Films by Andy Lehmann

Germany 2023, 250 min
by Florian Opitz

The 5 part high-end documentary series CAPITAL B. WHO OWNS BERLIN? tells in an exciting and entertaining way how Berlin became what it is after the fall of the Berlin Wall. It has been a hip global metropolis for three decades, attracting artists, freedom lovers and young people from all over the world. But the way there was by no means preordained.And Capital B tells the story of how Berlin’s citizens have been fighting back ever since: against the sellout of their city, its displacement and ag

2023, 90 min
by André Schäfer

"Die Ente bleibt draußen!" A film obeisance to the German humorist Loriot. To mark Loriot’s 100th birthday, André Schäfer paints a multi-facetted portrait of the best-known German humorist: With numerous film excerpts from his famous sketches, rare documentary footage of Vicco von Bülow from the early days of his career and interviews with companions, colleagues, experts and fans. The film remembers the inventor of the bulbous-nosed Knollennasenmännchen and explores the secret of his very German

Germany 2021, 53 min
by André Schäfer

She was recently awarded with Munich's Cultural Prize of Honour, Hanna Schygulla, the great Diva of European Film, who, at the age of 76, is still working with renowned directors such as François Ozon. The film revisits her major roles from Lili Marleen to Effi Briest, but also shows a fascinating woman up close, who is tirelessly building bridges between cultures: In Berlin, where she makes films with refugee children, in Paris, where François Ozon tells us of his work with her, and in Barcelon

2020, 52 min
by Jascha Hannover

Film classics like “Lawrence of Arabia” and “Doctor Zhivago” made Omar Sharif a world star. He was an actor, bridge player, nomad, womanizer and loved life. This portrait shows a man full of contradictions, who loved playing bridge more than the film business and who lived half of his life in hotels.With his son Tarek Sharif as well as grandson Omar Sharif Jr., and among others Steve Kenis, André Ferréol, Zahi Hawass, Catherine Claude.

2018, 90 min
by Florian Opitz

Why are we so obsessed with economic growth, despite knowing that perpetual growth will kill us in the end? SYSTEM ERROR looks for answers to this principal contradiction of our time and considers global capitalism from the perspective of those who run it. In this manner, the film not only makes the absurdity of our growth-centered system uncomfortably perceptible, but also strikingly questions the seemingly irrefutable rules of the game within a bigger context.

2017, 90 min
by André Schäfer, Jascha Hannover

"There are three golden rules to filmmaking: thou shalt not bore, thou shalt not bore, and thou shaltnot bore!" Billy Wilder was one of the greatest writers and directors in Hollywood. The man who filmed Marilyn Monroe with her dress blowing up, wrote screenplays with Raymond Chandler and created film history with classics like 'Sunset Boulevard', 'Some Like It Hot' or 'One, Two, Three'.Billy Wilder was a legend in his lifetime and embodies a period of contemporary history. He was successful bey

2013, 90 min
by André Schäfer

The idea for DEUTSCHBODEN? “I want to get out and go where hardly any of us have ever been before – to Hardrockhausen.” The reporter Moritz von Uslar takes a close at hand but nevertheless spectacular step for his novel by simply leaving Berlin to immerse himself into the everyday life of a small East German town just 60 kilometres away.The film is – just like the book – a thoughtful story involving insider observations which makes for a great piece of contemporary history. It describes Germany,

Germany 2013, 90 min
by Eva Gerberding

A concierge is a man for every occasion and question. No part of human nature is alien to him. He fulfils all wishes and is always of the utmost discretion. However, we are granted the privilege to have a look behind the scenes. The film CONCIERGES introduces three concierges at grand hotels to the viewer, and takes a closer look at their daily life. Berlin, Moscow, Paris - these cities have always formed a thrilling triangle and the guests of the grand hotels are a representation of this. We as

Germany 2013, 52 min
by Viktor Apfelbacher

Behind the scenes story of the product that is the Caucasian fir – our favourite Christmas tree. The Christmas tree is a piece of merchandise, which is in great demand. Across Europe approximately 70 million Christmas trees are sold every year. Many of them come from Denmark, where mainly Caucasian firs are cultivated. Their seeds grow in the area surrounding the small provincial town of Ambrolauri in Georgia. Even today, the cones of the Caucasian firs have to be collected in a very adventurous

Germany 2013, 89 min
by André Schäfer

Willy Brandt, who would have been 100 on the 18th December, was one of the greatest German and European political figures. He was a person who was crucial in shaping post second world war history, firstly as mayor of Berlin during the Cold War, then as foreign minister in a major coalition government, next as Federal Chancellor of the Bonn Republic and finally as a long-serving SPD leader with a major international reputation. For this 100th anniversary, André Schäfer’s film tells the story of t

Germany 2012, 97 min
by Florian Opitz

 „My experience with time by now is limited to the one feeling – I don’t have enough.“ It’s a paradox. Never before in history we have worked more efficiently. Never before we have saved time with more sophisticated technologies. Anyway, nearly all of us are feeling an increasing pressure of time. It seems that the same technology that has been invented to make our life better and easier, is now enslaving us. Florian Opitz tries to track down the reasons of our shortage of time and for the con

Germany 2012, 90 min
by André Schäfer

John Irving is one of the world’s most read writers: More than 10 million copies of his 12 novels have been sold in 30 languages. In 2012 Irving celebrated his 70th birthday.When reading John Irving, you get the feeling that you are sitting at a table and one of the characters is handing you a glass of wine: Irving is one of the world’s most read writers: More than 10 million copies of his 12 novels have been sold in 30 languages. In 2012 Irving celebrated his 70th birthday. The film visualises