Films by Dirk Hergenhahn

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.

Germany 2019, 52 min
by Antje Christ

Osteopathy is gaining more and more supporters, and yet the manual healing method with its holistic approach is controversial and not recognised everywhere. We show where it can help and where it has its limits.Osteopaths can feel tension in the body and gently release blockages, treating the musculoskeletal system and internal organs with their hands only. They view the body as a unit and try to activate its self-healing powers. Their work is based on cause-and-effect chains, the basic idea that the musculoskeletal system, skull and spinal cord, as well as all internal organs, are all linked as a system, connected by fine tissue networks – the fasciae. Osteopaths thus often find the cause of pain far away from the symptom, in a completely different part of the body. Knee problems might be treated by dealing with the hips or back, or migraines viewed as a problem with blood flow in the liver. More and more patients are turning to osteopaths as an attractive alternative to conventional medicine. Critics point out the lack of studies backing up their claims, and the profession is not officially recognised everywhere. Yet researchers around the world are increasingly able to prove the positive effects of osteopathy. We travel to the USA, birthplace of osteopathy, as well as to Europe, and show what happens under the osteopath’s hands, where the manual healing method can help and where it has its limits.

Germany 2017, 52 min
by Jonas Niewianda, André Schäfer

While the First World War and its battles on the Western Front are still very much anchored in our memory of history, the simultaneous battle in the East appears now to have been largely forgotten. During the course of this military action, a peculiar, state-like entity was created, a German colony in Eastern Europe, a military utopia: the Land of Ober Ost. The occupied region was to become a productive state, completely under military command; a state that was to serve not least as a deployment zone for the impending war.