Following the death of her younger brother during a police intervention, Malika embarks on a legal battle to ensure a trial takes place.
The Strong Sex
2022
1h.42min
16 FSK
An eye-opening reflection on male sexuality, its power structures and stereotypes of masculinity in our present day.
The World Is Blue at Its Edges
2021
14min
0
A mother shares her thoughts with her unborn child. It is a glimpse into an uncertain future and yet full of hope.
One Hundred Four
2024
1h.33min
12 FSK
How agonizingly long can it take to rescue ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR people from an inflatable boat? Find out in this one-shot documentary.
Reihe 6
2023
25min
16+
This documentary shows the consequences of the 2008 war for displaced Georgians in a refugee settlement and their struggle to find a new home.
Almost Entirely a Slight Disaster
2023
1h.28min
16+
Director Umut Subaşı deftly captures the essence of millennial malaise in contemporary Istanbul.
Foreplay
2021
52min
16+
In 2000, Julie Talon made the film "Baiser certain", about the first kiss as a rite of passage. What has changed in the last 20 years?
Natural Selection
2017
16+
The murder of the transsexual artist Madorilyn Crawford reveals the dark schemes of Colombian politics.
Living Together
2022
1h.30min
16+
An integration course teaches people the finer points of Viennese culture in Chinese, Arabic, Russian and German.
Fortuna Valentyn
2022
1h.5min
16+
After the 2014 revolution in Ukraine, Valentyn decided to become politically active and run for city council in his home town.
Home Game
2023
30min
16+
Hometowns, neighborhoods, community spirit, energy security and a lot of money are at stake here.
Feels Good Man
2020
1h.32min
16+
How did Pepe the Frog become the symbol of hatred and racism online?
Me Time
2022
1h.26min
16
Self-determination, women's rights, taboos: ME TIME focuses on child-free life and expectations of mothers.
Living Water
2020
1h.17min
16+
The conflicts for water in Jordan’s deserts already happening today gives a pretaste of future disputes.
Barricade
2021
1h.23min
6 FSK
A striking documentary by renowned photojournalist David Klammer about protesters fighting to stop the clear-cutting at the Dannenröder Forest.
Room Without a View
2021
1h.13min
16+
Slavery has never ended. It has just assumed other names and ways to conceal itself.
Uncomfortably Comfortable
2021
1h.12min
16+
This experimental video portrait delves into questions of homelessness, the impact of incarceration, trauma, and living on the fringes of society.
A Pile of Ghosts
2021
1h.10min
16+
An exploration of the eerie interplay of reality and fiction in contemporary China, where cities are built on speculation and capitalist fictions.
Butenland
2020
1h.18min
12 FSK
An ex-dairy farmer and an animal rights activist start a living farm for cows.
Homeopathy Unrefuted?
2021
1h.26min
0 FSK
Is homeopathy a hoax or medicine? Here, homeopaths are allowed to share their very different views.
To Live to Sing
2019
1h.47min
16+
Faced with the imminent destruction of their opera house, a traditional Sichuan opera troupe plans a big show to save their opera house.
Going Alone
2022
28min
16+
A funeral director who aspired to be an entertainer is now the last escort of people in Berlin who have died in solitude.
Seahorse
2020
16min
16+
Hanan fled with her family from northern Iraq across the Mediterranean Sea. At that time, she did not know how to swim. She now overcomes the trauma.
No News
2021
1h.21min
16+
The shocking story of the sea rescue ship Lifeline, which was denied entry to a safe port for months.
Alle in einem Boot
2020
1h.31min
16+
This cleverly staged low-budget film takes a humorous approach to the topic of flight and migration and dispenses with striking messages.
Der Stoff, aus dem Träume sind
2019
1h.16min
16+
Housing is a human right. How can we guarantee housing in the increasingly difficult real estate markets in Europe's major cities?
From Far Away
2006
1h.30min
0 FSK
A personal travelogue by Berlin-based director Thomas Arslan about a journey through Turkey.
