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A mother shares her thoughts with her unborn child. It is a glimpse into an uncertain future and yet full of hope.

A teenager grapples with masculinity amid family splits and first loves, reflecting the rawness of youth in a German town.

In the local outdoor pool, documentary realism mixes with staged absurdity.

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

IT WORKS tells seemingly ordinary stories that are a celebration of the individual achievements of the four protagonists.

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

With destabilising gentleness, Mo Harawe recounts the last hours of the terrorist Farah before his execution.

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

A creeping, almost invisible toxic waste catastrophe is taking place on Somalia's coast.

Lee and Jasmin's lesbian idyll on the outskirts of Salzburg starts to crack when they give documentary filmmaker Amira a glimpse into their lives.

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

The dark, dystopian horror cabinet with BDSM vibes about the man in the monkey mask enters its second round.

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.

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

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

This experimental video portrait delves into questions of homelessness, the impact of incarceration, trauma, and living on the fringes of society.

This black and white film portrays the life and stories of a village on the Russian-Ukrainian border, combining elements of fiction and documentary.

Milena Czernovsky and Lilith Kraxner's debut blurs the line between documentary and fiction filmmaking, joining a recent trend in the film industry.

This documentary portrays women who embark on a sea voyage thus challenging traditional gender roles just by being there.

The voyage of a tree from Europe to the Amazon is a silent wittness to global interdependencies and economic absurdities.

Friends and colleagues reminisce about the controversial actor Volker Spengler, who was dubbed the "Downfall of the West".

A European theater director wants to stage a play about revolution in Burkina Faso and gets caught up in a real revolution.

The shocking story of the sea rescue ship Lifeline, which was denied entry to a safe port for months.

Can a documentary depict reality? Should it even try? Constanze Ruhm examines how reality and the construction of reality are different.

A war crime was committed in their home village and consistently hushed up. The two brothers search for clues leaves us stunned and angry.

This film places acts of resistance against National Socialism and current struggles in a historical continuity.

Re-interpretation of Chaplin's The Kid. Set in a claustrophobic world, it transports the classic tale into a dystopian, grotesque masquerade ball.

Housing is a human right. How can we guarantee housing in the increasingly difficult real estate markets in Europe's major cities?

Elfie Semotan, known for her sophisticated visual arrangements, is considered the "grande dame" of Austrian photography.

This documentary tells the incredibly shocking story of how a Nazi officer became a top politician and UN Secretary General.

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

Daniel Spoerri is one of the most important representatives of object art, co-founder of the artist group Nouveau Réalisme and inventor of Eat-Art.

A look at the history of Mexico City through the architecture of a housing complex.

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.

Anja Salomonowitz portrays three women from her family who as children lived through WWII but whose memories of that time diverge.

Unemployment... Helmut and Sieglinde are over fifty and already considered unemployable. What about young people trying to find work?

Who are the (presumably) Eastern European panhandlers working the streets? Filmmaker Ulli Gladik finds out.

A guided tour through the improvised spaces of Janka Industries, an underground cellar vault and creative microcosm of Vienna’s subculture.

A single decision can change the rest of your life - a film about what could have been.

A semi-documentary that follows a group of young migrants in Austria as they negotiate the maze of administrative procedures.

WANNABE tells the story of a young YouTuber, who builds herself a fictitious world on the Internet.

A fairytale-like story with tableaux vivants of three macabre, mystical and humorous nymphs.

The Dadaist artist collective Gelitin is known for its sensational, worldwide art happenings.

Six people talk about the absurd, the sad and above all the beautiful aspects of transitioning.

The farewell show of queer performers at the Burlesque Brutal club in Vienna.

Ivette Löcker accompanies two addicted St. Petersburgers in her documentary chamber play.

Two bored teenage girls go on a rampage through their home village. Will their friendship survive this day?

A trenchant image of the complications self-discovery and personality formation can be for adolescents.

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

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

The life story of a charismatic but questionable figure from Vienna's red light milieu, Heinz Sobota.

Filmmaker Christine Moderbacher joins her father to help construct a school in Nigeria and examines her role as "foreign helper".

A filmmaker discovers evidence of a Wehrmacht massacre in Italy in his grandfather's estate and investigates the case himself.

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

Anja and Serjoscha, young adults, live in Mariupol, a city in southeastern Ukraine, which was conquered by separatists in April 2014.

After an assault, Maya tries to find her way back into life.

Lizzy is in love with Bernhard, but Bernhard is undecided. Lizzy returns Bernhard’s dog, which she occasionally watches, and stays a little longer. Lizzy ...

Stuck in her everyday life, Antonia oversleeps, procrastinates, and surfs the internet. Until she decides to asks her fling for a steady relationship.

The film is about love and hate, about right and wrong words. At its centre are Ingeborg Bachmann and Paul Celan, who met in post-war Vienna.

The testimonies of former Wehrmacht soldiers collected by Ruth Beckermann are still horrifying today.

There are only 50 metres between the Fröbel School and the Model School - but the pupils are separated by worlds.

A visit to the breathtaking places and the people who unlock the secrets of the universe.

The director is drawn into the conflict-ridden marriage of her parents by an inheritance issue.

Kurdwin Ayub, a member of the European Film Academy, tries to find out why his father falls into euphoria at the very mention of Kurdistan.

When Mareks cousin comes to live with him and his family, his life is uprooted.

Acclaimed Austrian documentary director Ruth Beckermann portrays a dying culture of Viennese urban history.

Beckermann's subjects offer a dramatic range of candid opinions about Arab-Jewish relations, immigration, the intifada, religion, and the economy.

THOSE WHO GO THOSE WHO STAY is Ruth Beckermann's meta-film - an analysis of her own cinematic works, a kind of progress report.

A journey through Austrian filmmaker Ruth Beckermann's own family's history and at the same time, the story of Central Europe's Jews and of a region.

Franz West (1909-85) remembers his youth in Vienna: the diverse Jewish population the Red Vienna labor movement and the rise of Austrofascism.

This captivating film shows the less-knon sides of the Elisabeth, Empress of Austria, aka Empress Sissi on her travels to Egypt in 1885 and 1891.

Although they have lost everything through their flight, the Jesidesses Hedil and Naam fight for a dignified life for their families.

Ibo is 26. What bothers him most is simple: its time. Dropped out of school, unsettled lifestyle. Now it's time to change before it's all too late.

A school class visits the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. Buckle up in the bus, go to the toilet, a birthday song for Anja.

A conscientious civil servant dreams of a career as a musician.

"I'm a city kid - born in the smog." Delicately and with great poetry a group of young parcours artists recapture the urban space of their home city of ...

Kickboxing is 23-year-old Ahmet's life but as personal problems mount he loses control and commits a violent felony at a disco.

Three young actors are rehearsing a play called 'Youth is Shit' at the Vienna Theater Experiment. The situation quickly becomes explosive.