Naked Africa

The Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island(en)

The hobby detectives “The Three Investigators” want to take a little break. So they take advantage of an offer from Peter's father, who has accepted a job in South Africa and wants to take the detectives there. But Jupiter, Peter and Bob wouldn't be the three investigators marks feared by the criminal world if they just lounged around in the sun on their vacation. So it's no wonder that the clever boys soon have their next case to solve...

The Wound(xh)

Eastern Cape, South Africa. A lonely factory worker, Xolani, takes time off his job to assist during an annual Xhosa circumcision initiation into manhood. In a remote mountain camp that is off limits to women, young men, painted in white ochre, recuperate as they learn the masculine codes of their culture. In this environment of machismo and aggression, Xolani cares for a defiant initiate from Johannesburg, Kwanda, who quickly learns Xolani's best kept secret, that he is in love with another man.

Einsteins Nichten(de)

Tamashii asobi - hōkō(ja)

Docudrama starring dollmaker Keisuke Okuyama.

Stuttgart Shanghai(en)

A young pair from Stuttgart fly to Shanghai to hop aboard the textile business of his father while she prepares for the birth of their son. A story about the ever more common movement of Germans into the East for professional gain.

Janine F.(de)

The humorous portrait of a female artist. The film follows the career of 24-year-old Janine F. who in 2002 caused a commotion from the rooftop of a Berlin building.

Cancel Crash(en)

Cancel Crash depicts the dramatic events that saved the world from financial anarchy and present for the first time what actually happened on Black Monday. Framed between the opening bell on a Monday, October 19th and the closing bell of Terrible Tuesday, the story unfolds as the perilous clock ticks, revealing who prevented a global Depression and saved our financial markets. --Tony Vitale

Josep Escobar: El rebelde amable(es)

Der Zauberstreifen(de)

Mein Wunschland(de)

Free Spirits(fr)

Gathered together in a large house by the sea, carers, patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease and musicians are the protagonists of an improbable artistic residency. Beyond what separates them, they come together to create and live together. A hymn to life, to the living, to everything that is still possible... despite everything!

Virágát a napnak(hu)

A flower condemned to perish fights for its survival.

Testimonies of a Massacre: Tula Toli(my)

Filmed along the Myanmar-Bangladesh border and within Rohingya refugee camps, Shafiur Rahman’s documentary on the 2017 Tula Toli massacre exposes chilling interviews and evidence of Myanmar military’s premeditated atrocities. The film documents mass killings, sexual violence, and the systematic destruction of the village of Tula Toli, highlighting a humanitarian crisis that forced over half a million people—many of them children—to flee in an exodus of historic scale.

Rio in Berlin(de)

Rio Reiser would have been 75 years old. Before he became the “König von Deutschland”, he was the King of Kreuzberg - together with his band Ton Steine Scherben. In 1968, Rio moved to Berlin-Kreuzberg, at the time a blank spot on the city map, and made the area around Heinrichplatz his home. Together with R. P. S. Lanrue (1950 - 2024), Kai Sichtermann and Wolfgang Seidel, he founded Ton Steine Scherben and changed German rock music forever.

O Pagode de Amarante(pt)

Film shot in Super 8 in 1984. Filming took place in a neighborhood in the city of Amarante/PI, located on top of a hill, in the courtyard of Mr. João Bitu's residence, with participation by Raimunda Pau Pombo, Nazaré Cambão, Ely Sibita, Tio Zuza, Joaquinzinho, Chico do Boné, among other pagodeiros.

Traum in Rot und Gold(de)

Millions of crosses(en)

A short documentary made from archival footage that explores the various dynamics of Japan and the U.S.A. during ww2

Escaping the Castle(fa)

In the autumn of 1950, members of the largest Iranian communist party known as "The Toudeh Party" plot an intricate escape from Tehran's most important prison known as "The Castle".

The Treasure Hunter(en)

Shot over seven years, Jack and his father dedicate their lives and spend millions of dollars to find the legendary Yamashita's Gold, allegedly buried across the Philippines and never fully recovered by the Japanese Army. A dark path that leads to obsession and addiction threatening the livelihoods of his wife, children and their entire families.

