Films by Gerhard Auer

Germany 2021, 30 min
by Lara Milena Brose, Kilian Armando Friedrich

After years of criminal and self-destructive behavior, 27-year-old Leon is at last trying to rid himself of his heroin addiction in a residential clinic. He publishes a vlog about his experiences and tells his therapists what they want to hear, but actually he’s totally fed up with life. On the other hand, his father Hans-Joachim, who's 50 years older, is brimming with zest for life, despite his aging body. That’s why this landscape artist wants to become immortal, as a “homo digitalis.” He’s us

Germany 2020, 30 min
by Fariba Buchheim, Hilarija Laura Locmele

We were called to promote God’s name - why shouldn't we use Instagram?Four adolescent social media influencers have one goal: to glorify the word of God.

Germany, Mexico 2018, 93 min
by Zita Erffa

Director Zita Erffa asks her brother László about his motivation for entering a Legion of Christ monastery. Eight years after his departure, she can finally visit him and ask why he left her alone in her family. For both, the camera functions as a catalyst to find harmony. (Berlinale PR)