What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire? (2019)
A documentary
Summer 2017, a string of brutal police killings of young African American men has sent shockwaves throughout the country. A Black community in the American South tries to cope with the lingering effects of the past and navigate their place in a country that is not on their side. Meanwhile, the Black Panthers prepare a large-scale protest against police brutality.
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Couch Connections
A documentary
Christoph Pehofer took a nine-month journey through North America and Asia. Staying in hostels was a rare alternative. What he did instead was sleeping in complete strangers' living rooms - Couchsurfing. The main focus of the film is on the people which participate in Couchsurfing and their great diversity: from a young student, to a family, to a nudist in Manhattan and a transgender in Bangkok.
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It Could Have Been Worse - Mario Adorf (2019)
A documentary starring Mario Adorf, Senta Berger and Margarethe von Trotta
Portrays the film star Mario Adorf and his passion for acting, the stage, the cinema, singing and writing. Together with the director Dominik Wessely, the film comes closer to Mario Adorf as a person and highlights important stations of his private life and his international career. When Mario Adorf begins to talk about his life, over 60 years of theatre and film history come to life ... (more)
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Berlin Rebel High School (2017)
A documentary
Alex, Mimy, and Hanil have registered themselves into one of Germany’s most ambitious and unique high schools, one that is entirely organized by its students without any outside funding. The pupils pay their own teachers and decide what they want to learn. No headmaster, no hierarchy, and no pressure ... (more)
The Sound of Scars
A documentary
The story of three lifelong friends who overcame domestic violence, substance abuse and depression to form Life of Agony, one of the most influential bands in its genre, led by the very first openly transgender singer ... (more)