatic as she was as the actress Alexandra Kluge in her brother’s films.

Two fathers are fighting for a child: Franz Bergen, head of a church choir, wants to fight the right of access to the young son of the pub René Dörfler. At first, Judge Lena Kalbach does not allow the lawsuit - until it turns out that Bergen, as a sperm donor, is the biological father of the child. A delicate case for which Lena has to find a solution with great tact. But she is also personally affected by the issue of fatherhood: Her adult daughter Nike finally wants to know who her father is. In the third part of the popular TV series, Michaela May again plays the smart judge Lena Kalbach.

Documentary about a 90 year old farmer living alone in the countryside.

An epic adventure into an underground science and an unstoppable passion. Earthworm scientists concoct a plan to find and name their ultimate discovery...the world's first Super Worm. Nothing will stop them as they travel to all corners of the world with spades, GPS worm locators and secret worm outing fluids to unearth their prize.

When Europe turns to chaos, Emily must hold out in her apartment in hope of reuniting with her loved one. The promise to wait becomes increasingly difficult to keep, as desperation grows and hope dwindles.

Three trainers help acclimate mustangs to their new life in Europe as part of an effort to shed light on the plight of this mighty American horse.

A commissioned piece for the project 100x100=900 (100 video artists to tell a century).

My friend of many years, Philipp v. Lucke, celebrated his 60th birthday by inviting his family and friends to join him in a forest near Görlitz. This was also in memory of his father's childhood and the family's connection to the place. It was a very hot July day.

A nonverbal portrait of a very dedicated masturbator.

In the summer of 2008, a butcher, a surgeon, a driving instructor, an engineer, a filmmaker and a theologian left their Saxon homeland on their motorcycles in search of adventure. We follow the group into the heart of Russia, over rough tracks and forgotten monasteries to the legendary Black Bears motorcycle club.

Of powerful women and suspicious triangles – but first we need some background knowledge.