Films by Claudia Nagel

Germany 2022, 45 min
by Dirk Schneider, Claudia Nagel

Since Russia invaded his country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has become a global hero. Who is this man – and what does he stand for? Within the space of a week, with his videos and public appearances, he had won the hearts and minds of people around the world. The film reviews Zelensky's life story asks what is driving him and his comrades-in-arms. It has extensive archive material available to it, including an in-depth interview with the Ukrainian President dating from May 2021.

Germany 2016, 91 min
by Alina Cyranek

When the old couple, Philemon and Baucis, dies after a long and fulfilled life, they die in deep love for each other. So tells the legend, which Anneliese, Ulla, Ruth and Esther, women between 71 and 90 years old, are rehearsing with their theater group. But what if love and life scripts have taken different paths? And at the end of a long life only hope for love remains? In retrospect, the women tell of a life of missed opportunities, affairs and a never-ending longing for great love.