Films by Karin Jurschick

Germany, Netherlands 2017, 90 min
by Karin Jurschick

Shortly after 9/11, the US Congress passed a law to protect US airlines from decades of civil law suits and created a fund for compensating victims of disasters who agreed not to sue. Lawyer and mediator Ken Feinberg had to decide how much money was to be received as compensation. He met family members personally doing thousands of interviews. He thought that the value of a life was an easy calculation: how high is the economic loss? How old was the person, but Feinberg discovered that facing th

Germany 2012, 52 min
by Karin Jurschick

They are charming, they lie without scruples and are capable of manipulating their environment. Psychopaths murder and rape without remorse and can still come across as disarmingly pleasant. What’s going on in their minds? As can be seen in films, art and literature, evil - seemingly devoid of morals and law - exerts a fascination over us. Centuries ago, anatomists tried to open human skulls and penetrate the brain. Today, state-of-the-art appliances enable us to scan brains to make inner proces

Germany 2009, 90 min
by Karin Jurschick

"...in terms of language, we participate in the creation of social reality, of the community..." (Framework of the curriculum of integration courses) Since January 1st, 2005 there has been a new Immigration Act in force in Germany. Integration is ordained.Whoever wants to stay here had better get to know Germany: with 600 language lessons and 45 lessons on orientation.The film tracks people from China, Somalia, Afghanistan, Morocco and other countries through their courses: what are they suppos