The Magic of Chaos

Charlotte Salomon - Ein Tagebuch in Bildern 1917-1943(de)

Charlotte Salomon died in the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1943. The pictures she painted while on the run in unoccupied France have survived - a cycle in which Charlotte Salomon tells the story of her life like a diary.

Ein Ehrenmann geht…(de)

The film follows the career of Karl-Theodor Molinari from major in the Wehrmacht to general in the Bundeswehr. Authentic archive material and eyewitness testimonies are used to gather evidence of Molinari's guilt in the deaths of over a hundred French resistance fighters.

Stille Nacht im fremden Land(de)

By comparing the St. Nicholas celebrations in Islamic and Protestant communities in Berlin, the relationship between the religions is explored.

Die italienische Küste des Mittelmeeres(de)

Who Named the Lily?(en)

‘Who Named the Lily?’ celebrates and laments the complicated history of the Crystal Palace. Monster Chetwynd plays the ‘Fact Hungry Witch’, who explores the story of the Amazonian waterlily, and reveals its links to engineering. The artwork brings to light the politics of Paxton’s developments in industry and architecture, however, the protagonist of this story is the waterlily – a catalyst for ground-breaking technological advancement.

Zhuang Alliance Group — Archived Live Stream(en)

Josh-awan Bulman details some highlights of the Zhuang Alliance Group's Style Guide.

The Beauty President(en)

In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen persona Joan Jett Blakk. Today, Smith reflects back on his seminal civil rights campaign and its place in American history.

The Middle Dog's Day(xx)

shows visual and metaphorical representation using rope as a motif through various rope images and meanings.

Billy Joel: Building the Bridge(en)

In 1986, Billy Joel released the album titled The Bridge on July 29th on Columbia Records. Go behind the scenes with Billy and learn about the songwriting and recording process behind the album.

Christmas at the Four Seasons: Park Lane(en)

Exclusive access to the Four Seasons Hotel, London, in the run-up to Christmas. Expect festive photoshoots, afternoon teas, Christmas trees and sackfuls of presents.

Against the Tide(en)

A remote and wild island on the west coast of Scotland is home to a small group of people that live in deep connection with the land, the sea and the weather. For different reasons, they left their city life to escape their inner demons and to live as eco-friendly and sustainable as possible.

ZAAD(nl)

ZAAD tells the autobiographical story of Dries Meddens. After the death of his mother, the care for Dries' bipolar father falls on his plate. He discovers how crudely and ruthlessly society and psychiatry treat patients. His father eventually dies in solitary confinement. While emptying his parent’s home, Dries discovers an old letter from his grandfather. The man appears to have led a busy, productive life. He is the founder of an internationally renowned seed breeding company and still has time to paint, write diaries and conduct intensive correspondence. Dries finds similarities between his grandfather, his father and himself. Slowly the fear grows that his father's psychiatric illness might be hereditary. Strolling through the family’s film and photo archives, with dramatic and sometimes hilarious finds, Dries tries to find answers. He also consults a psychiatrist. Together the consultations and reviewing of his archival material help Dries look at bipolarity with new eyes.

Catboy(en)

A short documentary where director Dave Jackson digs into his catboy past and life after Cat Sick Blues.

Windowlicker(ko)

A mysterious light appeared in the city and quickly disappeared.

Godzilla: King of The Monsters- The Antarctic Base(en)

In Monarch's Antarctic Base, a frozen fortress buffeted by screaming winds and surrounded by impenetrable ice, King Ghidorah shakes off his icy slumber and escapes in one of the film's most thrilling sequences. Join the filmmakers as they reveal how King Ghidorah was brought to terrifying life inside Monarch's underground biolab with its towering ice wall.

Grow a Better Dallas(en)

"Grow a Better Dallas" is a short documentary film showcasing South Dallas' Restorative Farms, a registered non-profit offering restorative justice and urban agriculture solutions to the "food desert" problem in South Dallas. Restorative Farms offers the ability for rehabilitation and therapeutic solutions to individuals with criminal backgrounds to come and contribute as employees to the farm. Restorative Farms was co-founded by Tyrone Day, who was falsely incarcerated for over 26 years.

Die 7 Todsünden des Staatsbürgers(de)

Silberne Meeresbeute - Fischfang in der Nordsee(de)

An insight into the fishing business in the North Sea.

Permission to Exist(en)

In just sixty years, South Korea went from being one of the poorest countries on the Asian continent to having the 12th largest economy in the entire world. Every year, it is measured that Korean students have some of the highest test scores and a higher rate of acceptance into Ivy League schools compared to all other nations. But on the flip side, South Korea also has one of the highest suicide rates in the developed world, the highest gender pay gap of all developed countries, and the highest plastic surgery rate per capita. Always expected to receive top scores and constantly bombarded by media and messages that seem to demand nothing short of visual “perfection,” how do these individuals come to accept and learn to love themselves as they are?

Crow(en)

Who is that who is looking in the mirror? Who is that who looks from the mirror? A short film that has experimented with corona pandemic vibes and words that came out while staying isolated. How is it when you have to stay by yourself alone with your thoughts, that create a new world inside your head. A new reality that no-one else can see beside you, A world where you have taken a new unknown appearance, If the home is a safe space, is your mind that?