Films by Isa Willinger

Germany 2023, 101 min
by Isa Willinger

The global plastic crisis is dismantled and reassembled in a well-researched, cinematic film that not only points to the problems, but also to possible solutions. Probably the most important climate film of the year, with an attentive eye on greenwashing and climate racism. (CPH:DOX)There are 500 times more plastic particles in the world’s oceans than there are stars in our galaxy. Plastic is in the oceans, rivers, air, soil and inside ourselves. And the plastics industry is planning to expand their business in the coming decades. ‘Plastic Fantastic’ is a film about the global plastic crisis. But it’s also a thorough and well-researched film about circular production, greenwashing, microplastics, carbon emissions and climate racism – and it’s made by a director who actually knows how to turn it all into a deeply engaging and, above all, human film. We meet shirt-sleeved plastic lobbyists, scientists and the activists who walk around Hawaii and Kenya picking up plastic waste with their bare hands while trying to put an end to the catastrophic production of plastic.

2019, 85 min
by Isa Willinger

The robots are at our doorstep. Scientists as well as tech-visionaries are certain that in a few years robots will be an integral part of our everyday life. But humanoid robots are more than just another gadget. Bearing a resemblance to living creatures in their conduct and looks, they are more like new beings on our planet. We are the Robots, shows robots interacting with humans in everyday-environments already today.What will we gain from this new technology? And what will we lose?

Germany 2012, 74 min
by Isa Willinger

Fantastic buildings of the Russian constructivist era, and three Moscow citizens who use these buildings to pursue their big dreams. Vsevolod renovates an architectural heritage building, Elena demonstrates to keep her apartment block alive and Donatas strives to be an avantgarde-artist. The buildings they live in or live for are more than a backdrop. They are the trigger for these fights. A film about how to deal with historic andpersonal utopia.