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Nick and Michi roam the streets and meadows of their neighbourhood inseparably, but when Michi surprises Nick with unexpected news, they try to suppress it in their own way.

Animated techno-punk opera: I rent a very small room in Berlin (which reminds me of a coffin) and have very strange dreams there. People are held in suspense for two years without knowing when will it all be over. The club is closed, the ambulance won't come and everything that's left to do is just walking around the city with your inner monsters.

Prolific documentarian Jan Soldat (For Fuck’s Sake, Christian, We’re Making a Porn Film) brings another very special, adults-only, sex-positive cinematic experience with this close-up character study of the eponymous Paul -an ordinary-seeming middle-aged man in his city-center apartment. This gentle, lovely fellow talks frankly about his life, work, and family in a simple, deep, and honest conversation. Empathetic humanism at its most direct.

Opera confronts us with extremes of emotion, sometimes delivering unforgettable, life-changing experiences. Fuoro sacro (‘Sacred Fire’) seeks out singers who have the power to pierce our hearts, presenting three of them at work in the most intimate details of their rehearsals and preparations. Ermonela Jaho, Barbara Hannigan and Asmik Grigorian are watched closely as some of their secrets are revealed: how they inhabit their roles and transform words and notation on a page into that intangible but powerful magic being communicated to audiences from the opera stage. Over 90 minutes of extras are included featuring vocal warm-ups and live performances accompanied by pianists Evgenia Rubinova, Reinbert de Leeuw and Francesco Piemontesi.

Wishing to disinherit his nephew Ernesto, Don Pasquale decides, despite his advanced age, to get married... An energetic opera buffa by Gaetano Donizetti. Conducted by Matteo Beltrami, the new production by the Hamburg State Opera features baritone Ambrogio Maestri and soprano Danielle de Niese.

A short animated film about pathbreaking thoughts to a 15-year-old self.

A captain is cursed to sail the seas of the world forever, only allowed to make landfall once every seven years. Will he find the love of a faithful woman to break the curse? Richard Wagner came across the legend of The Flying Dutchman in 1838 through Heinrich Heine’s From the Memoirs of Herr von Schnabelewopski. After a stormy voyage from Riga to London – Wagner was again on the run from creditors – he chose the material for his next opera and began to compose it, with the unpredictable power of the sea still fresh on his face. Against the backdrop of this wild nature, Wagner exposes in Holländer his utopia of a love that transcends, offered as an antidote to the 19th century zeitgeist of pounding industrialisation and economic growth. Roger Vontobel’s new production from Mannheim is streamed live on the opening night and audiences around the world can share in some of the most rousing music written in opera.

Picture three places. 1. A workshop in Germany where we follow the making of a prosthetic hand. 2. A traditional glove-making workshop in Millau, in the south of France. 3. A jeans factory in Istanbul, illustrating large-scale industrial production. A succession of three workplaces, but with a common viewpoint and subject: the relationship between the hand and the machine, the work and the material, all of them patiently and rigorously observed.

The piglet wants to clean its home, but everything seems to be going wrong.

At the peak of her athletic performance, 18-year-old junior swimmer Jule has to hold her own in front of a respected talent scout during evening training. When he lies in wait for her in the locker room after practice, he makes her an offer. A successful career in exchange for sexual favors. Cornered, Jule must make a decision.

Berlin is quite often pretty dirty. But what if there is one person who takes care of that every day? We tell the story of a one-man underground department that (by its own claim) makes Berlin the coolest big city in Germany. The Authority for Urban Authenticity.

The war is raging in Ukraine that is changing the world order. One man is standing up to Russia and wants to restore peace and security in his own country: President Volodymyr Zelensky.

A nightmarish journey that seems to hold more significance than it seems.

Based on one of Shakespeare’s most famous comedies, this is a virtuosic and irresistibly funny ballet, choreographed by John Cranko to melodies inspired by Scarlatti.

Who knows the story of the man behind the monuments? How did Jean Monnet, a young cognac merchant, become one of the founding fathers of Europe? Beyond the figure of the "Father of Europe" lies the journey of an adventurer who rubbed shoulders with the greats and played a decisive role during both world wars.

The former French colonies in Central and West Africa have been independent since 1960, but most of these countries still use the currency of the former oppressor: the CFA franc. It was linked to the French franc when it was introduced, so the national bank in Paris controlled monetary policy. Now the currency has a fixed exchange rate with the euro. The link with the European currency strongly influences the monetary policy of CFA countries. And that means the value of the CFA franc is defined by political decisions taken elsewhere, rather than by the domestic economy.

The story of one of history’s most controversial entertainers, who beguiled audiences with his magic tricks and produced Nazi propaganda films.

As a girl grows up, her world starts to become more complicated. She notices lines appearing on people's faces that she hadn't noticed before. While trying to see the hidden lives in between her neighbors' facial features, her own face struggles to ignore an unwanted line from her childhood.

PD Dr. Andreas Rauscher and Prof. Dr. Marcus Stiglegger are talking about black cinema.

