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Short documentary on Bavaria's Tölzer Knabenchor.

While Christopher Street Day is in full swing outside, Sebastian invites guests into his three-room apartment, true to the motto: anything goes, nothing is a must.

Karl and Tristan grow up during the Nazi dictatorship. Tristan succumbs to the ideology of hatred, while Karl desperately tries to protect his family—especially his sister Erika, who has Down syndrome.

This documentary celebrates the spirit of freedom and joie de vivre of the Clara Mosch artist collec-tive. Starting in the late 1970s, these non-conformist free spirits from Karl-Marx-Stadt declared the GDR a happening zone. Great, but also serious fun, which seems more relevant than ever today - and a poetic cinematic portrait of the power of art.

At the end of the 70s, punk promised rebellion and self-empowerment, also for women in the scene. They fought for their place on stage among the dominant punk top dogs, battling against social norms and long-outdated female role models. This is their story.

Bodies and body parts of deceased people can be seen in this reportage. They have made themselves available for medical teaching after their death. The dismemberment of bodies in medical studies has hardly been on public display until now.

Schüttiman must replenish his fuel when his last beer is gone: his friend Steve sends him into Hamburg’s Speicherstadt to fetch a secret ingredient. There he uncovers a criminal conspiracy; using new gadgets and determination, he battles the enemies to secure the brew and save the city.

With an old photo album under her arm, filmmaker Katrin Rothe sets off for her hometown of Gera to take a portrait of her great-niece Laura. But things turn out differently.

On one hand, intergalactic particles or grains meeting a community’s fireworks—the explosions’ lights–momentary glows against the night sky. On the other hand, extracts from Gramsci’s life in prison, memories of a revolutionary thinker as he approaches death, alongside the inner workings of the planet, bubbling scenes, and volcanic land. While the film’s pace is slow, its stories carry millions of years, myths, stellar imagery, high-tech machinery, and also realities of life, especially in Sicily. Myth and Mercury’s ending segment offering a vision of scientific futures comes all of a sudden. Ultra-high energy neutrino detected in the Mediterranean, it has been declared. Records have been broken. Pulverised, even.

Two friends meet again at a Kneipe for their usual Herrengedeck. At the next table, a group plays Schocken, a German dice game. The friends sit quietly, their routine familiar but uneventful.

Klara is a 16-year-old girl who lost her best friend Ella in a tragic accident. In order to better process her friend's death, Klara wants to remember Ella. However, for Klara this seems impossible.

The story of Jack Unterweger, one of the most disturbing serial killers in the German-speaking world narrated from the point of view of his ex-girlfriend Bianca Mrak.

Frustrated by the lack of flavour of a frozen pizza, Jona tries to find the perfect pizza recipe. During his research at the local library, he meets the librarian Katharina and falls in love. Will the two digital natives manage to open up to each other or will the relationship not work out?

In 2022, the Statue of Peace "Nujin" was erected at the University of Kassel, honouring the countless female victims of the Asia-Pacific wars. However, shortly after International Women's Day in 2023, the university administration abruptly removed the statue - without public explanation. Outraged, citizens and students formed the "Save Nujin" initiative.

In a mysterious, ruined world, AI toys awaken-and in the silence of the wreckage, they wonder why they have returned to life

An exploration of the hag, or witch, as a transformative and subversive figure in animation. Through a cyclical narrative, the film follows the hag’s abject and fluid nature.

In 1991, the Schwarze Pumpe energy centre in Lusatia is phased out. Tens of thousands lose their jobs, hoping for better times. Today, the dirt and feelings of the past keep coming up.

Eduard Starcic's documentary highlights the deeply rooted human need to actively shape both one's environment and the self. At its core are the artists, whose individual forms of expression and creative works profoundly influence the act of creation and thought.

At the 2025 Bach Competition, 27 pianists from 13 countries are hoping to win over the jury and the public. The best three will face off in the final at a concert in Leipzig's Gewandhaus.

The story about two woman. One of them is from Wuppertal and the other one is visiting the city. Accidentally they meet on the street and in a bar. During their second meet they start chatting and having fun with each other. They agree upon exploring the next day the city together. Together they drive into the different parts of Wuppertal. Always with them is a polaroid camera. At the beach they split apart. Is this goodbye forever?

Thanks to technological developments, film has been through many transformations. Now, with the development of Artificial Intelligence another begins. In this new age of image-making, Young German Cinema paragon Alexander Kluge finds himself experimenting with this latest tool of image creation. Diving into a world of pictures and views whose basis is not reality itself, but mankind’s digital repository of them.

