By an unexpected and mysterious coincidence, Silas suddenly finds himself in the sacred halls of the divine office. Overwhelmed by the surreal surroundings and fascinated by the presence of the Creator, he seizes the unique opportunity to ask God questions about world events in an extraordinary dialogue. Against the majestic backdrop of divine power and wisdom, Silas' questions are eager to be answered by the source of all knowledge.
A road trip after graduating from high school is the setting of this independent feature film, in which four fundamentally different teenagers set off to Portugal together to find themselves, their purpose in life, and great freedom after school.
The year is 1949 and the inspector Bleak Prospekt investigates the mysterious murder of Katherine Orwell. He must navigate the treacherous mazes of truths and lies, so he can serve justice to the horrible murderer.
The short film "Der Rückfall in die Dekadenz" by Federico Mesina deals with the 28-year-old actor Friedrich von Rebenstiel, who has agreed to be interviewed for a film. In the style of a mockumentary, von Rebenstiel is also accompanied outside of the interview. In an ironic way, the short film attempts to break up the fiction described by Friedrich with shots from reality and at the same time show the problematic relationship between role and private person. In doing so, the initially clear boundary becomes increasingly blurred and ultimately erases the private person completely.
When Jenni gets kidnapped she and her estranged partner Joe must accept that the conspiracy around the perfume firm is bigger and even more dangerous than they believed.
Berlin, 1923: It is the first time that Minna enters a women's literary salon, invited by her friend who's already part of the scene, Edith. She aspires to become part of the salon and its circle of intellectual, empowered women. Intimidated by the self-confidence of the others, she doesn’t have the courage to step on stage. To make matters worse, Lars, a self-proclaimed poet, intrudes the intimacy of the evening. He takes over the stage without invitation to speak out against women’s right to vote and shamelessly flirts with Minna. The culmination of pressure leads Minna to the stage, to vocalize her defiance against Lars and show everyone what she is really made of.
A cinematic inversion of global power relations, 'Black Savior' parodies the idiosyncrasies of the white savior syndrome, through the story of the Agyeman family from Akanman, who travel to the heart of the cold continent with a goat to save the Swabian tribe.
The viewer is immersed in this world with the main character Lea, who has a broken leg. It is hard for her to deal with it, because as she wants to get help, she comes up against many prejudices and barriers.
Corruption on Earth is about a fictional award ceremony for the “Best Regime in the World”. The prize is awarded to the Islamic Republic of Iran. The excellent political and social achievements of the political leadership were praised in a laudatory speech. The filmic recordings are mixed with real cell phone recordings of the current Iran protests and in this way combine reality and fiction.
Two happy families, a quiet beach and a house in the hills above the Adriatic Sea. It could be so perfect. But when teenager Finn has a breakdown it brings turmoil not only to the friendship between the families but also to the relationship between his parents Helena and Adam. Eight days in August that change everything.
Miki and Benji, two good friends and neighbors, live in the quiet rural region of the Mühlviertel. However, the seemingly peaceful lives of the two friends are shaken when their mutual friend Victor dies under mysterious circumstances. At first, it is suspected that Victor may have taken his own life, but doubts about this theory quickly begin to grow...
CHAIRITY is the television report of a journalist obsessed with a savior complex, who wants to draw attention to the suffering of her protagonists. With all filmic means she tries to artificially create drama and to frame her interview partners as pitiful victims. But latest in the interviews her clichéd ideas collide with reality.
A parrot has gone missing in a dreary Swiss suburb. While its owner is on her quest to recapture the bird, the parrot's longing for freedom seems to increasingly rub off on humans and animals, who feel trapped in their daily routines.
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