A look behind the scenes: This documentary reveals the hidden efforts and globalized processes behind clean hotel linen.
The Dust of Modern Life
2021
1h.21min
16+
To honor the archaic lifestyles of his ancestors and to preserve tradition, Liêm spends several days each year in the Vietnamese jungle.
Eye on Juliet
2018
1h.30min
12 FSK
A lonely security guard uses military technology to search the other side of the world for his soul mate.
Ciao Aracà
2019
1h.2min
16+
Globalization, and rural exodus: despite a gloomy outlook, the people still living in Aracà , a small Italian village, are bravely facing the future.
Concerning Violence
2013
1h.15min
12 FSK
This doc is based on newly discovered, powerful archival material documenting the most daring moments in the struggle for liberation in the Africa.
Teddy Bear
2012
1h.32min
16+
Because he can't find love in Denmark, painfully shy bodybuilder Dennis sets off for Thailand to escape his domineering mother and find a wife.
My Vietnam
2021
1h.10min
16+
Through Skype and online chat rooms, a Vietnamese couple, Bay and Tam, create their own virtual version of Vietnam in their Munich apartment.
Create & Connect
2021
1h.18min
0
80 young artists from all over the world meet at Lichtenberg Castle, Germany to experience the creative and unifying power of music and dance.
Seven Waters
2015
1h.34min
16+
Seven meditave stories of people working with water and the surprising philosophies it inspires in them.
Ghostbox Cowboy
2018
1h.52min
16+
Jimmy Van Horn, a Texan in a cowboy hat, wants to use his invention to make a furtune in the Chinese economic miracle.
Agrocalypse
2016
57min
12
An indescribable catastrophe is unfolding before our eyes. How can it be stopped?
Small Planets
2018
1h.41min
0 FSK
A visit to four exceptionally isolated places and communities that never cease to amaze even the people who live there.
Mai 68, La belle ouvrage
1968
1h.57min
16+
In Paris in May 1968, this documentary examines the social upheavals of the time and compares them to the anti-globalization movement of today.
Far: The Story of a Journey Around the World
2017
2h.7min
0 FSK
Gwendolin and Patrick go on a journey around the world, with the goal of going as far east as they can until they return home from the west.
Global Family
2018
1h.31min
0 FSK
A transnational family drama in which four generations of a refugee family pursue their own dreams of family, home and future.
Free to Go
2016
1h.29min
0
A very personal trip around the world, where strangers became friends and curiosity became memories.
Code of Survival
2017
1h.35min
0 FSK
What kind of agriculture holds the code for survival on our planet?
Gestrandet
2016
1h.18min
0 FSK
In 2014 a small group of Eritrean refugees are "stranded" in Strackholt amidst the East Frisian emptiness.
Merci Patron!
2015
1h.23min
16+
A family working for a luxury textile factory face lay offs but doesn't want to go down without a fight and enlists the help of documentary filmmaker.
Climate Warriors
2018
1h.26min
6 FSK
The documentary film by Carl-A. Fechner shows how the switch to green energy can actually succeed - worldwide.
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 ...
Die Stille Revolution
2018
1h.32min
0 FSK
What is the purpose of our entrepreneurial activities? Do we need know-how or know-why?
The Price of Fairness
2017
1h.17min
0 FSK
Why do we accept inequality and social injustice on so many levels? This is one of the central questions that FAIRNESS tries to answer.
Starting with ...
In Pursuit of Silence
2016
1h.21min
0 FSK
Following a tribute to John Cage's seminal composition 4'33, this film takes us on a fascinating cinematic journey around the world:
Offshore - Elmer and the Swiss Bank Secrecy
2016
1h.42min
16+
Rudolf Elmer has had a remarkable career at a Swiss private bank until he became a whistleblower of the offshore banking business.
Kick Out Your Boss
2014
1h.29min
16
Many people want to break out of the hamster wheel of capitalism. This documentary visits three people who have taken the plunge.
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 ...
I Want to See the Manager
2014
1h.33min
0 FSK
I WANT TO SEE THE MANAGER is an episodic documentary about the geopolitical upheavals in the global power structure.
Rest
2016
1h.0min
16+
Involuntary stops, personal rituals between communal showers and plastic-wrapped sandwiches.
Omulaule Means Black
2003
1h.5min
0 FSK
The largely unknown story of the GDR contract workers from Namibia.
GE8EN - The Camera Marches
2013
48min
16+
An experimental account of the protest culture at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany.
Louise Hires a Contract Killer
2008
1h.30min
16 FSK
Louise got laid off. What to do now? Louise hires a killer. A politically incorrect farce that seems to be the only antidote to irresponsible casino capitalism.
Yesterday ...
China Blue
2005
1h.28min
0 FSK
CHINA BLUE by Micha X. Peled is a prizewinning documentary that documents conditions at a blue-jeans factory in China.
Khodorkovsky
2011
1h.51min
12 FSK
Khodorkovsky, the richest Russian, challenges President Putin. A fight of the titans begins.
Long Distance Love
2009
1h.16min
0 FSK
In order to feed his family, the young Kirghiz Alisher enters into a slavery-like working relationship.
Hirschen - Da machst was mit!
2014
2h.5min
0 FSK
In order to save their home village, the local pubs regulars from HIRSCHEN resort to questionable methods.
Nirwana
2013
52min
16+
Simon Dolensky's graduation film from the International Film School Cologne was nominated for the First Steps Award.
Yasuní - Two Seconds of Life
2010
1h.32min
16+
Instead of being exploited for its oil, the President of Ecuador suggests to leave the Yasuní national park untouched.
The Five Cardinal Points
2009
1h.34min
16+
In his internationally acclaimed documentary director Fridolin Schönwieser charts the journey of Mexican migrants to the U.S.
Cash & Marry
2009
1h.16min
16+
Two young immigrants from the Balkan are prepared to do almost anything to get a European passport, including a paid marriage.
Drama Consult
2013
1h.20min
0 FSK
Investing in Nigeria is the best kept secret in the world - says Dolapo Ajayi, an insider in this business landscape.