The Mediterranean: The Refugee Graveyard
2020
59min
16+
Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa, often strand in Lybia. But the war-torn country is one of the worst places in the world to be a refugee.
Berlin 4 Lovers
2019
1h.12min
16+
Tinder users in Berlin talk openly and honestly and about real-life encounters, both the good and the bad, with dates made using the famous dating app
Objector
2019
1h.16min
16+
Like all Israeli youths, Atalya is obligated to become a soldier. But unlike most, she questions the practices of her country’s military.
The Wild Frontier
2018
3h.39min
12
Winter 2016, the refugee camp in Calais, dubbed "The Jungle", is a growing city of nearly 12,000 residents.
Disciples of Hate
2018
1h.0min
16+
An ex-Salafist and an ex-Neo-Nazi confront their past. Dominic Schmitz and Felix Benneckenstein were trapped in an ideology for years.
Of Neo-Nazis and Superheroes – How the Far Right is Changing a Small German Town
2018
56min
16+
In the summer of 2017, 6,000 neo-Nazis from all over Europe gathered in Themar for the largest right-wing rock concert of the German post war era.
Against the Tide
2019
1h.24min
16+
How does it feel to be a suspected radical left-wing terrorist? Especially if you've fled to to South America to avoid authorities.
Agrocalypse
2016
57min
12
An indescribable catastrophe is unfolding before our eyes. How can it be stopped?
Meuthen's Party
2017
1h.32min
12
Follow Jörg Meuthen, candidate for Germany's right-wing party AFD, on his election tour 2016.
For the love of survival
2019
1h.26min
0 FSK
To prevent the ecological collapse of our planet, these 8 courageous people envision a new kind of agriculture.
Im inneren Kreis
2017
1h.23min
12 FSK
Iris P. was an undercover investigator who maintained close friendships and had intimate relationships with the people she spied on.
Counting Tiles
2018
1h.26min
16+
"Clowns without Borders" bring a bit of joy to the refugee camp in Moria, Lesbos.
Lord of the Toys
2018
1h.36min
16 FSK
Max "Adlersson" Herzberg from Dresden, 20 years old, has over 300,000 subscriptions on YouTube and reviews knives and gangsta rap fan boxes.
In Search ...
2019
1h.30min
12 FSK
As a child in Kenya, the filmmaker Beryl Magoko was subjected to a life-threatening ritual which many girls undergo even today.
Live and Let Live
2013
1h.20min
0 FSK
Climate change, disease and growing ethical concerns are leading more and more people to question whether eating animals is the right thing to do.
Moschee DE
2016
1h.1min
16+
On the outskirts of Berlin, a culture clash is brewing. A Muslim community wants to build a mosque on a vacant lot.
#Uploading_Holocaust
2016
1h.10min
0
Every year, tens of thousands of young Israelis travel to Poland to visit the Holocaust memorials – a digital-sociological observation.
Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait
2013
1h.43min
18
Horrifying videos of the Syrian civil war, taken with mobile phones in the besieged city of Homs, show the horrors of war unfiltered.
The Tower
2018
1h.17min
16+
Warm-hearted animated film tells the story of a girl in the permanent refugee camp Burj el Barajneh, Lebanon and her family history.
Bikes vs Cars
2015
1h.30min
0 FSK
Bikes vs Cars highlights a global crisis that we have long been aware of and should be talking about: The climate and mobility crisis....
The Most Beautiful Country in the World
2018
1h.41min
16+
A semi-documentary that follows a group of young migrants in Austria as they negotiate the maze of administrative procedures.
Gaza Surf Club
2016
1h.27min
0 FSK
Surfing in this film is a metaphor and expression of freedom. Young people in Gaza have the same desires as anyone else.
To the Four Winds
2018
1h.40min
16+
A French olive farmer offers help to refugees crossing the mountains. But now he too faces prosecution.
Push
2019
1h.32min
0 FSK
Housing prices are skyrocketing in cities around the world. Incomes are not. PUSH sheds light on a new kind of faceless landlord.
