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After crossing the Melilla fence alone, a group of minors find a new family in a dance company. Together, they even perform on television.

Eight young artists in Linz, Austria, are struggling with their muses, the pursuit of infinity, and the end of their twenties.

The unemployed filmmaker Christoph is to spend a year testing a “climate strike” in a self-experiment for Austrian television.

Charo went deaf at 23 and got a cochlear implant. She now asks herself: How can a hearing-impaired person hear again?

The survival story of three women in Jordan, who escaped near fatal male violence and got stuck at the blurred line between life and death.

Five women who go out with so-called "personal dancers" to discuss loneliness, sexuality and privilege among senior women.

In Austria, more than 60,000 people from Eastern Europe work in the care sector. You don't see them and you don't know them, but they are there.

When the urge for self-realization meets vacancy, worlds are created on a small scale.

The five little heroes in this film are seriously ill and take us into their world with a great sense of humor and optimism.

A film about staying young beyond anti-wrinkle creams, about life plans, autonomy and the eventful retirement.

A gentle drama about child psychologist Elias, who is in danger of overstepping his authority.

A must for anyone who wants to discover and understand the spiritual roots of Germany.

Identity, pride, home: in the Appalachian Mountains, coal is more than just an anachronistic fuel.

Cities are growing relentlessly. But how can we keep places livable in times of climate change?

In the mountain village of Kumru, a whistled language is a central part of communication. However, Berat cannot whistle.

An experimental documentary about fireflies going extinct, and our relationship to nature.

Bond villain Detlef Bothe tells the story of two people who would have been better off never meeting.

In this Berlin thriller, lollipops serve as a gateway to extraordinary adventures and reveal sweet and dangerous secrets.

A feminist return from Germany to Korea to her own mother, who “never had a life of her own”.

Trapped on a film set between fiction and supposed reality, five people have to discard their old survival strategies.

László reluctantly stands as a candidate for mayor to prevent his village in Brandenburg from sinking into the right-wing swamp.

Two childhood friends from the same Innu community in Quebec begin to realize that they face very different futures.

An inspiring film about courage, talent and the vision of a theater world that recognizes and promotes all talents equally.

An ex-investigator of the Hague Tribunal searches for justice in the Balkans. He shows his mission and its influence on the collective memory.

A theater group takes on the powerful pharmaceutical industry and is infiltrated by its agents.

Discover the rough and vibrant Berlin, accompanied by music from Gudrun Gut, Modeselektor and Frank Wiedemann.

Munay is 75 and doesn't want to go into a retirement home. She prefers to travel alone, light as a feather, all over Germany.

With their child just five months old, both parents decide to sell everything in Germany and travel through Asia without a plan.

A young woman's search for her family roots leads her to Mexico and on the trail of a revolutionary.

Anke Domscheit-Berg, Yvonne Magwas, Frauke Petry and Manuela Schwesig talk about the challenges of their jobs.

The garage as a refuge where mainly men aim to realize alternative living spaces in a few square meters.

“Chichinette, the trouble maker”, whose life resembles a real blockbuster, shares her experiences as an spy in Nazi Germany.

In Ciudad Juárez, a city notorious for its violence against women, courageous women are rising up against oppression and violence.

An eye-opening reflection on male sexuality, its power structures and stereotypes of masculinity in our present day.

A moving journey through a landscape and its history: from the border triangle of Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic up to the Oderhaff.

In the shadow of Auschwitz, a touching story of reconciliation takes place between a young German and a concentration camp survivor.

A digital flat share in the middle of the pandemic. Everyone is always reachable. Love and hate are close together. A comic nightmare by Malte Wirtz.

In her documentary, Mračnikar formulates a political urgency in a personal way: What happens when your mother tongue is taken away from you?

A lonely hostel hides more than just silence - a secret that needs to be uncovered.

"Girls can't play soccer" - Pauline, Chayenne, Eriona and Liv prove that this is obviously nonsense in this documentary series.

New York rich kid James is forced to choose between his drug fuled lifestyle and the last chance to redeem his relationship with his mother.

A movie about people who have no chance but still try to make the best of it. And about the price they have to pay for it.

Lale creates a digital clone to escape the stressful world of fashion. UNCANNY ME explores identity, technology and the nature of reality.

IT WORKS II shows the lives of three people with disabilities - grown up and self-determined, 20 years after the first film.

To document the imment conflict in eastern Ukraine, photographer Pierre Crom traveled to the Donbass in 2014.

A visually stunning journey through love, loss and legacy, as directed by the acclaimed Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese.

This documentary shows the consequences of the 2008 war for displaced Georgians in a refugee settlement and their struggle to find a new home.

The eerie experiences of a nurse form the framework of this uniquely shocking horror anthology.

Gerhard goes all in: He leaves his previous life behind for the Thai girl Amy. Romance and thriller begin to intertwine.

This horror anthology brings tales of eerie encounters and spooky despair to life.

Before the war, one of Kyiv's hottest subject was one of Trump’s cronies turning a masterpiece concert hall into a shopping mall.

An integration course teaches people the finer points of Viennese culture in Chinese, Arabic, Russian and German.

When homeless children become parents - a documentary with the narrative intensity of a feature film.

