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Autumn 2024, in the field and in the forest. Shining blades. A mediation on an object, its purpose in human hands and in the eternity and repetition of time and space.

Nina rubs people the wrong way and no longer fits into the world she moves in. The houses in Berlin are being built for others. Her friends only invite her over out of guilt. In the everyday encounters filmed with a camcorder, alienation and comedy, self-doubt and longing lie close together. And somewhere in between, there is also the hope that things could be different.

Fritz jerks off all over his apartment.

Ray has promised Sunny a digital detox weekend in nature before they say goodbye to their old-fashioned smartphones forever and get a more modern implant. A gigantic solar flare wipes out all technology on Earth and Sunny and Ray are forced to find their way back to the city without any technological tools. They meet Liz, who saves their lives and wants to show them the way to the city. But in a world where nothing is the same as they knew it, questions of trust and loyalty arise.

After the sudden death of his wife, Guan discovers her unfinished novel—a tale intertwining the endangered clouded leopard and the Rukai tribe’s sacred origin myth, which tells of their descent from the elusive animal. Grief-stricken and seeking connection, he sets out on a surreal journey into dreamlike scenes—a maze of the subconscious, mist-shrouded forests, ancient tree hollows, and symbolic inner landscapes.

At Cabo Fisterra, where the Way of St. James ends and the Atlantic crashes against the cliffs, two pilgrims find the body of a woman: Sofía Serrano, an employee of the pilgrims' office in Santiago de Compostela. Chief Inspector David Acosta, freshly transferred from metropolitan Valencia to rugged Galicia, takes on his first case at the remote office. The workaholic wants to use his transfer to keep in touch with his ex-wife Paola and his 15-year-old daughter. A lead leads David and his team - the experienced detective Adrián Martinz, who is reluctant to submit to his superior, and the self-confident detective Mercédes Navarro - to the mysterious pilgrim Carmelo. He turns out to be a criminal with a seductive streak. When he escapes from the police, there is a crisis in the team. While David, who is spoiled by success, comes under pressure, he has no idea that he is about to receive bad news on a personal level.

A helpless woman is forced to marry a mysterious figure. She tries to fight it off, until her white dress transforms against her will. She's fighting not to get married to it. Unsuccessfully. The silhouette has full control over her.

Sticky popsicles, a scorching summer day, and four minutes that could change everything. Camilla and Rosa wait for the result of a pregnancy test.

Janne, in her early forties, longs for a fresh start in her career but has to face the obstacles that social advancement brings for women. Surrounded by the noise of machines and rigid work routines, she is faced with a final decision.

Light is a fascinating phenomenon. Without light, there would be no cinema, no film – and no life. So light is at the origin of everything, and yet it remains invisible to the eye until it hits matter. This moment is – quite literally – the starting point of Thomas Riedelsheimer’s latest work, for the springtime spectacle of rainbow shreds in the cinematographer and documentary filmmaker’s flat became the starting point of a search for the origin of the images we form of this world. For this quest he dived deep into two spheres that seem to follow different laws but always strive to fathom the magical: physics and art.

“Morning,” “Noon,” “Evening”: a day set to music by Joseph Haydn. Italian conductor Giovanni Antonini and his ensemble Il Giardino Armonico perform the Austrian composer’s symphonic trilogy in the sumptuous Haydn Hall of the Esterházy Palace in Austria, the very place where it was first performed. More than 250 years later, a true alchemy unfolds in this historic setting between the musicians and the three works.

June 1971 - in a fluid landscape completely below sea level, a young biology student dies during the last year of his studies, leaving behind an unfinished scientific collection. More than fifty years later, a group of ecologists and volunteers are trying to understand and document the same environment as it is today.

The Gardener, the Buddhist & the Spy is a gripping story about power struggle, failure, and the delicate balance between good and bad.

Despite displacement and living under occupation, young Ukrainians cling to hope for a brighter future, embodying the resilience of their generation. Some are DJs of the famous Shum Rave, while others are artists fostering unity amidst chaos.