Robert Reid Reports on British Waterways(en)

Underlines the importance of waterways as mans of modern transport. Details the way in which the network of waterways covers britain.

Bible!(en)

Wakefield Poole's softcore anthology featuring stories of Adam & Eve, Bath Sheba and Samson & Delilah given sexual twists.

Hello(en)

Hello explores changes in two people’s working lives: a Mexican trash picker who separates and collects recyclable materials from landfills to sell by the kilo, and a German freelance computer-animation designer working for the advertising industry in Berlin. The double interview is controlled and manipulated by a computer-generated severed hand which Maria describes as an object once discovered in the trash while working in the violent northern town of Mexicali. This CGI hand was in turn produced by Max, who was born with no arms, and sought refuge in computer-imaging as a means to operate and manipulate a digital reality.

Panda(fr)

Two teenagers are playing by night in a dirty parking lot. After they are driving on an empty road, they start to tease each other on the way to the sea, but they seem to be too young to drive and the road is a bit strange.

Hello(en)

I wouldn't answer if I were you' Hello is the story of a young lady who falls prey to an evil killer.. alone in her apartment, eagerly awaiting the return of her boyfriend, the phone rings...

Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation(en)

A documentary about the legendary and influential comedian, actor and writer, who went out from the BBC to conquer Hollywood, but sadly the system quickly withdrew its support when they couldn't contain his talents. This portrait is spiked with many comments from people who knew Feldman privately or had dealt with him professionally. His early death sadly rendered him all but forgotten by the public. The compilation consists of interviews, some film clips and photos as well as various audio clips from him.

Trial(pt)

In 1970, a man is tortured and murdered by the regime's secret police. Now nearly 40 years later, his friend, who had also been tortured, recognizes the man he deems responsible for the murder of his friend. Along with three old friends and the victim's daughter, they kidnap the man and take him to an isolated house. Once there, the concepts of justice and revenge begin to mix dangerously in a private trial with irreversible consequences.

WWE Royal Rumble 2011(en)

The Royal Rumble (2011) was the twenty-fourth annual Royal Rumble pay-per-view (PPV). It took place on January 30, 2011 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

Jean Painlevé Through His Films(fr)

This documentary about the life and work of filmmaker Jean Painlevé was originally presented in eight parts on French television. It was edited to remove duplicated material from its original length of 240 minutes.

Hello, Moscow!(ru)

At the amateur talent show the boy, accompanying himself on the accordion, sings a song about Moscow... The plot of the movie is based on the story of the director of the school about how this accordion, once belonging to a cadre worker who died during a demonstration in 1905, has been in many hands before it got to the guys.

Worst to First(en)

WORST TO FIRST is a feature-length documentary that portrays the against-all-odds inspirational story of the launch of the iconic and most successful radio station in history, New York City's Z100.

1945, the Year that Changed History(fr)

Girl on the Moon(ru)

Someone from another planet crashed on Earth and evil is chasing him, and then love appears, and it defeats evil through an amulet.

Stripped Down: The Making of ‘Anora’(en)

Making of documentary surrounding the production of ‘Anora’

Sur la voie du train d'or nazi(fr)

Hasamba(he)

A group of girls and boys set up a secret society called "Hasamba"; their adventures take place, first during the British Mandate and the struggle for statehood of Israel, and then as they battle their country's enemies: infiltrators, spies, criminals and other offenders

Chad's Dental Nightmare(en)

Teenagers are dying in their sleep, apparently from fright, the night before they have dentist appointments. A young teen elicits the help of his older brother to help him investigate the deaths, but soon find themselves in deep peril at the hands of a mad doctor and dentist.

Own(ru)

Llamen a un adulto (Sepiaexperimental)(es)

Jigen Daisuke(ja)

Feeling unhappy with his gun, Jigen is looking for the world’s best gunsmith. He finally finds out that Chiharu, who runs a watch shop, is the person he’s been seeking. Then, Jigen meets Oto, who comes to Chiharu’s shop looking for a gun. Jigen finds out about Oto's secrets and the mysterious organization that’s after her. After Oto is kidnapped, Jigen gets into a desperate battle to save her.