Every Line Becomes A Circle

The documentary film, “Every Line Becomes A Circle” celebrates the extraordinary life of 93- year-old post-war German artist, Inge Besgen who began to pursue her dream of becoming an artist at age 50 against the conventi

24 Hours Berlin

24-hour television documentary about Berlin and its inhabitants, reporting in real time on the everyday lives of more than 50 protagonists from a wide range of professions, social classes, religions and ethnicities.

Walter Kaufmann - Welch ein Leben!

Documentary film about the Jewish, German-Australian writer Walter Kaufmann, who died in Berlin in 2021 at the age of 97. The film follows in the footsteps of his travels, which he undertook all over the world, for examp

I Want to Be a Butterfly Sometimes

A 1993 short film written and directed by Jessica Hausner. The film screened at Diagonale: Festival of Austrian Film in 2020.

Silent Night: A Song for the World

This documentary tells the story of the creation and cultural impact of the world's most famous Christmas carol, composed in 1818 in Salzburg, Austria, and since then translated into about 140 languages.

China und wir · Ein riskantes Spiel

China is pushing hard into German and European markets. Furthermore, Beijing is developing into an increasingly powerful military power. An investigative reporter team from BR, rbb, and SWR is investigating the impact th

The Twins or Take an Example of Evelin

‎Shortly before her eleventh birthday, Sylvia receives her own apartment key. The sensitive girl is proud of the sign of recognized self-reliance, but also unsure whether she will meet the general expectations. So far, s

Nur ein toter Mann ist ein guter Mann

After the sudden accidental death of her husband, Ursula blossoms, takes over the business of the deceased and goes out again.

Eine Hochzeit und (K)ein Todesfall

Sometimes he feels a tugging in his shoulder, sometimes he thinks his kidneys are failing. Two weeks before his marriage to the beautiful Anne, junior architect Stefan seems to have gathered all the diseases in the world

Drei Gauner, ein Baby und die Liebe

Barely out of jail, oldie burglar Karl is in for a surprise: accomplice Bruno gives him a baby.

Ein Baum fur die Engelmanner

"A Tree for the Angel-men." One tree one afternoon.

A Brief Moment of Joy

Andreas, a dynamic bachelor in his late thirties, moves with moral obscurity through the day...

DEFA – Es werden ein paar Filme bleiben

On May 17, 1946, Deutsche-Film AG (DEFA) was founded in Potsdam-Babelsberg. Until 1990, DEFA produced nearly 700 feature films, 750 animation films, 2250 short and documentary films and synchronized about 8,000 films fro

Ein Vormittag in der Straßenbahn

Short film about trams.

Chiemgauer Volkstheater - Ein verrücktes Seniorenhaus

Es war Mord und ein Dorf schweigt

Young Johanna dares to make a fresh start: she buys a run-down house in a small village on the former German-German border and starts her job in the local daycare center. With her charming manner, she quickly dispels the

Franz Josef Strauß - Ein deutsches Leben

My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot

For teenage twins Robert and Elena, a weekend can seem endless yet still fly by. Time almost stands still while discussing philosophy, lying in a blissful cornfield near a remote gas station. They are in their own little

Gier nach Gold - Ein Krimi aus Passau

Der Aufstieg - Ein Mann geht verloren