In a world marked by political tensions, war, climate crisis and social inequality, constructive solutions are increasingly rare. In Ultimate Frisbee, however, there are no referees; even in heated situations, players must resolve their conflicts themselves. The documentary ULTI*MATE - The Spirit of the Game follows the German Mixed National Team on their journey to the European Championships. These idealistic athletes are determined to show that with goodwill, clear communication, and empathy, a peaceful and fair competition is possible. But at the European Championships, their ideals are tested in ways they never expected. Floating through ideals and crashing hard into reality. ULTI*MATE is not only a sports documentary. It’s a story that explores the definition of success and the pressing questions of our time. How can we find constructive solutions, preserve justice, and maintain cohesion when the rules are interpretated diffenrently and our own perceptions are challenged?

Summoned to a meeting in their child’s schoolyard, two parents confront the reason behind it.

Sabine, Clais and Orm were children when their fathers were murdered by the RAF. Their childhood therefore ended violently and too soon. In this documentary, they tell how terrorism changed their lives and those of their family forever - and continues to shape them to this day.

With the 2022 Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the paintings of the Odessa Museum of Western and Eastern Art will be moved to a secret emergency storage facility, including large masterpieces. The documentary tells of the eventful history of a city and its art collection.

A steak. Grilled to perfection. Tender. Juicy. 100% sustainable. No animal had to die. But... there is a catch.

Sabrina Schiffers is writing a travel guide about Bayreuth, but then the boundaries between public and private space, and between future and present, begin to blur.

This documentary whisks the audience into the fascinating world of classical ballet, showing young dancers from around the globe on their journey to fulfill their dreams. It highlights their struggles and unifying love of music and dance.

Two middle-aged people meet at a speed dating event. Things get interesting when the man reveals his food interests.

Between parental love, youth welfare offices and bureaucracy, three educators try their hardest to create a temporary home for children. This is not always easy, as the most diverse personalities and their stories clash here. And yet the residential group becomes a kind of surrogate family for the children. At the back of their minds, however, is always the question: for how long?

An unknown table tennis club unexpectedly finds itself in the spotlight with four world-class stars—but the ping-pong paradise is destined to fade.

A filmmaker loses himself in his own wanderlust.

Rita and Paul are struggling with the expectations they place on each other in their relationship. One night in their bedroom both try to play their parts, but end up grappling with power imbalance and miscommunication. Pressure Area studies the unspoken rules of heterosexual relationships and how they invade the most intimate spaces.

Amid social unrest, Homa, an Iranian rapper, cannot seem to find her voice. In the grip of her nihilistic rage, a curious being, half-bird, half-human, emerges. What message will this presence unveil in the midst of her agony?

An exceptional event took place from 31 October to 1 November 2025 in St Thomas Church in Leipzig, where Bach was cantor: Johannes Lang performed the complete organ works of his illustrious predecessor. The 22-hour programme followed the liturgical year. The works in this first part celebrate Advent and Christmas.

Night after night, the vampire Olivia roams around. The few people she encounters are bitten by her. They satisfy her thirst for closeness. One night, she meets the outsider Stella. Olivia decides to run away with her. But how can a vampire be with a human?

Five years ago, Hélène Huby founded The Exploration Company—a startup based in Planegg near Munich that builds space capsules for space stations and is giving Elon Musk’s SpaceX a run for its money. Portrait of an extraordinary entrepreneur who proves that cooperation and humanity go further than power play.

Pan lives two lives. During the day he is the son of a traditional Hong Kong family. But at night he transforms into the unapologetic drag queen Pansze Diva entertaining the underground of the city. Ultimately looking for acceptance by their parents, what does a death in the family change?

A forced outing as sexual fantasy. After 30 years of heterosexual marriage André wants to present himself to the camera and wishes to be outed on the internet against his will. This needs to be discussed and negotiated.

The Monolith sees all – for instance singing stop-motion bunnies making music. How could it not be weeping?

After seven months in prison for kleptomania, Amelie looks ahead with hope and puts everything into a new start. But then everything turns out differently than hoped. Her husband asks for a break in their relationship, and she is to be excluded from her daughter's wedding because her future father-in-law fears for his re-election as mayor. Amelie feels lost—until the empathetic taxi driver Baris unexpectedly takes her in...

