In her surreal and fantastic debut, Flávia Neves masterfully combines the search for her own origins with Brazil's colonial past.
Life on the Horn
2020
25min
16+
A creeping, almost invisible toxic waste catastrophe is taking place on Somalia's coast.
Make Up the World
2024
1h.39min
0 FSK
Props play a crucial role in every movie, yet they are rarely consciously noticed - the big and small things on the set.
Açúcar
2017
1h.30min
16+
The estate of a wealthy family in Brazils costal region becomes a microcosm that represents the ethnic, social and cultural divide in the country.
Embrace of the Serpent
2015
1h.59min
12 FSK
An Oscar-nominated drama about two explorers and their journey in the Amazon unfolds a magical and meditative spell.
Almayer's Folly
2011
2h.7min
16+
A European merchant in South-East Asia who dreams of riches for his beloved daughter collapses under the weight of his own greed and prejudice.
A Yellow Animal
2020
1h.56min
16+
A bankrupt Brazilian filmmaker, with a colonial family history, is haunted by the ghost of a mysterious Mozambican.
Whispering Truth to Power
2018
1h.26min
12
The South African public prosecutor Thuli Madonsela is taking on powerful opponents in politics.
The Sound of Masks
2018
1h.11min
12
Join Atanásio the legendary storyteller, hidden behind a mysterious wooden mask, in the fascinating Mapiko dance.
Vote for Kibera
2018
1h.30min
12
Kenya is on the brink of a fateful choice, and in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, 300,000 people are hoping for an improvement in their situation.
The Teacher’s Country
2013
1h.10min
6
50 years after Tanzania's independence from Great Britain, the East African country is still searching for a unifying identity.
Nakom
2016
1h.30min
16+
After his father’s sudden death, Iddrisu, a talented medical student, returns to his home village of northern Ghana.
Kinshasa Collection
2017
16+
The semi-fictional documentary indie series KINSHASA COLLECTION sheds light on the development of the Congolese metropolis as the capital of new urban ...
The Sun Assassinated
2002
2h.0min
16+
A dramatization of actual events portraying both the contentious rise and success of Jean Senac in Algeria and a friendship that ends in tragedy.
Omulaule Means Black
2003
1h.5min
0 FSK
The largely unknown story of the GDR contract workers from Namibia.
God is not Working on Sunday!
2015
1h.22min
16+
After the bloody genocide 20 years ago, Rwanda made a remarkable turnaround, which was primarily made possible by the country's women.
We Came To Help
2013
1h.27min
16+
Can good cause evil? This documentary investigates the effect of Swiss development assistance in Rwanda before the genocide against the Tutsi.
The Fire, a Fowl And an (Un)Forgotten Past
2017
12min
12
Over a hundred years ago, "Togoland", now the Republic of Togo and part of present-day Ghana, was a colonial possession of the German Empire.
Something Necessary
2013
1h.21min
12 FSK
A gangster movie from Kenya: funny, sad, brutal. It was the first Kenyan film ever entered into the Best Foreign Film Oscar race. Produced by German Star ...
Nairobi Half Life
2012
1h.36min
12 FSK
A gangster movie from Kenya: funny, sad, brutal. It was the first Kenyan film ever entered into the Best Foreign Film Oscar race. Produced by German Star ...
Cerro Rico – The Silver Mountain
2015
31min
16+
This impressive short-doc explores the secret of Bolivia's silver mountain, the Cerro Rico.
Opération Libertad
2012
1h.30min
16+
To atone for the injustice of colonialism, a revolutionary group attacks a Swiss bank.
Teza
2008
2h.12min
16 FSK
After studying in West Germany, Anberber returns to his native Ethiopia as a postgraduate. But he does not recognize his country and get lost in his nostalgic ...