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In portraying the three DJs Tama Sumo, Resom & Ena Lind, 'Sounds Queer' considers the question whether female DJs gain diferent experiences than their male colleagues. The portraits give an insight into the subjective environment of the protagonists and their conflicts in this field still dominated by men. The protagonists tell about their diferent paths to electronic music and its impact on their lives. Captured by the camera, the movie draws a fascinating portrait not only of the three protagonists but also of Berlin, Feminism, Nerdity, queer life, the love for music, the aspiration for self-fulfilment and Djing as a profession.

In the summer of 1976, somewhere in the province of Vienna, the two teenagers Thomas Pichler and Wolfgang Schrader decide to form a rock band and become super-famous. Because they don't know their instruments, they first shoot a record cover.

Shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall seven photographers from East Germany founded their own agency OSTKREUZ in 1990. The basic idea: a collective, with security in authorship. Soon Ostkreuz became the most important photo agency in Germany. Now, they have 18 members from East and West. One thing unites them: a humanistic worldview. Berlin based filmmaker Maik Reichert accompanies OSTKREUZ since many years. His film tells the photographers' story with and without the Wall.

A poet explores his world, a small town on the Lower Rhine in the 1970s/80s, with words. His son, a filmmaker, now confronts the written words with contemporary images of that area that look like they come from the past. In this superimposition of ambiguous linguistic images with architectures, monuments, streets and parks a view of the inscribed mentality and history of the former Federal Republic of Germany unfolds. The images are as permeable as Dieter Liewerscheidt's poetry in which philosophical, pop-cultural and personal elements are intermingled.

When the mayor of a little village decides to receive some forty refugees, a wave of dislike and hatred befalls him and his family. The short animation tells the story of a fight against fear and the courage to stand up for your convictions despite the threat of one’s life.

A pro-gay-marriage-cougar-police-film.

'Otto', made of red clay, can freely transform into whatever shape it wants, and responds to and gets inspiration from every sound it hears through its ears. The sea he lives in is made of staff notes. Whenever meeting the best musicians who made a mark in classical music, 'Otto' introduces the musician and his musical characteristics to the audience. Let's go on a fun trip to meet classical genius musicians with 'Otto', which boasts a unique musical sensibility and soul!

Pictures of a elaborately designed miniature setting of a forest, were filmed solitary and combined with 3D animations of firebugs and gardenspiders in post-production. Accompanied with sound effects and appropriate electronic music the bugs are taking action.

How much do I love myself? What am I proud of? How do I present myself? How far can I go?

Around a water scoop are ordered images of old, expressionistic films and archaic evolutionary motives. Inbetween, like a veil, are embeded chemical substances which were not washed out during the developing process. The narration dissolves more and more in the abstract metric of the materials. (Jürgen Reble)

Stony ground, a rocking nest, and the right key. A dreamlike expedition into the subconscious. Sunken memories are recovered and things thought lost are tracked down. Take a deep breath and dive into a poetic exploration of the past.

It does not matter, where in the world you are and who you are. Everybody struggles, and so do the characters of this 6min short. Living completely unaware of each others existence and yet so close to each other – in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, the ways of two strangers cross. A banker without any hope and a homeless person with even less – can there be any good outcome to this?

Takes you into a world full of fear and pure horror in 3 terrifying episodes.

Gay and guilty? In 1961, Heinz stroked another man's knee. As a result, he was convicted to two years on probation and three weekends in juvenile detention, a conviction that still stands to this day. But he is gay and #NotGuilty.

The movie "Blaues Licht" (Blue Light) is the most extensive of the street art collective "Rocco and his Brothers" work to date.

Dedicated to the Paris Poetry Circle, this film captures the filmmaker's yearning for and unbridled interest in the human face. Poems are recited, imbuing the portraits with meaning.

A pre-apocalyptic pastel daydream. We aren’t relaxed, we aren’t carefree, we’re pathologically unable to care.

After midnight. On July 7 and 8, 2017, the filmmaker cycles through Sternschanze. He lingers under the Sternbrücke bridge, passes the Pferdemarkt, and slowly rides up Schulterblatt, past the Rote Flora, where he gets a flat tire and comes to a stop in front of the railway bridge. The G20 summit viewed from its end.

Moping around during his vertical journeys, an elevator boy can’t help but having highs and lows. Prepare for a very dark farce.

According to the UNHCR estimates, more than 10,000 people drowned in the Mediterranean Sea during their flight to Europe between 2014 and 2016. dark blue is an experimental documentary in seven chapters about the escape route over the Mediterranean Sea. Uncontrollable waves destroy the chance for a better life. What remains is flotsam that reminds of the ones who drowned. Those who reach the other shore are met by an uncertain future. This film does not tell a story, but grapples with a tragic period of our contemporary history.

A girl stuck in a dismal loop where everything is firmly smoothed over, until her pent-up rage allows her to break out of her passivity. But where will it lead to? Cartoon animation meets claymation meets film.

A meeting of filmmakers, one idyllic country estate, a fictional optical sound lead, a documentary super-8-image-storm. Both uncut.

The brothers Eugen, Michael and Semjon Posin run the Posin art salon on Wipperstraße in Berlin-Neukölln. The three studied painting at the Art Academy in Leningrad in the 1970s. They are master forgers who have mastered all styles and serve clients all over the world. Their clients include people who love art but cannot afford an original. The documentary follows the creation of a Raphael painting.

Sportfreunde Stiller - Rock am Ring 2013