I live in Saarland. The place is surrounded by forests and I find it very beautiful and exotic. Almost like a Bob Ross painting. But while hiking I came across a bunker and realized that there were beasts lurking behind the happy trees. A short essay film about war and forest.

Hazira survived Srebrenica. She saw the war, it corroded her life. She has been stuck in a refugee camp in her own country for 29 years, working hard and unceasingly to make ends meet and keep the trauma at bay.

Paul Jannowski, the only $living cannonball” of the Eastern Bloc, was the superstar of the East German State Circus. But one day he dared to do the unthinkable: he shot himself across the Elbe to the West. He left love, friendships, and disappointment behind. Now, he looks back upon his adventurous life and plans one last coup. A portrait too good to be true.

Batkhorol Sagdkhorol, known as Sabat - film student, diplomat and family friend - disappears from East Berlin without a trace. Decades later, the filmmaker embarks on a search: from the film city of Babelsberg to the remotest corners of Mongolia.

For a few days, 27-year-old Charlotte immerses herself in a foreign city to focus on completing her final thesis in physics. Amid the rigors of scientific writing, her mind begins to drift, leading her to confront profound questions about herself and her place in the world.

Jan wants to film, Frank wants to be filmed. This needs to be set up and discussed.

A disturbed biohacker accomplishes the impossible: he implants a chip with which he can control a rat’s free will via computer command. But when his partner betrays him to profit from their breakthrough, he plunges into moral darkness and soon makes a desperate attempt to escape his own depression.

In 2025, anti-Semitism is more widespread in Germany than at any time since the end of the Holocaust. Since October 7, 2023, the attack on Israel by Palestinian terrorists led by Hamas, the number of anti-Semitic crimes in Germany has doubled, and violence is increasing. This documentary follows Jews and asks how they are dealing with the rise of anti-Semitism. Three survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp speak out, expressing their horror at the resurgence of anti-Semitism 80 years later. Likewise, survivors of the most recent massacre are receiving a voice, such as Tal Shamony, who studies in Berlin, and experiencing only hostility instead of support. Jewish student Lahav Shapira, whose grandfathers died during both the Holocaust and the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre, was brutally beaten by pro-Palestinian activists at the Free University of Berlin, a hotbed of anti-Semitism, simply because he advocated for the release of Israeli hostages. Yet politicians remain inactive.

Oases are more than fairytale places in the desert sand. Amidst the stony heights of the Andes, the endless expanse of the Pacific, or the hectic concrete sausages of Mumbai, islands of life flourish. In breathtaking shots, the documentary explores the phenomenon of oases – and the magical places in the Saharan sand are of course included.

A yellow and blue day in the life of a little child.

The film follows Lika, a young girl forced to flee the war with her little sister and mother, leaving her father behind. Haunted by fear and loss, Lika finds freedom in her dreams where she learns to fly. Her flights become a symbol of escape from the bombs, the terror, and the constant threat of death. When she tells her little sister about it, the four-year-old, who truly believes Lika can fly, asks softly, “Then why don’t you fly to Papa?” And so, Lika does – at least in her dreams.

In the Chinese village of Dafen, you can find anything and everything: a Gerhard Richter starts at 30 euros, a small Van Gogh costs 45 euros, his Sunflowers in medium size goes for 100. Monet’s Water Lilies is 120, Rembrandt’s self-portraits are 150, and for the smile of the Mona Lisa, you have to shell out around 200 because it’s supposedly not so easy for Chinese painters to copy. The output of this forgery is gigantic: over 10 million paintings are produced here each year. Thousands of painters work day and night in cramped spaces, painting the works of the great masters, which are primarily sold in bulk orders to Europe and America. Dafen’s industrious residents live from, with, and despite the great art—children grow up between Klimt’s The Kiss and Munch’s The Scream, families sleep under Van Gogh’s The Starry Night, watched over by Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring.

An old television report takes us to Kuppeby. There, sisters Sanna and Yva Kopmann have taken over their parents' place for the traditional red pear harvest. They talk about the peculiarities of the plant and the special features of the annual harvest.