Films by Moritz Mayerle

Germany 2023, 104 min
by Moritz Mayerle, Annette Scheurich

Children – the meaning of life!?At least in nature. Humans may take a more differentiated view, but animals make enormous efforts to produce as many offspring as possible throughout their lives. But no matter how clearly the goal of life seems to be defined, the paths to animal child happiness could hardly be more different and are as diverse as they are fascinating. In two parts, we show animal parents and children all over the world: on land, on water and in the air – family life in all its facets.

2021, 156 min
by Herbert Ostwald

Ostrich-sized rheas tramp on shoots of fields in Northern Germany. Flocks of bright green parrots screech along Cologne Cathedral. And beaver-like nutrias with orange teeth gnaw on Dutch dikes. All these animal nags are alien and are suspected of causing ecological and economic damage. Do the invaders have to be fought? Or is it just prejudice against hitherto unknown species?This small series of three films gets to the bottom of the accusations against alien species. For this purpose, the immigrated animals are observed in their new environment, their relationships to other species are shown and the latest scientific results are presented.