Label: docfilm42

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

In the documentary, which was successfully screened in the Panorama section of the Berlinale, gays and lesbians from the former GDR have their say.

In this autobiographical doc, Biene Pilavci portrays her family life, which during childhood was often marked by violence at the hands of her parents.

A funeral director who aspired to be an entertainer is now the last escort of people in Berlin who have died in solitude.

Globalization, and rural exodus: despite a gloomy outlook, the people still living in Aracà , a small Italian village, are bravely facing the future.

Children have to memorize 6,234 Koran verses by heart, 12 hours/day for two years to become a "hafiz". This is life in the Koran schools, the madrasas

Seven meditave stories of people working with water and the surprising philosophies it inspires in them.

"For me, Berlin died when the Volksbühne dismantled the wheel and a cross was erected at Berlin Castle." Antonio Nábolo

Gay left-wing activist and disaster relief volunteer Ortwin Passon navigates between a military-like bourgeois world and wild sex parties.

How does it feel to be a suspected radical left-wing terrorist? Especially if you've fled to to South America to avoid authorities.

At the age of 19, Raja was deported to Nazi Germany and was forced to do labor on a Bavarian farm. This documentary is her story.

Filmmaker Erik Lemke (BERLIN EXCELSIOR) portrays his great-aunt Evelin: she was born a man, in a country that no longer exists.

Six very different lesbian women talk about their lives and loves in the socialist system of the GDR.

Before Charles became King of England, he still had time for his beloved garden.

To prevent the ecological collapse of our planet, these 8 courageous people envision a new kind of agriculture.

In northern Syria, an anti-hierarchical, multi-ethnic model of democracy was launched in the Rojava region under the leadership of the Kurds.

A tribute to the exceptional artist Ulrike Arnold, who creates unique images from earth, minerals and stones.

Iris P. was an undercover investigator who maintained close friendships and had intimate relationships with the people she spied on.

During the cold war, West Germany hid its institutionalized human rights abuse in residential care facilities.

The anonymous Berlin concrete building "Excelsior" is only a temporary stop for its residents, yet some have been living there for more than 50 years.

Juliane Ebner embarks on a very personal search for traces of the war in former Yugoslavia. A film about us, our neighbors, neglect and the aftermath.

While growing up, filmmaker Michael Stock was sexually abused by his own father. Two decades later he confronts his family.

A pastor’s daughter composes a mosaic of photos and film fragments to explore the myth, the relevance, and the future of the Parsonage.

In one of Jerusalems oldest tattoo studio Jews, Christians, Muslims and atheists get their tattoos done.

An intimate portrait of three successful blind artists whose visual impairment has become the starting point for their visual explorations.

Crises, grievances, fear of the future and hope: eight young people search for their place in society in various European countries.

A rough roller coaster ride with unique survivalists in a world full of challenges and beauty - from the sewers of Las Vergas to Mars.

Transporting baskets full of hand grenades and secret messages through Nazi roadblocks was just a part of Annitas work during WW2.

To fight pollution and injustice, children in India are taking things into their own hands.

Three young new-Berliners dream of the good life in the form of art studies, a rap career or simply a work permit.

A flamboyant ensemble of gender-bending hippies created a series of LSD-fueled musicals in early 1970s San Francisco.

As a child, Veronika Raila was certified with an IQ of zero. Today she studies literature and theology and publishes poetry and prose.

All Creatures Welcome explores the world of hackers and nerds and sketches a utopian image of society in the digital era.

The moving life story of Mario Röllig, who fell in love with a gay West German politician in the mid-80s and was imprisoned for it.

Award-winning investigative documentary combines live action and animation to show the struggle against unscrupulous realtors.

Filmmaker Melanie Gärtner looks closely at the fate of one family to illuminate the social structures that lead to flight and migration.

An experimental account of the protest culture at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany.

Chaja Florentin and Mimi Frons have been best friends for 83 years. Born and raised in Berlin, they fled to Palestine with their families in 1934 to escape ...

The stories of two women, who could only through acts of violence, claim visibility.

An historian who survived the concentration camps, Otto Dov Kulka grants insights into his long-hidden world of thoughts.

One of Europe's strangest borders lies between the Republic of Moldova and the de facto autonomous region of Transnistria.

There is a lot of smoking in a Neukölln hospice and there are also many farewells.

Berlin-based Israeli filmmaker Tali Tiller embarks on an emotional search for traces of her grandmother in Lodz, Poland.

In this compelling documentary, Tarquin Ramsay asks just one question: What is the freedom of expression?

This film reconstructs the rarely told story of the women involved in Polish Solidarność.