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An artist born in Jerusalem is commissioned by a German institution to create a work of art about another artist – a sculptor celebrated by the Nazis. He approaches the task with a silent film. How does one describe something that is, by the very nature of its commission, steeped in violence?

Altmark is located in the northern part of the German region of Saxony-Anhalt. This area of the country is sparsely populated and rural, and is mostly defined by agriculture and a rather frugal architecture reminiscent of that of the Hanseatic cities. It's here that an extensive military site was built in the 1930s. It is used as a training area for the German army and also includes a garrison town, in which parts of the military corps reside. The site covers a surface area of 323 square kilometres. It is the third-biggest military area in Germany and the most modern in Europe.

In a small town, a harmless prank by children causes turmoil in the community. Two boys hit Arkan's Chihuahua, the owner of a boxing gym, with a water balloon. Was the dog hurt? A harmless rumor grows and puts the community to the test.

Spanning the forests of Germany, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, this layered essay in visual and political anthropology explores the diverse practices, tools, and motives behind timber exploitation

A father visits his son: on a sleepless night in the big city, they circle around each other – two adults trying to rediscover themselves beyond their old roles.

A retrospective of 50 years BAP

A documentary about the STUC.

The father fought against the dictatorship in East Germany using his typewriter. His son took active measures. Two forms of resistance and an abyss of silence. Götz Schauder uses video messages to build a bridge between the two men. A painful struggle for the truth begins.

A couple consisting of two women, Levi and Minu, participate in a reality TV show called Hygge, inspired by the Swedish lifestyle concept of the same name. On an island, the new community they form part of takes advantage of their remoteness from society in order to experiment with its own values. But contrary to Levi's expectations, the ideals of traditional gender roles still seem to prevail among the show’s bosses. Therefore, at a certain point, Levi tries to escape and to convince Minu to leave with her.

An in-depth look at how fascism hides behind facades of a tolerant, intellectual and open-minded society.

A personal and investigative documentary about a phase of life that half the world's population goes through, yet we know surprisingly little about.

Until the age of nine, Matan never knew his older sister had a rare syndrome. When she chooses to undergo plastic surgery to change her syndrome-induced appearance, it sets him on a 15-year journey to reexamine their childhood and the bond they shared.

I like that this special turned out exactly like this — funny, chaotic, sometimes a bit sad, with some swearing, and at times very personal. It might not be perfectly polished according to all the “rules” of the genre, but it perfectly reflects how I’ve been feeling over the past few years. Stand-up has always helped me get through tough times, so I hope that for you too (through me) it can do the same: make you laugh, help you switch off, maybe even make you think. Take whatever you want from it — the main thing is, no negativity!

It is June 18, 19**. On this astonishingly hot afternoon, Étienne Pignon is sitting—unusually upright by his standards—at the head of a long, lavishly set table on the shore of a lake, grinning from ear to ear.

Two friends meet on a summer day. One tells the other about her numb arm, which has felt strange since she got up that morning. The other recounts her encounter with her grieving mother-in-law and her own grief. Meanwhile, an ice cream melts.

In "What Remains: Die Toten Hosen – The Last Album", director Eric Friedler exclusively follows the iconic rock band over the course of two years as they create their final studio album. Never before has the band allowed themselves to be observed so intimately in the studio. The film crew also goes behind the scenes of a European tour that the band scheduled in between their studio sessions. The result is a moving tribute to a band that has written German music history and continues to inspire generations to this day.

Nowhere else does the experimental kitchen of digital democracy simmer as intensely as in the geopolitically threatened island republic of Taiwan. The "recipes" for these menus were created by activist students from the open-source community. Visionary Digital Minister Audrey Tang is spreading the concept internationally. At the heart of the film, however, are the creative cooks of the LGBTQI+ community and the emerging environmental movement.

Long before the term “diversity” was on everyone's mind, the DIN A 13 tanzcompany in Cologne, under the artistic direction of Gerda König, was developing mixed-abled performances with dancers with and without disabilities. To this day, their pieces remain political, provocative, and constantly searching for new forms of expression in contemporary dance.

Another day in the life of Siegfried.

Marie and her best friend Tara (both 17) are apprentices at a rural German hotel, passing the time with TikTok videos and dreams of viral fame. When a film shoot comes to the hotel, Marie is fascinated, Tara suspicious. After the main actress drops out, Marie seizes the chance to step in—only to realize too late that the shoot is a social media campaign for a far-right party. As Marie pushes her limits for attention and success, Tara tries to stop her, escalating to drastic measures. In the end, friendship and morality collide amid the chaos.

A thesis film about dysphoria, transition, and friendship, told through 2D and 3D animation

Lawyer Bill Reynolds has earned a reputation for winning almost every case he takes to court. But in a mundane neighborhood dispute, of all things, he suffers a defeat. And that defeat is at the hands of Johanna Rashford, who has just received her license to practice law. Impressed by her performance, Bill spontaneously offers Johanna a job at his law firm.

