Films by Gerhard Schick

Germany 2018, 90 min
by Gerhard Schick

Germany’s goalkeepers have been the envy of the football world for decades. DIE NUMMER EINS lets us re-live the unforgettable moments and scandals that have made legends of Oliver Kahn, Sepp Maier, Toni Schumacher, Jens Lehmann and Manuel Neuer. (DOK.fest Munich)

Germany, Switzerland 2015, 99 min
by Miriam Jakobs, Gerhard Schick

A sick doctor, a highly sensitive code and the solace of art: While our protagonist is going through the unemotional diagnostic algorithm of mainstream medicine in order to find the right medicine for his depression, he also seeks assurance and solace in the artistic perspective; hoping that at some point in time he will be able to make peace with his dark gene, which all but destroyed his life.The search for  the origin of his depression confronts the protagonist with existential questions and bizarre business models as well as guiding him into breath-taking worlds of imagery and sound.

Germany 2012, 90 min
by Birgit Schulz, Gerhard Schick

A Turkish association in Cologne has commissioned the construction of the largest mosque in Europe - by an architect normally famous for Christian churches. The construction is dividing Cologne residents into vehement opponents and advocates and is also attracting attention nationally. A highly emotional dispute is developing about the integration of Muslims, a dispute which could take place anywhere in Europe. And which is suddenly bringing nationalistic viewpoints to the surface…

Germany 2011, 52 min
by Gerhard Schick

The Marathon des Sables is the world's most difficult extreme footrace: 250km through the Sahara at temperatures of up to 50˚ in the shade. Why do runners put themselves through such torture? Claudia Odekerken has been preparing for the race for a long time. We accompany her during her training and travel with her to the desert. The mixture of fear and euphoria makes this an intensely up close and personal film. During the race it departs from reality and journeys into the runners' inner worlds. In the desert they can leave everything behind, and things emerge which are often suppressed in daily life. The film tells of their pain, their wins and losses, and above all of their battles with themselves. The one who makes it to the finish line is at that moment the happiest person on Earth.