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Far out in the icy Arctic Ocean lies their destination: the Samoylov Arctic Station. Their starting point is Yakutsk, the capital of Russia's largest federal republic. Here in Sakha, the Republic of the Yakuts, the harshest frosts prevail, with temperatures as low as -60°C and even colder. The earth is frozen many meters deep and only thaws on the surface in summer. Kostya and Lyosha are driving a Russian Ural truck. The journey is fraught with danger, especially on the Verkhoyansk mountain range, which rises to over 1,200 meters. Although the mountains appear beautiful under a bright sun and with excellent visibility, and a cleared road even leads over the pass, this is precisely where many accidents occur every year, and this time is no exception. And even after that, the conditions remain treacherous – hundreds of kilometers of unpredictable ice desert await them.

Greta, who suffers from dementia, has one big wish: to go on a trip one more time. Geriatric nurse Jürgen fulfills her wish in a special way.

Three boys are growing up in Israel and the Palestinian territories, right next to each other, in completely different worlds. We follow them over the course of a year, through adolescence. We watch as they experience life in promiscuous Tel Aviv, in the religious ideology of a Jewish settlement and in the occupied city of Hebron, where Israeli soldiers are in control. One year of trials and tribulations of three sixteen year old boys. They try to fulfill their teenage dreams in an environment of violence and sometimes war.

Over a period of more than ten years, this film documents the ups and downs of Hamburg's largest construction site. The program documents the construction of Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie concert hall. From the initial sketches to the opening of the so-called Plaza, the decisive phases of construction were filmed from the start of construction work until 2016. The team was given access to every nook and cranny and followed the production of particularly characteristic elements.

Live at Lollapalooza, Berlin (Germany). Noonday Dream Tour 2018.

Berlin has long established itself as one of the first places to go for up-and-coming creative minds from all over the world and clearly stands out within the German art scene. But what draws the young bohemian to the cultural metropolis on the Spree of all places? And what opportunities and dangers does the existing oversupply on the art market hold?

In his cramped living quarters, Bruno S. unearths his trusty accordion and glockenspiel, singing ballads of little horses and wingless angels.

New movie by Gabriel Tempea

Despite her advanced age, an elderly woman overcomes her fear of the water to learn how to swim.

In Extremo celebrate their 20th anniversary - a huge, two-day party which will rock the Loreley rock.

Looking for a deeper meaning to his life, Ralf makes connections to Germany's underground techno scene and has the summer of his life.

A charismatic party duo comprised of a gay rent-boy and a female fashion freak, meets an Afghan who’s just moved to Berlin. Both want to seduce him and approach him under the pretense of being angels offering to fulfill three wishes to make him happy.

Documentary film.

September 18, 2015: The U.S. EPA announces that VW has been cheating on the prescribed emissions test for years through electronic manipulation. A total of eleven million vehicles are affected. A storm of indignation rages, a scandal with a history. How could this happen? The documentary takes a look behind the scenes of the German company.

Louisa is living a gloomy life. She takes rescue in literature, loosing herself in books and novels. One day she takes a book from the library, she did not choose: A guide to Lucid Dreaming. Soon she discovers the endless options of this new universe of opportunities: living a dream.

This documentary follows five pupils with and without a heightened need of care in an elementary school for more than two years. They are part of the first generation in Germany with a lawful right to be taught in a public school regardless if they are disabled or otherwise challenged. The documentary focuses on the ideal and the practical implementation of the law of inclusion in elementary schools in Germany.

A documentary about the famous Hamburg music club Onkel Pö.

Investigative reporters follow Scientology’s push into Southwest Germany: after opening a massive Basel center, the church eyes a Stuttgart flagship. From Kirchheim/Teck locals opposing recruitment to a shady broker in Tel Aviv and Scientology’s global hub in Clearwater, Florida, the film exposes its political ambitions and questions whether it’s a faith community or a profit‐driven enterprise requiring stricter oversight.

A kaleidoscopic film experience.

Individual elements from a carrier of visual information have been isolated and used to construct alternative visual reagents. Repetition is administered as a binder to tame the wild particles in motion, achieving a golden ratio in the mind's eye.

A film portrait of the SPUR group, which is considered one of the most important avantgarde artist collectives in post-war Germany SPUR in the 1960s.

A litte horror story inspired by real events from a certain shared flat I used to live in

The Children of the Noon deals with the universal subject of life. Daily activities mark the passage of time for the children and teenagers in the orphanage in the small Kenyan village of Nchiru. It soon emerges that the fact they are orphans and the genteel poverty they share are not the only problems that unite them and determine their days. A sudden death of one of them breaks the narrative rhythm and changes all points of view, intertwining a dense web of pains and joys, friendships and hopes.

Everyday life is full of nastiness. Anger, frustration, and relationship crises slowly but surely drive one to rage. With "Endstation Tobsucht," Heilbutt & Rosen consistently continue their style of interactive cabaret with fast-paced scenes, music, and finely woven conferences. Mastermind Helmuth Vavra finds the ideal partner in longtime Simpl member Theresia Haiger. Co-author and H&R co-founder Berthold Foeger provides the pointed musical accompaniment.

Following the traces of Jürgenssen’s path through the final years of World War II (from Hungary to Italy, and later denazification in Upper Austria, where he got married), Olger visits sites and speaks to witnesses from the period when Olaf Jürgenssen was part of the German war crimes, even if his photos seem to suggest that he was there in all innocence. In a video interview before his death his grandfather remains vague and deflects questions. Nils Olger’s pointed conclusion from his somber and calm film about history, memory and denialism: “What will I remember of my grandfather? Negatives.” (Bert Rebhandl)

Hedgehog Hogi's life and adventures told from a hedgehog's perspective.

Costa wakes up tied up in the basement. Apparently, someone still has old scores to settle with him...

An emergency meeting of the sales representatives of a medium-sized company. Sales are dropping, a new strategy must be found! The current product, a bobblehead dog, seems to be eliciting the same response from the uninspired group of salesmen toward the new plan of action.

In a fascinating location, the courtyard of a beautiful castle built entirely of clay near Agdz, a small oasis town in southeastern Morocco, an unusual music festival has been taking place since 2007. Under the motto "Rendez Vous!", musicians from Europe play together with representatives of Berber music.

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.

Animation film by Bruno Sukrow.

In this documentary filmed in 2009, Christian von Borries uses a range of filmic techniques to contrast the idealised and skilfully marketed image of the city of Dubai with the reality of the system of exploitation of a transnational proletariat needed to build and run the city.

65 years of marriage, four systems, two people, one love: Ilse and Wolfgang Gutsche have gotten along well with each other their entire lives. And they would do it all again.

In 1950 in Paris, two shop mannequins in a newly reopened fashion boutique come magically to life. Due to their limited range of movement there is always a distance between them. Nevertheless their affection for each other blossoms into love.

The Lumière brothers pointed their apparatus on the arrival of a train, and invented this way the art of movie-making. This event didn't loose any of its attraction until today.