What begins as a quiet photography project turns into a harrowing journey into the depths of a parallel religious world. Photographer Andreas Reiner meets former members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses—people who had the courage to leave a strictly controlled religious community. In open, poignant conversations, they talk about their childhood and youth within the tight corset of religious rules, psychological pressure, sexualized violence, conversion therapy, and the existential rupture that came with leaving.

This story sounds too crazy to be true, and yet it is. For three years, Berlin film students Julius and Moritz poured their hearts into their animated short Butty, hoping it would launch their careers. But when a festival disqualifies their film, they make a shocking discovery: Butty is already circulating online under the name of an American filmmaker. As they dig deeper, they uncover the unbelievable rise of a mysterious “Mr. F.”, a man hailed as the next Walt Disney who built his success on a stolen film and a web of lies.

Young reporter Anselm meets acting student Nana and decides to make a doc film about drama school. But teachers and students draw him into a storm of emotional lows and toxic relationships that severely test his integrity as a journalist.

Young Lotta joins her dad on a therapeutic painting class that he originally booked for her depressive mom. What was supposed to be a last-ditch effort to save the parents' broken marriage now becomes an ultimate test for the father-daughter relationship. In the end, there's not only a marriage at stake, but also the bond between father and daughter.

Kira and her brother Lino, with stockings over their heads and pepper spray in their hands, ambush a notorious loan shark, the Viennese, in the back alley of a rundown gambling hall. The stick-up succeeds, but Lino's nose breaks. To make matters worse, the Viennese and his colleague, the Butcher, are on their way to the far-off hotel to retrieve what rightfully belongs to the Austrian crime syndicate.

"Don't go out on the night of the Ghost Festival." A warning that all children with Chinese mothers are all too familiar with. 18-year-old Ming feels like the only weirdo in the small German town. On this midsummer night, after a disastrous party, she stumbles upon strange beings... In this surreal moment, she realizes who she truly is.

Set in the suburbs of Paris within a matriarchal community of Chilean women working in the cleaning industry, Rosa follows the discovery of a secret diary. It is both the day after and the morning before: the film occupies a strange space between events, a magical realm. Throughout the film, the protagonists’ inner worlds structure the narrative, guiding us through a melancholic present that is altered by the intervention of a group of guardian angel-like women.

Filmmaker Michael Höft and his team travel to Kyiv during the coldest winter of the war. There, experts from the Ukrainian military intelligence service present the ARD team with surprising findings: downed Russian drones contain numerous components manufactured in the West, including electronic parts from German companies.

Transman and refugee struggles with bureaucratic barriers. His desire to learn German is denied as language courses are only available to recognized refugees. He keeps his trans identity a secret for fear of being discriminated against.The story is based on the real-life experiences of the director.

Two construction workers are arguing about braking distances, and a couple is talking about disaster movies in which humanity has only a week left to live. At least that’s something.

From the streets of Budapest to the fields of Poland to the beaches of the Mediterranean, women in love grapple with their affections, desires and dreams in these five exciting, moving and sexy short films from up and coming directors.

Max Ernst (1891-1976) is considered a pioneer of surrealist painting; his enigmatic, magical worlds delight and disturb the viewer: To mark the 50th anniversary of his death, this documentary tells his fascinating story from his early life in Germany up to his exile in the USA in the 1940s.

An 11-year-old boy is preparing for his performance at the end-of-year show. But he gets stage fright and spills something on his costume. He runs off to wash the stain out and embarks on a journey of self-discovery that, after many detours, gives him new self-confidence.

Models, calculations, samples: the facts about climate change are on the table, but politicians refuse to acknowledge them. Faced with this dilemma, three scientists decide to leave the laboratory and become activists. Maria, Sebastian, and Nana use their knowledge to maintain integrity between emotion and reason.

“Underrath Stays!” demand the residents who have barricaded themselves inside Camilla’s village pub. Andreas, the cynical representative of the lignite mining corporation, makes one final attempt to hand out the contracts and remove the people of Underrath without conflict. But before a single pen can touch the paper, the pub door swings open and a mysterious cowboy steps into the room.

Death is a weird but likable guy loving art and a good sip of wine. He is very conscientious concerning his work, following "the plan" strictly. One day he finds himself next to a frozen lake, where there is a young woman, Leonie, figure skating. As he realizes that she is going to fall into the ice, he shouts her name and saves her life. He now has to figure out how to deal with it and goes to the bar to convince his friend Tom to help him.

Richard Bona was born in Cameroon. He was 10 years old when he built his first bass guitar out of a cardboard box and bicycle brake cables. Now based in New York, this collaborator of Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Sting has won over audiences with his Afro-influenced music and his multilingual vocals. The Frankfurt Radio Big Band is conducted by Michael Philip Mossman.

Based on the historical land survey by Carl Friedrich Gauss and Christian Ludwig Gerling, ‘Maps of Wilderness’ explores the limits of measurability. Precise tools encounter weather, distance and that which cannot be fully captured. Analogue animation techniques and a text by Daniela Danz are the starting points for new perspectives by seven female artists.