seven-years-film GmbH

Germany 2010, 55 min
by Ines Janosch, Danuta Derbich

It was the night of February 13th 1945 when Dresden was destroyed in an airstrike. And with it vanished semper opera, Dresden´s heart of culture. Nothing but it´s impressive front remained and turned the former legendary opera house into a single memorial -until it´s reconstruction was pushed through by the Dresdeners 30 years later. The laying of the foundations in 1977 meant the beginning of an adventure for hundreds of restorers, artists, and plasterers. It was a challenging experience: The

Germany 2011, 80 min
by Katja Dringenberg, Christiane Voss

What happens to us after death? Through whose hands do our bodies pass, before they vanish from this world once and for all? ENDLICH / AT LAST - LIVING WITH THE DEAD seeks out the mysterious places that the dead pass through. In this shadow realm, it is the service providers for the dead that rule, the carers and the disposal experts. Our journey leads us from the Berlin Crematorium to a eulogist, who presents a final image of the deceased that befits them and that provides some comfort for t

Germany 2009
by Gerd Conradt

A Revelation on the Experience of Breath. Witness the work of the Experience of Breath. Prof. Ilse Middendorf (1910-2009) demonstrates movements initiated by breath, expounding upon the principles of breath that she discovered. In this inspirational documentary, the Grande Dame of Breath Therapy presents herself with her deep knowledge and clarity. These rare clips of this extraordinary Berlin personality were filmed at her Institute, the former city residence of the Princess Viktoria Luise.