Films by Robert Cibis

France, Germany 2021, 108 min
by Christophe Cognet

As men and women desperately attempted to pass images of hell on to us, we have a duty to look at them. From these unprecedented photographs, taken secretly by deportees at the risk of their lives, we are bound to wonder how we could imagine the events of which they bear the incomplete and fleeting traces. This film is putting together an archeology of images as actions, conducting a worried exploration of the capacity and lack of the human imagination when confronted to the most dismal darkness

Germany 2019, 80 min
by Lilian Franck, Robert Cibis

At sixteen, Uffie posts a song online and becomes an internet sensation.She goes on world tour. Champagne in Tokyo, French kiss in New York, cocaine in Hong Kong.But she is young, and the more famous she becomes, the greater the pressure gets. A chance to escape appears as her child is born, but the music industry won’t let her go. Her daughter is brought up by a nanny while Uffie is away. Amidst gigs, an overdose and her mother’s death, hope for change arises as Uffie is pregnant again.

Germany, Austria 2018, 85 min
by Lilian Franck

We lack knowledge when it comes to our health. There are a very few institutions we can rely on for competence and independence in this area. Doctors, of course, and the Ministry of Health, as well. They, in turn, rely on the World Health Organization. What if the trust and responsibility that billions of people around the world relinquish and transfer, are not justified?This personal investigation tells the story of how the WHO has been infiltrated and influenced by industry, and how the member

Germany, Austria 2017, 94 min
by Christian Tod

What would you do if your income were taken care of?Just a few years ago, an unconditional basic income was considered a pipe dream. Today, this utopia is more imaginable than ever before - intense discussions are taking place in all political and scientific camps.FREE LUNCH SOCIETY provides background information about this idea and searches for explanations, possibilities and experiences regarding its implementation.Globalization, automation, Donald Trump. The middle class is falling apart. On

Germany 2010, 52 min
by Martin Gronemeyer, Robert Cibis

The German and French national health care systems range among the world's most costly. And yet, medical care deteriorates. No private insurance? Be ready to wait in line for an appointment, expect hurried examinations and hefty co-payments. How did we get to this point? What is going on behind the scenes of health care system? Who is pulling the strings? "Preying on Patients" illuminates on many levels the web that doctors, pharmaceutical concerns, politicians and investors spin around the ill

Germany 2009, 95 min
by Lilian Franck, Robert Cibis

Pianomania is a portrayal of Stefan Knuepfer, the virtuosic piano tuner from Steinway, Austria, and his many famous clients at work, including Lang Lang, Alfred Brendel, Andrej Gravilov, Mitsuko Uchida, Rudolf Buchbinder and Pierre-Laurent Aimard; the film offers an unusual and amusing look behind the heavy curtains at major concerts. This film is about the quest for the perfect tone. It shows each obstacle that is created by abandoning everyday routine and surrendering oneself to Art.The fortit