"Don’t become like my father" - a credo that will drive Alex, a man on the run from himself, to the edge of reason.

Props play a crucial role in every movie, yet they are rarely consciously noticed - the big and small things on the set.

Somewhere in the Monchique mountains of Portugal, the Fridayhappiness Associação balances sustainable living with their economic lifeline.

The tragic story of an artist who was torn between passion and obsession and died under mysterious circumstances.

About the missing and the found. About the silent and the roaring. About cuddling and sneezing. Six stories about fathers.

After the 2014 revolution in Ukraine, Valentyn decided to become politically active and run for city council in his home town.

In the heart of Berlin, a GDR ruin is given a new lease on life and becomes a center for art, culture and community.

Acclaimed Lebanese director Simon El Habre paints a vivid portrait of Beirut post-Civil War, highlighting the impact of the 2020 port explosion.

How can we save the planet? The answer could be as simple as EAT, GROW, LOVE on your windowsill, your rooftop or in your backyard.

Is it fact or is it fiction? A documentary-fiction hybrid about the Red Mountain near Trier and the people who dwell there.

Three solo entertainers share a passion for entertaining. For them, it is not just a profession, but a vocation to which they subordinate everything.

After England and Wales, Rüdiger Sünner explores the spiritual side of Scotland's breathtaking landscapes in the second part of his trilogy.

Dreamlike, Israeli indie film about a woman whose nightmare turns into a hopeful sense of autonomy.

To live inclusion and not just to play it is the declared goal of the Theater Rambazamba from Berlin.

Looking to breathe new life into the sport of rugby in Germany, a man has launched an inclusive rugby team.

A chance examination delivers the frightening diagnosis of brain aneurysm. The director himself documents the months leading up to the operation.

Three mismatched friends meet over the course of three summers and the story builds into a profound analysis of human nature.

In a former German coal region, a mine gives way to a ghost train, including undead miners.

Hometowns, neighborhoods, community spirit, energy security and a lot of money are at stake here.

A refreshingly realistic, contemporary, and self-ironic look at the lives of 10 lesbian women in Montreal, Canada.

Three young Israelis are forced to serve in the military police at a checkpoint despite their refusal to do military service.

How did Pepe the Frog become the symbol of hatred and racism online?

A group of elderly 'Peeping Toms' crash against a torn and frayed America as they document their own shockingly debased actions.

On the last night of summer, 4 teenagers navigate suburban Detroit looking for love and adventure. A poignant coming-of-age drama.

A mother who survived the Holocaust dedicates her life to the Kabala. Meanwhile, her son recovers the fragments of his heroine-saturated past.

How is life as a gay in the Swabian province? An intimate insight into a hitherto unknown terrain between church and Stammtisch.

A new start to a better life? Forty Germans on welfare fly to Mallorca to do internships.

Pittiplatsch, star of GDR children's television has a dark secret. Pitti was an avant-garde artist and informer for the state security service.

When Luis travels to the Berlinale for the premiere of his film, he is dismayed that Latin American films are considered nothing but misery porn.

Day laborers, paleontologists and indigenous people give us a glimpse into their lives; social structures intertwine like the epochs of history.

Self-determination, women's rights, taboos: ME TIME focuses on child-free life and expectations of mothers.

The future and the present intermingle in this visually stunning docu-fiction, to create a mystical universe in the middle of the French Amazon forest

After a stroke of fate, a manager escapes his former live to a magical place, rich in ancient customs, at the Danube delta.

A powerful film about the struggle of a naive boy with good intentions in the harsh environment of Irans drug stronghold on the Island of Hormuz.

Poetic film essay which conveys a sense of the lived spirituality of the British Isles.

A striking documentary by renowned photojournalist David Klammer about protesters fighting to stop the clear-cutting at the Dannenröder Forest.

A compelling exploration of the complexities of American life, history, and society through the lens of the unique and fascinating sport drag racing.

Ahmet, a champion boxer and professional soldier, starts taking acting lessons. On stage he comes face to face with his own internal battles.

Discover the hidden world of the former meat factory in Vienna's Sonnwendviertel through the lens of filmmaker Dariusz Kowalski.

Slavery has never ended. It has just assumed other names and ways to conceal itself.

To honor the archaic lifestyles of his ancestors and to preserve tradition, Liêm spends several days each year in the Vietnamese jungle.

From YouTube to the cinemas: In this loving homage to Berlin's pub culture, Berlin original Heiko must win a darts tournament.

Incredibly close and emotional, the film tells the stories of emancipation, love and struggle within a Turkish family.

In this unusual time travel film with a steampunk touch, the protagonists have to escape a time loop, with 90's Pop-Star Jasmin Wagner and Götz Otto.

In the basement of the never completed Museum of the Revolution, Belgrade dwell the outcasts of a society that is being transformed by capitalism.

The glory days as Kreuzkölln-cops are long gone, but these two aging ex-Youtube stars want to do it again.

The "German indie machine" Malte Wirtz turns to horror and does it so successfully that the audience left the cinema hall in fear.

A senistive drama that authentically and lovingly captures the lifestyle of a group of young urbanites on the brink of a quarter-life crisis.