FILMS
WE ALL HAVE AMALIA IN OUR BLOODWhen Portuguese fado singer Amália Rodrigues passed away in October 1999, three days of national mourning were declared. On the day of her funeral, an endless stream of people followed her coffin through the streets of Lisbon. more ... |
PLAYING GODA film about a charismatic and controversial lawyer acting as an interface between capital and justice, about US politics and about people who have suddenly lost their loved ones, their health or their livelihood. more ... |
DAY ZERO A city without waterScientists estimate that one in four cities worldwide will be affected by water shortages by 2050. In the South African metropolis of Cape Town, water is already running out today. The disaster was foreseeable more ... |
Missing Movies and beyond borders - stories of freedom and friendshipHow do we go about making films for children fleeing wars and crises? What can such films accomplish? And, aside from the actual screening of the films, what inspiration can the cinema give these children for their future? Can film work relieve suffering or even provide hope? Eight young international film-makers say yes more ... |
FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEEAsia, Africa, Europe – in Benin, in Bangladesh, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, yet also in the heart of Germany: violence against women is ever present. “For all the World to see” delves into the lives of women who have been subjected to horrific violence, yet managed to fight their way free. more ... |
TOKIO HOTEL - BEYOND THE WORLDThe film tells the heroic story of the former teenie band TOKIO HOTEL. While Gustav and Georg have remained true to their hometown of Magdeburg, their twin bandmates Bill and Tom Kaulitz now live in LA. With millions of records sold – 68 times platinum – the kids from a small town in the former East Germany were a teenage sensation first in Germany and then internationally. more ... |
WAR AND GAMESWhat do Dietrich Oepke, former GDR model plane champion, Dave Anthony, developer of “Call of Duty” and James Gimzewski, Professor of Nanoarchitecture have in common? They are all players. Concrete or virtual, with quadcopters, futuristic weapons or experiments with an artificial brain, they play with human and technical possibilities. How real are their visions of the future? What do they have in common with developers of unmanned war machines and drone pilots? A cinematic journey. more ... |
INTERVIEW WITH DEATH... JÜRGEN DOMIAN BETWEEN NIGHT AND DAYJürgen Domian is Germany’s most famous night talker. For the last 20 years, he has been called every night by thousands of people, seven of whom end up on the air. Their trust in him knows no bounds. In many cases, they talk about a recent death experience. |
THE PROMISED LANDGermans are usually the first to distrust themselves. No other country in the world has as many monuments to its own disgrace. In May 2013 the BBC asked 28 countries to choose the most popular country in the world. The choice fell on Germany! In recent years it has become a country that people around the world set their sights on: Spaniards, Danes, Greeks, Iranians, Portuguese and Syrians seek a future in our country. more ... |
VOICES OF VIOLENCEVOICES OF VIOLENCE is a film about the unimaginable violence against women in the Democratic Republic of Congo and about the political and social system that casts a blind eye on these atrocities. In a country where women are systematically exposed to the brutal practice of rape as a weapon of war, Claudia Schmid gives unknown women a voice and reveals how the structures of violence work in all their facets. more ... |
THE PRICE OF MY LIFECan a price be put on human life? The answer would seem to be “no”: a human being is priceless, his worth cannot be determined in terms of money. The very idea appears to violate the principle of human dignity. And yet determining the concrete value of a person is exactly what innumerable experts worldwide are engaged in: healthcare economists, insurance brokers, doctors, politicians. Their calculations affect traffic accident victims and fallen soldiers. more ... |
KASPER KÖNIG'S ADDRESS BOOKKasper König is not only one of the most influential art experts and curators, he is also known for being a non-conformist. Until recently, he was the director of Museum Ludwig in Cologne. In 2009, he received the first Lifteime Achievement Award by the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Kasper König has a remarkably thick address book. An address book with the world of contemporary art between its pages. In more than 40 years, König has built up an extensive network within the art scene. more ... |
THE LENINGRAD COWBOYS OF THE ART WORLDIn a distinctly unglamorous street in Berlin’s Neukölln district, three men in their early 60s with long grey hair are sitting on a brown leather sofa: Semjon, Eugen and Michael Posin. Master forgers. Art copyists. Since their works are painted with such frightening perfection, they are much sought after by collectors. The brothers’ clientele includes marketing people, husbands who want to make their wives’ dreams come true, lawyers and advertisers, even former Berlin Senator for Culture Christoph Stölzl. more ... |
THE COLORADO GREEN RUSH - GET STONED, GET RICHNowhere has the ban on drugs been as sacrosanct as in the United States, but remarkably, since the beginning of 2014, it is now legal in the state of Colorado to cultivate, trade and consume cannabis products under government regulation. A revolution! A gold rush has hit the city of Denver: Airlines fly in large numbers of cannabis tourists, guided bus tours transport cannabis fans from shop to shop, and investors regularly visit the region to sound out business opportunities. more ... |
FAITH LOVE DESIRE - WORLD RELIGIONS AND SEXUALITYEros: divine gift or diabolical power? In every era and in all cultures it has always been clear that lust and desire are difficult to control, leading to disruption and conflict. They touch the dark depths of the psyche, always with irrational elements that make them a dangerous explosive force within society. Throughout the ages, therefore, all religions have striven to regiment people’s sex lives and to steer them into orderly channels... more ... |
BRAZIL - A WORLD POWER IN THE MAKING?When Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff opened the recent UN General Assembly, many delegates listened very carefully. Previously associated with carnival, football and drugs, Brazil has since established itself as a global player. Almost equivalent in size to Europe, this country has become the world’s leading food producer, providing the whole world with soya, sugar, coffee and meat. Huge reserves of crude oil have been discovered off the coasts. more ... |
THE GREENS AND THE POWERThe Greens at their party convention in Hanover at the end of 2012. The party’s base has decided on their candidates for the coming parliamentary elections: Katrin Göring-Eckhardt and Jürgen Trittin. For all observers, this is the end of an era: the Greens are now officially bourgeois. When they first entered the Bundestag 30 years ago on 6 March 1983, it caused a political, media and cultural sensation. On a political level however, they were not really in agreement on what they wanted. more ... |
TEMPEL OF EMOTIONS |
RICHARD DEACON - IN BETWEENBritish-born artist Richard Deacon ranks as one of the most important sculptors in contemporary art. His profound interest in the nature of materials and the ways in which they can be manipulated, as well as his innovative approach to form, make him one of the most inventive artists working today. |
THE PRICE OF FREEDOM - BOUNDLESS ILLUSIONSIt is boom time for freedom. Or so it seems. Having thrown off the yoke of paternalism and obedience associated with traditional societies, we are now free to make our own individual decisions. We can go where we like, decide where we want to live and work, and choose our own life partner. The shelves in the hallowed halls of consumerism are always full – we just have to reach out and make our choice. The ocean of possibilities seems boundless. more ... |
WATCH OUT - THEATRE`S ALIVE!Imagine it’s opening night in the theatre and everyone is there … |