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2015, 54 min
by Thomas Grube

Some call him the ’bad boy of the organ,’ others hail him as the ’Vladimir Horowitz of his instrument’ – the American virtuoso Cameron Carpenter is generating a level of acclaim, exposure and controversy unprecedented for an organist. At the age of 31, he is now ready for the key moment on his revolutionary road. He designed what he believes will be the perfect instrument. A transportable digital organ tailored specifically just to him. A dramatic narrative accompanies the controversial musician

Germany 2010, 107 min
by Gerado José Milsztein

Germany 2009
by Susanna Böhm

In the (white) world of opera, George Gershwin’s alternately celebrated and controversial opera Porgy and Bess is one of the very few works that takes people of color as its subject. Susanna Boehm's stirring documentary follows the cast of the New York Harlem Theatre on their European tour of The Gershwins’ work. As the troupe travels from city to city, attracting stares from startled Austrians, the parallels between the opera and the real life experiences of individual singers are revealed in a

Germany 2012, 96 min
by Marcus Vetter

The film CINEMA JENIN tells this story from the very first moment. It becomes a drawn-out process, as the German director at the center of his own story encounters complex cultural relationships and sentiments.Initially, he doesn't understand many Palestinian customs and he gets taken to task for it on several occasions. What’s more, the involvement of foreign parties is a delicate issue for many Palestinians - especially when it comes to Israel. Although the new cinema is supposed to welcome ev

Germany 2012, 90 min
by Jan Bäss

THE INVISIBLE STRING tells the amazing history of the flying disc movement. The documentary goes on a journey from the very beginning of pie pin tossing at the Frisbie's Pie Bakery in the 1930s to the Rose Bowl World Championships of the 1970s up to the greatest international tournaments and the hottest spots of today. Personal accounts of the most influential and remarkable Frisbee players accompanied by rare archive footage of the golden years give an exciting overlook on the development of th

Germany 2010, 107 min
by Gerardo Milsztein

TO FIGHT FOR is an inspiring documentary film on one of the greatest challenges of our age: the transformation of destructive power into creative energy, of self-loathing into self-confidence, of repression of the past into the assumption of responsibility for your own lifeDirectly and with no holds barred, the film tells the moving story of five young men aged between 16 and 20 who steal, smoke dope and enjoy getting into fights. They are uncertain, directionless and willing to resort to violen

Germany 2008
by Thomas Grube

TRIP TO ASIA, the first film about the mysterious inside life of one of the worlds leading orchestras, is a breathtaking trip into the ego of this community of individuals. An inspiring film about the power of music, the challenge of finding harmony and the art of living – together.

Germany 2004, 100 min
by Thomas Grube, Enrique Sánchez Lansch

This Box Office hit is about Marie, Martin, Olayinka and 250 kids and teenagers who never danced or listened to classical music when they faced their biggest challenge: to perform Stravinsky’s ‘Rite of Spring’ with Sir Simon Rattle and the legendary Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra! Berlin, one cold January day. Amazing things are happening in the Arena down at Berlin’s industrial harbour. 250 Berlin schoolchildren from 25 different nationalities and socially difficult neighbourhoods are dancing t