Climber Adam Ondra, best in his field, is known for his fearless, record-breaking ascents. An intimate portrait explores his life beyond the headlines
Two Girls and a Boat
2021
13min
12
Twins Jade and Kaisa are going for a rowing trip. But social media influencer Jade actually has something else in mind.
Borderland
2021
1h.37min
0 FSK
A moving journey through a landscape and its history: from the border triangle of Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic up to the Oderhaff.
With the Wind
2018
1h.23min
16
For a couple living self-sufficiently, installing a wind turbine becomes a test of their relationship.
Snow and the Bear
2022
1h.33min
16+
In a snowy Turkish village, a nurse faces a web of power, mystery, and suspicion, where a missing man and rumored bears blur reality.
Zahorí
2022
1h.45min
16+
In the vast emptiness of the Patagonian steppe, 13-year-old Mora embarks on a journey with an old, indigenous Mapuche gaucho.
Khibula
2017
1h.35min
12 FSK
In the breathtaking mountain landscape of Georgia, the first freely elected president seeks protection from the putschists.
The Red Mountain
2022
1h.50min
16+
Is it fact or is it fiction? A documentary-fiction hybrid about the Red Mountain near Trier and the people who dwell there.
Seelenlandschaften Schottland
2023
56min
16+
After England and Wales, Rüdiger Sünner explores the spiritual side of Scotland's breathtaking landscapes in the second part of his trilogy.
Undersea
2022
52min
16+
To deal with the trauma she endured during her work as photojournalist, Nanna Kreutzmann turns to underwater photography.
Adoration
2019
1h.38min
16+
Paul falls head over heels in love with the schizophrenic Gloria and decides to escape with her.
Barricade
2021
1h.23min
6 FSK
A striking documentary by renowned photojournalist David Klammer about protesters fighting to stop the clear-cutting at the Dannenröder Forest.
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.
Geheimes Deutschland
2006
1h.1min
0 FSK
Already in 18th century Germany, early Romanticism developed a spiritual worldview that many today seek in Far Eastern spirituality.
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.
The Postman's White Nights
2014
1h.37min
16+
Quiet drama about the Russian soul, corruption and the postman from Lake Kenozero in northern Russia.
Songs for a Fox
2021
2h.5min
16+
After his lover's death, a rock singer studies the art of lucid dreaming and descends into a netherworld in hopes of being together again.
In the Woods
2022
1h.21min
16 FSK
After the success of his series "Ebersberg", director Manuel Weiss takes a father-daughter duo into the gloomy depths of the German forest.
The Cage
2017
1h.23min
16+
After humananity has been nearly wiped out by aliens, it seems that only two people are left on the planet. Until a third person enters their lives.
Acasă
2020
1h.26min
16+
In the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, a family lives in perfect harmony with nature for 20 years until being chased out.
Walden
2018
1h.47min
16+
The voyage of a tree from Europe to the Amazon is a silent wittness to global interdependencies and economic absurdities.
Sow the Wind
2020
1h.32min
16+
A young Italian student of agriculture wants to save her family's olive trees from pollution, parasite infestation, and corruption.
Fire Will Come
2019
1h.26min
16+
The strange loner Amador was blamed for a devastating forest fire. After serving his prison sentence, he is now no longer welcome in his village.
Genkingen : a Swabian folktale
2016
1h.0min
0 FSK
The people living in the German village Genkingen in the Swabian Alps want to re-enact the famous scene from Herzog's Fitzcarraldo.
Metamorphoses
2013
1h.24min
16+
On the river Tetscha in the southern Urals, in the middle of nowhere between Europe and Asia, is the most radioactively contaminated area in the world
The River Used to Be a Man
2012
1h.0min
12 FSK
A tour de force through the African Okavango swamp that blurs the lines between fiction and documentary.
Fall Pinguin
2021
59min
16+
The penguins encounter Swiss alpine cows, swim in the river, walk leisurely through the city center... they are everywhere. An adventure begins.
No Kings
2020
1h.24min
16+
Until a few years ago, the descendants of the indigenous Tupinambá and escaped slaves lived in isolation in Caiçara, not far from Rio de Janeiro.
Seducing Doctor Lewis
2003
1h.49min
0 FSK
To convince an investor to build a factory in their remote village in northern Canada, the villagers first have to find a company doctor.
The Beauty
2020
4min
16+
ake a deep breath and dive into the depths of the oceans, where our guilt literally dissolves.
In die Welt - Into the World
2009
1h.27min
12
This moving portrait of a maternity hospital in Vienna provides a fascinating insight into the drama, pain, and beauty of being born into this world.
Propensity for Silence
2012
15min
0
Bruno Bieri is a Swiss musical multi-talent who finds inspiration in the world of everyday things for his extraordinary sound concepts.
Holiday
2002
1h.21min
16+
A group of young city dwellers celebrate New Year's Eve in a Tyrolean mountain hut, engaging in a alcohol fueled conflict with the locals.
Another Life
2019
1h.12min
16+
Alex, a hermit and philosopher, lives on the imposing cliffs of Ireland's Atlantic coast and dedicates his life to animals in need.
My Lake
2020
1h.48min
16+
On the picturesque shores of Lake Prespa, in the tri-border area of Albania, northern Macedonia and Greece, drug smugglers fight for supremacy.
Magic Mountains
2020
1h.19min
16+
Unsparing psychological thriller exploring the complex aftermath of a relationship set against the stunning backdrop of Poland's Carpathian Mountains.
