Films by Nicolai Mehring

Germany 2023, 90 min
by Daniel Andreas Sager

It is the worst journalistic forgery scandal in German post-war history: Claas Relotius, numerous award-winning journalist for the renowned news magazine Der Spiegel, had fascinated the public for years with his spectacular features and extraordinary interviews. At the age of only 33, he is at the peak of his career when his colleague Juan Moreno, at the risk of his own reputation, is able to prove what Relotius really is: a forger and an impostor.

Germany 2021, 204 min
by Michael Schmitt, Max Langfeldt, Thorsten Glotzmann, Katharina Woll

The Age of Enlightenment from today’s perspective: following Denis Diderot and the quest for knowledge, Thomas Jefferson and the idea of equality, Olympe de Gouges and the fight for freedom, Immanuel Kant and the concept of responsibility. A truly innovative documentary series. The period of Enlightenment began three hundred years ago. The goal was to bring progress, reason and self-determination instead of myths and ideologies. This 4×52 min documentary series – produced with ARTE – follows the