Turtleneck Phantasies is a poem that comes to us in fragments in this video. This work is dedicated to the murmuring, the illegible, the unspeakable, the sketches and doodles, fragments of childhood memories, the absurd moments. In other words, all the little forms that are so central to our relationship with the world, but are given relatively little attention.

A theatre group in the German provinces. Some live here, others travel for the rehearsal weekends, returning home for a few days. They all share a love of making theatre and a desire to address relevant social issues on stage. Marianne, who also directs the plays, writes them and they rehearse on her cold barn floor. They are about the conflicts in our society - the new work is about food: the consumption of meat, consumerism, vegetarianism and bulimia. After rehearsals, the participants sit together over coffee and cake in cigarette smoke, planning, gossiping and exchanging ideas about what is happening in their lives. In this motley community, everyone has their own burdens, worries, hopes and problems. But everything is put on the table with an openness that quickly makes it clear that this is not just about playing theatre.

Rosenstolz were one of the most successful German pop bands of the last 30 years. AnNa R. and Peter Plate: a duo of opposites who became the symbol of a new, united Germany. The documentary by filmmaker Tim Evers - "Legends: Rosenstolz" - sheds light on the rise and fall of a band that played their way from the subculture of post-reunification Berlin to the top of the charts.

Locked up and isolated, a prisoner starts to merge his imagination with the real world and tries to escape the prison with his newly found powers.

If the beach is synonymous with holidays and relaxation, it is also of capital importance for the animals and plants that flourish there. Between wet towels, umbrellas and sandcastles, the real inhabitants of this golden expanse have developed amazing strategies to adapt to the tourist crowds.

Lubow - this is Russian and means love. Her parents knew what they were doing when they gave her this name 80 years ago. Today she is a grandmother, lives alone and tells of a love that is as far and as deep as the object of her love itself: Lake Baikal in Siberia. For him she accepts everything ...

Whether "Harry Potter", "Kevin - Home Alone" or the "Titanic" - almost everything can be rebuilt from LEGO bricks. On the occasion of LEGO's 90th birthday, Kabel Eins travels to the company headquarters in Billund and asks questions like: How did LEGO become one of the largest toy manufacturers in the world? Will LEGO made of plastic soon be history? And who is behind the ideas? Fans like Guildo Horn, Panagiota Petridou or Eko Fresh comment on the brand's ten biggest milestones.

Twelve-year-old Haljan will follow in his mother's footsteps and become Death, although he would like to avoid this destiny. Through Zoë, who is the same age, he learns to understand and accept his fate. Even though it means that he has to accompany his only friend to her death.

An influencer decides to leave Germany for good.

What is there after death? It is everywhere and shapes religious beliefs, culture and social relations: a history of death from antiquity to the present day.

Jasna drives a truck across Europe, she chose to do it that way. Milan is hitchhiking south, nothing is keeping him at home anymore. On this Sunday, neither of them can go any further, the truck driving ban keeps them stuck at the rest stop. So they share their stories with each other, for the duration of an evening. And maybe they have more in common than they would like...

The tiger is supposed to perform a daring circus trick but he’s too scared to go through with it.

The whole film takes place in one night: A security guard working the night shift at a warehouse is caught up in his past. Three strangers break into the warehouse in the same night. But for what reason and what do they have to do with the security guard? In the end, they all have to go through the hall.

A quest of a woman. After loosing her husband, a woman wanders through her memories to find salvation.

The Filmmakers’ Olympics are drenched in sweat and blood. The toppest of top athletes meld their bodies with their gear, always prepared to push themselves to the utmost physical and mental limits. Their mantra: Anything for the team – anything for the spectators – anything for the record. United, they clench their butts and do their very best to capture the movie, before the film can capture them.

A short film that shows a cruising excursion between two men, and turns the act of exploration and interconnection into a choreography of lust, rejection and intimacy.

During water therapy for his chronic spasms, Leon is involved in an incident that gradually disrupts all aspects of his life.

An ambitious student walks through a gate that is known to doom everyone to failure.

This documentary looks at the rough beauty and cyclic nature of the North Sea coast in Schleswig-Holstein. It also shows the people who live their lifes according to the tides.

Donald travels to various cities and local restaurants to meet world leaders and local vendors to gain popularity while trying to save his marriage and himself after being hunted by the Mafia

An idyllic family breakfast in the Tyrolean mountains – or so it seems. Behind the peaceful facade lies a family life full of tensions between closeness and distance, love and envy. A mother for whom harmony within the family is the most important thing, a father for whom tranquility is paramount, and two daughters who seemingly couldn't be any more different.

125 employees of the Catholic Church come out as queer! In the exclusive ARD documentary, believers in the service of the Catholic Church in Germany dare to go public together. People who identify as non-heterosexual talk about fighting for their church - sometimes at the risk of losing their jobs as a result. There are priests, religious brothers, parish assistants, diocese employees, religion teachers, kindergarten teachers, social workers and many more who report intimidation, denunciations, deep injuries, decades of hide and seek and double lives. The Catholics report a system in which pressure, fear and arbitrariness leave employees uncertain as to what exactly happens when they stand by their sexual orientation or identity. The investigative documentary listens to those who live their faith every day and are nevertheless degraded by the church as an institution.