Films by Wolfgang Grimmeisen

2022, 101 min
by Bertram Verhaag

Yes we can! A change in agriculture! NOW!How blind does a society still have to become before it turns against the Agricultural Industry and its fatal consequences? A different kind of agriculture is more than overdue - a CHANGE in agriculture! NOW! An ecological lighthouse project in Hohenlohe (BW) has been showing for 35 years how things can be done differently. Founder of the BÄUERLICHEN ERZEUGERGEMEINSCHAFT SCHWÄBISCH-HALL (BESH) is Rudolf Bühler, a Hohenlohe farmer rebel in the 14th generat

Germany 2018, 90 min
by Luigi Falorni, Roland Wagner

When author Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa died in 1957 he was penniless. But one year later his only novel, 'Il Gattopardo', was published and went on to become a global success with more than 13 million copies sold to this day. In 1963, Luchino Visconti's film adaptation, starring Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale and Alain Delon, received a Palme d'Or in Cannes. However, hidden behind the genesis of 'Il Gattopardo' there is a true love story – which almost outshines the novel: that of the autho

Germany 2016, 99 min
by Carmen Té

In Le Salicelle, a rundown Naples suburb, the only future for many youngsters is as a stooge for organized crime. Each day, Father Don Ciro risks his life in order to support the youngsters and keep them away from the false temptations of the Camorra. Luca and Toni (both 18) are sassy, politicizing rappers, struggling to improve their neighborhood. Their songs represent the voice of the local residents, who have been left to their poverty. Tina and Manuela are 13 years old. They don't enjoy atte

Germany 2010, 55 min
by Peter Heller (c/o filmkraft)

Nelson Mandela's long struggle against the racist minority regime in South Africa is legendary. In Mandela's shadow there is one of his most loyal fellow freedom fighters – a white South African. The film portrays the life of this campaigner who is less well known in South Africa and worldwide. He was imprisoned for 22 years – sentenced as a bomb maker and terrorist; branded a 'traitor to the white race'. But even the hatred of his fellow white South Africans could not break his spirit. Goldberg