Beneath the Trees
2019
1h.16min
16+
A short camping trip turns into a deadly, Victorian Gothic horror weekend.
The Farmer and His Prince
2015
1h.21min
0 FSK
Before Charles became King of England, he still had time for his beloved garden.
Dialogue Earth
2019
1h.18min
0 FSK
A tribute to the exceptional artist Ulrike Arnold, who creates unique images from earth, minerals and stones.
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.
Endzeit - End of Time
2013
1h.30min
16 FSK
A comet hits earth and wipes out almost all of humanity. A single girl appears to be the only survivor.
The Tree Feller
2017
1h.22min
0 FSK
Andres gives up his ordinary life in the city. He moves to the quiet farm of his deceased parents and spends his days in the forest, aimlessly cutting ...
Antarctica
2003
1h.16min
12
With a 15-meter-long sailing yacht, two German filmmakers travel from the southern tip of South America around Cape Horn through the Drake Passage to Antarctica ...
Mission Amazonas
2017
0
A team of scientists sets out for northern Brazil on an expedition of superlatives.
All My Mother's Goats
2013
1h.42min
16+
On a remote plateau in Provance, an old woman has to give up her life's work and pass it on to a younger one.
Thinking like a mountain
2019
1h.31min
16+
The Arhuacos are the guardians of the forest and the glacial ice of Colombia's highest mountain range - the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
The Daughters of Fire
2018
1h.55min
18 FSK
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.
The Red Line - Resistance in Hambach Forest
2019
1h.55min
0 FSK
Whether Hambi, Lützerath or Garzweiler - In the face of a destructive and misguided policy, many see only one option: Resistance!
Above and Below
2015
1h.53min
12 FSK
A rough roller coaster ride with unique survivalists in a world full of challenges and beauty - from the sewers of Las Vergas to Mars.
Winter Nomads
2012
1h.26min
0 FSK
Two shepherds and 800 sheep take on an extraordinary adventure full of challenges, in intimate contact with nature and the elements.
Piripkura
2017
1h.21min
6 FSK
The last two members of the indigenous Piripkura people from the Amazon rainforest in Brazil are fighting for the survival of their people.
The Eremites
2016
1h.50min
12 FSK
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.
Giovanni Segantini - Magic of Light
2015
1h.22min
0 FSK
Discover the monumental works of art by the anarchist Giovanni Segantini in the idealized natural setting of the high mountains.
Messner
2012
1h.48min
6 FSK
Biography of the exceptional mountaineer Reinhold Messner.
Winter
2014
29min
0
The snow hid everything beneath itself, until people finally forgot.
Farewell Halong
2017
1h.38min
0 FSK
For generations, the Nguyen family has lived on and off the water amid breathtaking natural scenery. Now they are threatened with forced resettlement.
We Are the Tide
2016
1h.24min
6 FSK
15 years ago off the coast of Windholm the sea disappeared and with it, all the children. Since then, the losses hang like a curse over the region.
Fukushima and the Bats
2015
1h.22min
16+
After the catastrophic events in Fukushima, the transition to renewable energy was placed firmly on the political agenda in Germany.
The Beast Within
2008
1h.12min
16+
Dog fights and other blood sports are banned in most countries, but they still are practiced widely in alleyways and backyards around the world.
Echoes of Home
2007
1h.21min
16+
Against the breathtaking backdrop of the Swiss mountains, 3 extraordinary vocal artists develop traditional yodelling into their own musical language.
Miles from Anywhere
2011
1h.22min
6 FSK
Christina lives in the dull Belgian mining town of Charleroi. Through her grandmother's will, she has inherited a decrepit property in the wilds of Corsica.
She ...
Memento Mori
2016
13min
16+
When I face death – I face myself. A boy spends hours on a busy holiday beach. His impressions and thoughts circle around the idea of transience.
Pampa
2017
18min
16+
Lucie is waiting at a bus stop in the middle of nowhere. But instead of a bus, only strange people turn up.
Vue Pointe
2014
11min
0
In his short film VUE POINTE, Arne Körner looks at an island - the rushing sea, bays, unusual plants and buildings.
Guillo
2016
40min
12
Guillo left his comfortable city life and went to live in the jungle, near the border to Panama. Lonely, without electricity and far from society.
Prince Avalanche
2013
1h.33min
6 FSK
An offbeat comedy about two men painting traffic lines on a desolate country – then tey meet two other men. Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlinale.
An ...
Die Familie mit den Schlittenhunden
2012
1h.34min
0 FSK
Far from civilization, in the north of Canada, lives a family. She accompanies in this docu the daughter to the mythical Junior Iditarod sled dog race ...
Under Snow
2011
1h.43min
0 FSK
Renowned German visual artist Ulrike Ottinger explores Japanese snow region Kabuk, Japan. Poetry and reality in the half documentary, half fictional.
In ...
Inuk
2010
1h.25min
12 FSK
Because Inuk does not accept borders, he is sent to the north of Greenland. Here he meets Ikuma, a taciturn polar bear hunter.
Release
2014
21min
16+
The nameless protagonist in Jannik Tesch's drama RELEASE feels trapped in an endless spiral of work and consumption.
Kurt and the Chairlift
2012
20min
16+
Ten years ago, Kurt saved an outdated chairlift from demolition. Since then, he has been operating it himself - stubbornly and in any weather.
The Boat God of the Lakeside Sports Club
2006
1h.22min
16+
Robert Bramkamp boldly links the most banal Brandenburg present with the mythical depth of the Sumerian Gilgamesh myth.