Eisenberger – Art Must be Beautiful, as the Frog Says to the Fly
2018
1h.34min
16
Where does artistic freedom begin and where does it end? And, does art actually still need artists?
Code of Survival
2017
1h.35min
0 FSK
What kind of agriculture holds the code for survival on our planet?
The Other Side of Hope
2017
1h.40min
6 FSK
In Helsinki, two destinies intersect in the midst of racism and loss: Cohesion and humanity can overcome everything.
Gestrandet
2016
1h.18min
0 FSK
In 2014 a small group of Eritrean refugees are "stranded" in Strackholt amidst the East Frisian emptiness.
The Cleaners
2018
1h.28min
16 FSK
Dive into the hidden industry of digital cleaning, which rids the Internet of unwanted violence, porn and political content. Who is controlling what we ...
It's All Good
2018
1h.10min
16+
For years, Venezuela has been fighting the collapse of its public health system. How do you survive in a country that is in chaos?
When Paul Came Over The Sea
2017
1h.33min
6 FSK
Paul Nkamani has made his way from Cameroon through the Sahara to Europe. But even when he arrives in Germany, his future remains uncertain.
The Cameroonian ...
Tehran Taboo
2016
1h.36min
16 FSK
The lives of three strong-willed women and a young musician cross paths in Tehran’s schizophrenic society where sex, adultery, corruption, prostitution ...
The Forecaster
2014
1h.33min
0 FSK
MARTIN ARMSTRONG, once a US based trillion dollar financial adviser, used the number pi to predict economic turning points with precision.
When some ...
Brother Jakob
2016
1h.32min
0 FSK
I lost my brother to a God that is a stranger to me. Jacob seeks the truth and I seek Jacob. Will we find each other again?
Jacob is my beloved younger ...
Zu ebener Erde
2018
1h.31min
16+
They are everywhere and yet often invisible: homeless people are often ignored. Visibility is also a social indicator.
Cloud Making Machine: Between Home & Homeland
2017
1h.15min
16+
Three young new-Berliners dream of the good life in the form of art studies, a rap career or simply a work permit.
Guardians of the Earth
2017
1h.26min
0 FSK
In just 11 days, 20,000 representatives from 195 countries are expected to meet in Paris to agree on the first global treaty on climate change.
The Judgement
2014
1h.47min
12 FSK
Top-class arthouse film from Bulgaria. An unsparing document about despair and guilt - visually stunning and impressive.
All Creatures Welcome
2018
1h.27min
12
All Creatures Welcome explores the world of hackers and nerds and sketches a utopian image of society in the digital era.
Not without us - Nicht ohne uns
2016
1h.27min
16+
16 children on 5 continents - as different as their living environment and personalities are, as similar are their fears, hopes and dreams.
The Invisibles
2014
1h.17min
0
A story about the grind of examination and verifying in the German bureaucracy.
Welcome Goodbye
2014
1h.22min
0 FSK
Currently, Berlin is experiencing the highest growth rate of tourism in the world, a situation not everyone is happy about.
Fatherlands - A long-term documentation and introspection
2017
1h.26min
16+
A man and woman fall in love and are expecting a child. A few months before the birth, the pregnant woman leaves her partner and breaks off contact.
Frozen Conflict
2018
1h.0min
16+
One of Europe's strangest borders lies between the Republic of Moldova and the de facto autonomous region of Transnistria.
Seed: The Untold Story
2016
1h.34min
6 FSK
Few things on earth are as wondrous and vital as seeds. Revered and valued since the dawn of mankind.
Bolingo. The Forest of Love
2016
55min
16+
BOLINGO, THE FOREST OF LOVE is a documentary about women fighting for survival for themselves and their children.
Meine Daten und ich
2008
1h.19min
6 FSK
In the mockumentary filmmaker Axel Ranisch asks various politicians: “How far can the state go to combat terrorism?” The insights are humorous and downright ...