Gefangene des Meeres(1989)

Boy on a Dolphin(en)

Phaedra is a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving, she discovers an ancient brass and gold statue of a boy riding a dolphin, which is said to have the magical power to grant wishes. Her shiftless boyfriend wants to sell it to an unscrupulous art collector, but Phaedra wants to give it to anthropologist Jim Calder, who would return it to the Greek government.

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef(en)

Mike and Tony Petrakis are a Greek father and son team who dive for sponges off the coast of Florida. After they are robbed by crooks, Arnold and the Rhys brothers, Mike decides to take his men to the dangerous 12-mile reef to dive for more sponges. Mike suffers a fatal accident when he falls from the reef leaving Tony to carry on the business. But now he has a companion, Gwyneth Rhys.

Down to the Sea(en)

Greek sponge divers in Tarpon Springs, Florida duel over diving methods and fight over the same girl, and only one will survive.

Vote for Henryk!(de)

German national election campaign 2002: Henryk Wichmann from the conservative party is fighting a lost battle in the Uckermark.

Football As Never Before(de)

In this film, we follow footballer George Best over a 90-minute match against Coventry City, which took place on 12th September 1970. There is no soundtrack and no interview overlaid, just Best doing what he did best - playing football.

Camilo: The Long Road to Disobedience(de)

The award-winning filmmaker Peter Lilienthal is dedicated to this extremely poignant documentary of U.S. military policy and the living conditions of former resistance fighters in Latin America.

Bird's Nest - Herzog & de Meuron in China(en)

Schaub and Schindelm’s documentary follows two Swiss star architects, Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, on two very different projects: the national stadium for the Olympic summer games in Peking 2008 and a city area in the provincial town of Jinhua, China.

Novak Djokovic: Refuse to Lose(en)

Novak Djokovic, one of the greatest tennis players of all time. With 86 ATP singles titles, 37 Masters events and 20 Grand Slam's, few tennis players have achieved what Djokovic has. Currently ranked world number one and a record total of 365 weeks on top, Djokovic has dominated the sport for the last 10 years. Things have not always been easy for the world number one. Born in war-torn Belgrade, Serbia, Djokovic developed his skills in some of the harshest conditions imaginable. Despite this he rose to the top of the professional tennis rankings, becoming a national icon and a symbol of unity for the Serbian people.

The Moviemakers: Scorsese(en)

60 years since his directorial debut, Martin Scorsese's life has been dedicated to the past, present and future of cinema. 26 feature films later, the aptly named Caretaker of Cinema continues to push the boundaries of moviemaking.

Katahdin: The Mountain of the People.(en)

This documentary explores the history, geography and folklore of Mount Katahdin, the tallest and most treacherous mountain in the state of Maine.

in-sight(de)

Gerd Conradt's experimental documentary "Ein-Blick" from 1987 captures the rhythms of daily life along Elsenstraße's border in a time-lapse. Over the course of a day, a camera focuses on a house and watchtower within the border zone, snapping one image per second for twelve hours. What unfolds is a surreal ballet of reality, transforming into a slapstick grotesque, all set to the backdrop of evocative piano melodies.

¿Adiós a la Izquierda?(es)

Ghosts of Portal 31(en)

The Crypto Files investigates claims of paranormal activity at Portal 31 in Lynch Kentucky. The Third film in the Crypto Files Series.

Mr. Everything(en)

This documentary follows an African-American man living in Hollywood, California. They said you can't do it all, until he came into the film industry.

Ostindiefararen – Till Kina och hem igen(sv)

Great Expectations(it)

Who are the people who will comprise Italy’s future leadership ? Three entrepreneurs offer some responses to the question: Antonio Ambrosetti, founder of a new course called «Leader del Futuro», Federcio Morgantini, a young man whose business ambitions take him to China, and Matteo Storchi, a succesful manager of a family business. The filmmakers want to record these individuals in «their roles as leaders within the society they represent.» So they follow their three protagonists through their working lives. All three are at a crucial stage in their careers: will they succeed in their respective projects? Taking a humorous perspective, navigating both hope and pessimism, the film moves from Italy to China on the heels of these contemporary entrepreneurs who are often destined to lead more through heredity than vocation.

Trace of the future according to Massimo D'Anolfi and Martina Parenti(it)

Filmmakers that were selected at Visions du Réel in the past twenty editions celebrate the Festival's anniversary by each making a short movie in which they expose their view of the future.

Greatest Ever Christmas Movies(en)

Famous faces, from Aled Jones “who reveals that he hadnt even seen the famous Snowman until only ten years ago to Gremlins star Zach Galligan and child star of Miracle on 34th Street Mara Wilson, talk about their experiences making some of the most popular festive films. Ollie Lock, Stacey Solomon, Joe Swash and Eamonn Holmes also appear.

Ver a China(pt)

A foreign filmmaker is invited to visit China with the task of producing a documentary about tea production in the province of Fujian. A year later, having returned to Brazil, she revisits her images and what was seen in Chinese territory.

Abort(no)

A young girl becomes pregnant. She decides to get an abortion, and the viewers gets to observe her until the application for abortion is being processed.