Starhaus Filmproduktion GmbH

Germany 2020, 74 min
by Jim Rakete

From Greta Thunberg to the Extinction Rebellion. For the young activists the rebellion is both a means and an end in the struggle for the climate of the future.School strikes, demonstrations and civil disobedience. The new wave of young activists, who spearheaded by Greta Thunberg have taken to the streets all over the world, use everything they can to awaken the politicians and the rest of the population to the climate change that will shape their future. NOW is a film about the drive of the young activists, their fear of climate change and their willingness to find new and alternative ways to live in a sustainable future. Hardened activists such as the Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and the iconic rock poet Patti Smith contribute with decades of experience in working for change - now! (CPH:DOX)

Germany 2011, 90 min
by Mika Kaurismäki

Miriam Makeba was the first black African musician who won international stardom and whose music was always anchored in her traditional South African roots. Miriam Makeba was forced into exile in 1959. She sang for John F. Kennedy, performed with Harry Belafonte and Nina Simone, was marriedto Hugh Masekela and also Stokely Carmichael. Her life was tumultuous. She always stood for truth and justice. She fought for the oppressed most importantly for black Africans, as a campaigner against apartheid. She died November 2008 after a concert in Italy. Mika Kaurismäki’s documentary, traces fifty years of her music and her performing life. Through rare archive footage of her performances and through interviews with her contemporaries we discover the remarkable journey of Miriam Makeba. WITH:Zenzi Monique Lee, Nelson Lumumba Lee, Hugh Masekela, Angélique Kidjo, Bill Salter, Leopoldo Fleming, Kathleen Cleaver, Lorraine Gordon, Dorothy Masuku, Abigail Kubeka