Lifestyle

Out of a crisis situation, a group of spiritual entrepreneurs develops new strength.

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

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.

Women have been an integral part of rock music from the beginning, but have been successfully repressed from the collective memory.

Artist and sex-industry veteran Tara Emory tries to finish her video porn opus before her landlord kicks her out of her Wonderland studio.

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

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

The new Director's cut of Sébastien Lifshitz's intimate and portrait of one of the first French trans woman, Marie-Pierre Pruvot, called BAMBI.

An ex-dairy farmer and an animal rights activist start a living farm for cows.

Lotti Huber, the 77-year-old singer, dancer and actress brimming with the spirit of life, tells of her eventful life in this semi-documenary film.

Rosa von Praunheim portrays Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, famous transvestite from the former GDR, in a winning mix of documentary and feature film.

Parov Stelar, is regarded as the founder of electro swing. His unique sound has been conquering concert halls around the world for more than 15 years.

The exciting world of drag queens Cybersissi and BayBjane are at the center of this documentary fairytale.

A Delhi woman's rocky road to her own cab license.

This film tells the story those photojournalists and the world of cinema. Of two seemingly opposite worlds – fiction and reality.

Thomas Broich, a promising young player from Bavaria, was celebrated as the new Schweinsteiger. But he ended up pursuing a different career.

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

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

Shot on Super 8mm, Bernadette Weigel's homage to traveling celebrates the uniqueness of each moment.

To give his monotonous life new meaning beyond work, sports, and sex, Falter resolves to live with an android from now on.

Istanbul is being transformed by gentrification. We follow street vendors as they are robbed of more than just their livelihood.

Bruno Bieri is a Swiss musical multi-talent who finds inspiration in the world of everyday things for his extraordinary sound concepts.

This ambitious directorial debut chronicles lesbian lifestyles and social networking in Vienna in the 1950s and 60s.

Alex, a hermit and philosopher, lives on the imposing cliffs of Ireland's Atlantic coast and dedicates his life to animals in need.

When night falls and the last rays of sunlight fade, the people in this film start their workday.

The Aït Seghrouchen, a nomadic people from the windswept Moroccan desert, brave sandstorms, watch livestock and the cell phone towers.

We are accumulating more and more data, images and sound snippets. But how can we remember when digital materials marked by decay fail?

Three siblings, Stefan (Lars Eidinger), Julia (Nele Mueller-Stöfen) and Tobias (Hans Löw) are part of a dysfunctional family.

Young art restorer Claudia makes ends meet thanks to her beloved grandmother's pension. When the old Nonna dies, Claudia has to come up with something. Because ...

Two teenage brothers must confront their own personal biases if they are to survive life on the streets as British Arabs.

Four characters will meet, love and separate in Gare du Nord, one of the busiest train stations in Europe.

Multi-talented Mario Schneider, known for his sensitive cinematic portraits (HELBRA, HEINZ UND FRED) devotes his latest work to eternal beauty.

Consumption, glamour, disasters and mass media - the art of Andy Warhol is a reflection of America. Kim Evans portrays Warhol's controversial appearance ...

A director and his partner are forced into a long distance relationship thanks to strict European visa laws between Italy and Lebanon.

Three ladies of status report on a German parallel society characterized by conservatism and family.

A declaration of love to music and to that one pub that everyone knows, the extended living room where you feel at home.

The three young Mongolian cross-country skiers Usukhbayar (17), Oyunchimeg (11) and Gerelt-Od (27) defy all odds to become part of the international sports ...

In a quest to find the sound of the German homelands (“Heimat”), a musician from New Zealand crisscrosses the country.

Eva, 25, living in Berlin, leads a public life with all the consequences. At 14 she took a new name and declared privacy an outdated concept.

In his documentary Olaf Held examines the culture behind the remix and interviews net artists, composers, journalists and art professors. Remixes, mashups ...

After his father’s sudden death, Iddrisu, a talented medical student, returns to his home village of northern Ghana.

An exhilarating and terrifying look at David Millar's final races including his last Tour de France.

Edward Montgomery Clift, four-time Academy Award nominee, was one of the first method actors and known for his roles as "moody, sensitive young men".

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.

Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love, at last.

Two dissimilar brothers find each other again through a stroke of fate.

Two street musicians tour through Germany for a year going from gig to gig and looking for somewhere to live.

Four Iranian mullahs, pillars of the regime, and an Iranian filmmaker living in exile, critical of the regime, discuss God and the world.

In 1970 Jeffery Kagel could have become a rock star. But he turned down the offer from Blue Oyster Cult and set off on a journey of self-discovery.

After the end of World War 2, 238 German women make a new start in Iceland, following an advertisement from the Icelandic Farmers' Association.

A 35mm camera films from a window, with messages from the answering machine in the background. Slowly an imaginary biography unfolds.

