On The Wave
A documentary
“On the Wave” plunges audiences into the breathtaking and perilous world of big wave surfing through the life of Sebastian Steudtner, the German outsider who rose to become the sport’s world record holder ... (more)
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Reminiscence of a Moviegoer
A documentary
For Reminiscence of a Moviegoer, filmmaker Christiane Büchner works extensive interviews with the late Werner Dütsch, a commissioning editor at the German television station WDR, and massively influential figure in postwar West German film culture, into a moving portrait of cinephilia through time.
Girls Don't Cry
A documentary starring Nancy Julias Sureli, Selenna Pérez and Nina Aklapi
Six girls from Tanzania, Chile, Germany, Korea and Serbia tell us their thoughts about the rights of self-determination and identity issues such as circumcision, biases and plastic surgery. It includes their experiences while they face the tradition and historical reality: the memory of the Tanzanian girl who ran away from circumcision and the story of the refugee girl who had to move to Germany.
Das Deutsche Volk
A documentary
The film tells the story of the victims’ relatives and the survivors of the racist attack in Hanau in 2020, in which nine young people were murdered because the perpetrator did not consider them to be German.
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Azza
A documentary
Determined to make her own money, Azza teaches other women as a freelance driving instructor. Behind the wheel of her big black Toyota, she feels safe, proud – and free. She speeds down the country’s roads and highways. From the city to the endless desert, nothing can stop her.
Riefenstahl
A documentary starring Leni Riefenstahl
Leni Riefenstahl's film aesthetic is still present decades after its creation and serves as a blueprint for the totalitarian glorification of the healthy and strong. Using new documents from the estate, the film aims to decipher the mechanisms of Riefenstahl's aesthetic with reference to her biography.