Is This Fate? (1979) is a thought-provoking documentary that explores the intricacies and challenges of family relationships. Through personal interviews and real-life stories, the film delves into the dynamics of various families, revealing the joys, struggles, and conflicts that shape these human connections. It offers a deep and introspective look at the complexities of familial bonds and explores the universal question of whether our paths are truly determined by fate.
An intimate portrait of the director's sister: German model and former Playboy Playmate Hilde Kulbach.
Berlin, the German capital again, a few years after the fall of the Wall. The city in upheaval is also changing the lives of its inhabitants. A young photographer experiences these changes as a rupture, he looks into an unclear, unsettling future and increasingly feels like a stranger in his old city. He and his friends from the generation of the children of the Wall try to find a new identity without losing the old one. Young artists who fail the profitability test of the market economy. In his search, Robert Paris ends up far away, in India. Back in Berlin, he started developing photos again - the first in years...
Texas - Kabul is a captivating documentary that follows the incredible journey from Texas to Kabul, providing a unique and eye-opening exploration of the connections and contrasts between these two vastly different places. Through stunning visuals and compelling narratives, the film highlights the beauty, challenges, and complexities of both Texas and Kabul, offering viewers a deeper understanding of the human experience.
Portrait of the spokesman of the student movement and extra-parliamentary opposition Rudi Dutschke, who died on December 24, 1979 from the late effects of an assassination attempt. The film is not limited to the mere biography of the extra-parliamentary politician, but also depicts the political environment as well as the late effects of the student movement. In retrospect, it condenses into a picture of a highly politicized society that had not yet begun its retreat into the private sphere.
Horst Wolland is a welder in Berlin who tries to move up the career ladder to better provide for his family. He is on the verge of being promoted when the working conditions worsen, triggering a strike. Wolland stays out of it, but he also refuses to tell his manager who the strike leader is, so he is not promoted. Wolland understands what solidarity means and tries to organize another strike.
Gotteszell – Ein Frauengefängnis (2001) is a documentary that explores the lives of incarcerated women in a prison located in Gotteszell. The film provides an intimate portrayal of the challenges, stories, and experiences of the female inmates.
Helga Reidemeisters poetic documentary gives various residents of East and West Berlin a chance to have their say. They discuss their different ways of life and the nature of their divided city. All interviews are refreshingly sincere when they consider the future of the city, and none of them are even remotely pro-American.
Mein Herz sieht die Welt schwarz - Eine Liebe in Kabul is a romantic drama documentary film that tells the story of an arranged marriage between an Afghan woman and a German man. The film explores the challenges they face due to cultural differences and societal expectations. It delves into the complexities of their relationship and highlights the struggles they encounter as they navigate their love in the conservative and traditional city of Kabul.
portrays the Bruder working class family, whom she met during her time as a social worker in the Märkisches Viertel. Equipped with a Super-8 camera by Helga Reidemeister, the family had already begun filming their everyday life independently in the fall of 1969. However, when, together with Reidemeister, they looked through the four-hour material at the editing table in the summer of 1974, they realized that it depicted the family's problems only superficially and left the social context out of the picture. Reidemeister, who had not yet intervened in the film shooting, then spent a lot of time with the family and documented everyday life together with them. The result was a multi-layered mixture of family self-testimony and reflection on social relationships.
Karola Bloch talks about her marriage with Ernst Bloch and shares her views on the current state of communism.
The Krautrock band Lokomotive Kreuzberg set itself the goal of combining music with trade union activism. From 1972 to 1977, it toured Germany with cabaret and songs such as ‘Solidaritätslied’ (The Solidarity Song) ‘Lohnpredigt’ (Wages Sermon) or ‘Geldsack’ (Moneybags). The film shows recordings of rehearsals, performances, and political discussions with the audience. The musicians describe their careers from classical music training to political rock.
The “Women in Black” have been protesting against the Serbian regime's war policy in the center of Belgrade for five years - in black clothing, silently and with banners. They support deserters from all former Yugoslav republics, organize aid campaigns for refugees and publish books and their own magazine. The film portrays some of these strong personalities in the form of travel notes, beginning with the last international congress of the “Women in Black” in the summer of 1996 and ending with the large demonstrations in Belgrade in the winter of 1996/97.
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