The unusual and offbeat director himself shows for the first time which themes have influenced his artistic work.

Fritz Schranz has created an autonomous world for himself in an old vicarage in Bavaria, which he calls a "monastery for modern art and philosophy".

The camera is a silent observer, following people and their sleeping rituals routines deep at night - all the way to their dreams.

Surfing in this film is a metaphor and expression of freedom. Young people in Gaza have the same desires as anyone else.

The meeting of two extraordinary artistic souls on the streets of New York could be just what they are looking for.

A portrait of POC transgender musician and artist Linn da Quebrada, who uses her body and performances to fight sexism, homophobia and racism.

Three women set out on a polyamorous journey, in search for new kinds of relationships at the end of the world, far from possession and pain.

A year in the life of an ordinary street in Berlin. With narration by Clemens Schick and music by Till Merten.

An Austrian actor, author, TV personality, failed clergy assistant, gay BDSM enthusiast, a kind of renaissance man. A portrait of Hermes Phettberg.

Are beating connections still in keeping with the times at all?

A look behind the scenes at the wonderful energy and daily routine of the people who bring us the world renowned Vienna State Opera.

Where does artistic freedom begin and where does it end? And, does art actually still need artists?

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

A look at five pioneers of electronic music for whom work is their raison d'etre.

Sid got involved with the wife of a crime boss and is will have to pay for it. He flees to the mountains and finds there what was denied him in his hedonistic ...

The impressive life story of a unique dancer who successfully left her mark on the dance world.

In Fatih Akin's cult film, German-Greek pub owner Zinos unwittingly destroys his restaurant's peaceful atmosphere.

An epic documentary panorama about a journey through the United States.

How can our society develop in the face of current social, economic and cultural challenges?

The love and life suffering of young people between Cologne and Berlin, with Woody Allenesque lightness.

Welcome to the world of the piano lesson. Every year teachers and students in Ireland prepare for graded musical exams. It can be fun for some students ...

Kolyma is a long highway that stretches through the deepest Russian North-east. It was the epicentre of the Soviet prison camp system.

Thierry, 51, a family man and skilled machinist, has been unemployed for 20 months. Can he keep his dignity while looking for a job?

Maria finds herself caught between two worlds: being a teenager and strict religious theachings of St. Pius XII. At school this 14-year-old girl has all ...

MATCH ME! follows three singles humorously and with a sense for absurd nuances, who put their love luck into the hands of "matchmakers".

What is the purpose of our entrepreneurial activities? Do we need know-how or know-why?

Stefan Sagmeister designs album covers for the Rolling Stones and Jay-Z. But the question of whether he's really happy is haunting his mind.

Three executives from large companies set out to find a way out of the hamster wheel:

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 ...

Following a tribute to John Cage's seminal composition 4'33, this film takes us on a fascinating cinematic journey around the world:

687 applicants, 10 places, 9 examiners, 10 days time: Year after year the entrance examination at the Staatliche Schauspielschule Hannover is a challenge ...

With the onset of the mountain winter, Albert has to decide between preserving old ways of life on the mountain or new perspectives in the valley.

Discover the monumental works of art by the anarchist Giovanni Segantini in the idealized natural setting of the high mountains.

The Chinese authorities threaten him to keep his mouth shut. But for Ai Weiwei, silence means not life, but death.

Celebrated as a talent of the century at the age of 18, his goal in the 2014 World Cup final at just 22 made him a German football legend.

"World of Darkness" and "Vampire: The Masquerade" became pop cultural phenomena in the 1990s.

Experience the incredible success story of the Iceland national soccer team at Euro 2016.

Biography of the exceptional mountaineer Reinhold Messner.

Richard Deacon, a master of sculpture, reveals the beauty of his works in captivating images in the documentary RICHARD DEACON - IN BETWEEN.

Portrait of five female Viennese artists, who in their pioneering role have left their mark on contemporary art.

They are everywhere and yet often invisible: homeless people are often ignored. Visibility is also a social indicator.

Slavery is not a concept from a bygone era - for Marisch, a Hungarian woman, it was a harsh reality.

A small town in Japan's exclusion zone searches for normalcy in the five years following the greatest nuclear catastrophe since Chernobyl.

Jonathan sacrifices himself for his sick father and his farm. When an old acquaintance turns up, an old secret comes to light.

Dark comedy about a german probation officer and some of his clients...

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

The tragicomedy SCHWESTER WEIß by Dennis Todorovic is about faith and doubt, family and trust; premiered at the International Hofer Filmtage.

The honey producer and industrial magnate N. becomes an ecoterrorist after a reawakening experience.

This documentary captures a summer in Berlin and opens a window to the unique and complex park cosmos and its feeling of freedom.

A bunch of men go on a short vacation and set their inhibitions aside.