Films by Michaela Kirst

Germany, Austria 2021, 52 min
by Martin Gronemeyer

For the first time ever, our film will expose the secret world of these unknown tax havens.There is a global network of tax-free storage facilities valuable goods, catering to the super rich – and it’s virtually unknown, until now it has been featured so prominently in Christopher Nolan's new film TENET. Freeports feature highest security levels, confidential record keeping and an offshore legal status and are a huge potential for tax savings. Our film investigates their rise, searching who is u

Austria, Germany, Romania 2020, 98 min
by Monica Lazurean-Gorgan, Michaela Kirst, Ebba Sinzinger

Illegal logging is a global business worth billions. Alexander von Bismarck, descendant of the Iron Chancellor and head of the Environmental Investigation Agency in Washington D.C., successfully pursues the machinations of the timber mafia worldwide – with dyed hair, a concealed camera and sound recording equipment. His primary concern isn't to expose a scandalous situation, but rather to promote a change in the consciousness of politics and civil society and to bring about a new code of conduct

Germany 2014, 43 min
by Martin Gronemeyer, Michaela Kirst

From the days of celestial emperors to a booming state capitalism, Beijing's skyline was reshaped completely. But the people still love pigeons. Everyday the flocks circle above. Following three pigeon breeders in one of the last historic quarters, we see a country's dramatic change, reflected in a traditional pastime. 52 year old Bao Jianhua has been raising show pigeons since he was a boy. Behind the loft above his small courtyard home loom the imperial Bell Tower. Bao's greatest joy are pigeo

Germany 2010, 43 min
by Michaela Kirst

In 1960, the contraceptive pill was commercialised in the United States. Suddenly, centuries of sexual mores as defined by Christianity were put to a test - not to mention the perpetuation of humanity itself. After 5 decades of fighting for reproductive choice, this film evaluates the situation of contraceptives today: what are the risks and opportunities linked to the pill?