Documentary movies

Daniel Chanoch describes his perspective as that of an outsider—as someone who is different. The things he talks about are different, his memories are different. Chanoch is an Auschwitz survivor. After forty-four months in various concentration camps, he was liberated from Gunskirchen in 1945 at the age of twelve. Film material from the archive combines fragmentarily with recordings of Chanoch, a contemporary witness, and the memories of the individual ultimately become a fragment of a collective history.

Two younger musicians are wondering where there pop star careers went after becoming fathers. So they decide to meet older musicians from the Swiss scene, from Hardy Hepp to Barry Window, from Düde Dürst to Valerie Claus, from Christine Lauterburg to Bruno Spoerri, incorporating musicians from other and earlier scenes.

The exceptional photographer Andreas Reiner is accompanied in his work. His photographs are often provocative, but also bear witness to a fierce lust for life. Shots of his private life on a farm complete this hymn to human existence.

„Heimspiel“ tells the story about the game an energy company in Germany is playing with three villages. For lignite mining, villages are getting demolished, replacement villages are built from the scratch and the villagers are getting resettled. For some the demolition of their homes means great pain. Others, however, are happy about the generous financial compensation. But all of a sudden one of the villages will be preserved. Everyone in the village becomes an ally or an enemy. It‘s a film about the „home sweet home“, neighbourhoods and about the power of money.

Gor's escape takes 48 hours. The 13-year-old is behind the wheel himself to bring his large family to safety. In Armenia, Gor is therefore celebrated as a hero. In his new home he can now fulfill his big dream: becoming a hairdresser.

How do prison sentences affect the family members of those who have been incarcerated?

Jonny, a young teacher from Berlin, starts working remotely during the Covid pandemic as he suffers from a chronic lung disease. When his school does not want to support his arrangement, he begins a passionate struggle against exclusion.

Wild bees live solitary lives and coexist with one plant for which they are morphologically equipped. When humans introduce domesticated honeybees into this ecosystem, they threaten to displace the wild bees.

Finding their own way in the big city of Berlin after a refugee experience - this occupies the five Somali sisters Jameela, Jehan, Noura, Aidah and Johara just as much as schoolwork, plans for the future and the revolt of the youngest against traditional views.

A love letter in the form of a short documentary to skateboarding that deals with self-discovery and identity, showing how a piece of wood can change a life for the better.

In Germany, women seek therapy much more frequently than men. At the same time, the suicide rate among men is far higher. Leon Noel is depressed, too, but he decides to undergo therapy. He is the first man in the family to actively take this step. After breaking up with his girlfriend, Leon Noel returns home - with a mission to improve the relationship between fathers and sons.

Get out, leave everyday life behind and experience a great adventure for once - student Lukas Borchers makes his dream come true and sets off on a journey through southern Europe in his kayak. He paddles from Geneva via the Rhône and the Loire once across France. In Saint-Nazaire he reaches the Atlantic Ocean and paddles south along the coast. When conditions become too difficult and dangerous in autumn, he continues his journey across the Bay of Biscay on an old sailing ship. The whole thing without any significant experience in sea kayaking or sailing, but with sometimes unexpected obstacles such as the dams on the Rhône and the notorious storms on the Bay of Biscay. Always with him: the camera to capture all impressions and experiences directly.