"In a world where the dead walk, survival isn’t the hardest part — it’s the choices you have to live with." Set in post-apocalyptic Germany, The Only Way follows three survivors — two brothers and a loyal friend — as they navigate a world consumed by the undead. When faced with an unthinkable decision, how far would you go for the people you love?

Living in the present moment while looking forward at History. Combines 16mm, Super 8 and digital video.

The unique music documentary about the legendary thrash metal band Destruction.

We have all been there: A noise escapes in the bus, followed by an unpleasant smell – and everyone knows where it came from. But why are farts so embarrassing? At least that is what fart star Pongy Pippa wonders. She dances with tubas and trumpets in time with our digestion to show how much work and skill goes into making such sounds. A musical show for the most human of noises.

Six pensioners enjoy the apparent privilege of retirement in Germany. But what was seen as a desirable goal during their working lives turned out to be an obstacle course full of unexpected bureaucratic, social and health challenges, when they retired. Valeriy, Svetlana, Manni, Klaus, Ilona and Laura – all affected by old-age poverty - give us a private insight into their unique fates and share their thoughts and worries as well as their moments of happiness with us in intimate conversations.

After an accident that leaves Mila paralysed, she and Paul begin to drift apart. Mila focuses on the future, while Paul is haunted by guilt and the past. To save their relationship, they must find a way to reconnect before everything falls apart.

The Antonov AN-225 Mriya, the world's largest cargo plane and the pride of Ukraine, was destroyed in a Russian attack on Hostomel airport near Kyiv at the beginning of the invasion in 2022. With exclusive images and never-before-seen film footage, test pilots and engineers of the aviation giant tell its legendary story.

Spiegelberg is a small village deep in the Swabian forest. The last local shop is on the verge of closing down. Between nostalgia and decay, idyll and desolation, five people share their perspectives on society and on a place that, in many ways, reflects a time that no longer exists.

Metzer 58 play Punk. They were founded in a meet-up at Lebenshilfe Münster, an NGO that provides housing and other services to people with disabilities. The band consists of disabled people and able-bodied people. That doesn't really affect the topic of their songs or the amount of chaos and excess at their gigs, though. In this documentary, director Tobias Stiegler follows the band on tour and paints an intriguing portrait of Metzer 58

“Rest Assured” is a documentary short film about the father-daughter relationship between a 28-year-old woman and her father suffering from dementia.

A young Palestinian woman wants to flee from Gaza with her friends, hoping to find freedom in the West. As a talented engineer she makes escape possible, but doubts arise if it is the right decision to leave. When they cross the wall, they encounter a world they did not expect.

Two airport employees. One checks X-ray images, the other works on the airfield. After one slips a note to the other, they meet up in their break. Throughout the night, they search for ways to show their affection for each other.

The experimental film explores the visual representation of the Holocaust through a montage of thousands of excerpts from fictional films and television series produced between 1938 and the present. Drawing from an extensive archive of over 3,000 narrative works the film critically examines how Holocaust imagery has been codified and reproduced in cinema across decades.

An accident forces ballet dancer Miro to rethink his career and thereby his entire identity. He stumbles aimlessly through everyday life until a random encounter gives him new hope and introduces him to the queer community, where everyone can develop without prejudices and boundaries.

Patagonia is one of the most fascinating and at the same time toughest places on our planet. The region at the tip of South America offers a landscape of extremes, as the ice masses of Patagonia are among the thickest on earth. Anyone who lives here has to brave the cold and the constant wind. Paulina Escobar proves that living in harmony with nature can be attractive. The fashion designer lives in Puerto Natales and processes Merino wool from traditional sheep farms into handmade regional products. The connection to the nature and culture of Patagonia is particularly important to her. On behalf of the Rewilding Chile Foundation, Arcilio Sepúlveda sets out to find the largest cat in South America, the puma.

Los Angeles based singer-songwriter Dylan Chambers performs at the Leverkusener Jazztage festival in Germany and brings all his charm and emotion to the stage.

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. This fourth instalment features Clavier-Übung III and chorales in praise of God.

As the family house in Aix-en-Provence where Paul Cézanne created much of his work reopens to the public, this documentary looks at the career of the master painter, who drew his avant-garde inspiration from his native Provence.

A graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston and winner of the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation Award, this 29-year-old Colombian has so far had a flawless career. On his instrumental album Selah, the singer, pianist and multi-instrumentalist celebrates his spiritual attachment to music and blends jazz, Latin and Middle Eastern music.