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Have you missed a film. No problem, with this pass you can stream 6 films for the price of 4 from anywhere in Germany.
A selection of films from the festival program will be available to stream until 31 October. With this pass, you can stream six films for the price of four. ATTENTION: All available films can only be streamed from Germany. And only a selection of films is available online!
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In 2004, a urinal was voted the most influential work of modern art. But was its creator really Marcel Duchamp? Visser tells the absurd story of this iconic work and reflects on what makes art art.
At age fourteen, Chilean guitarist and musician Andrés Godoy lost his right arm in a work accident. What initially seemed like the end of his passion was actually just the beginning.
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Diary of an Elephant Orphan
17. Oct
/ 20:30 / Zeiss-Großplanetarium
18. Oct
/ 17:30 / Kant Kino
A baby elephant has lost its parents. Since a wild elephant family is unlikely to accept an orphaned youngster, wildlife conservationists set out to find a herd of orphaned elephants that was rescued twenty-five years ago in order to ensure the baby elephant’s survival.
There is a severe shortage of psychologists in Zimbabwe. This drives Dr Dixon Chibanda to seek solutions outside the conventional healthcare system. He begins training grandmothers, developing a completely new approach that sees people in the community helping each other.
Australian politician and environmental activist Bob Brown has dedicated his life to saving the world’s tallest deciduous trees, Tasmania’s giant eucalyptuses. A journey through more than fifty years of his work as an activist and Australia’s first openly gay MP.
In the 1990s, a wave of revolutionary movements against dictators and governments washed over Latin America. This documentary follows a Belgian pastor who fights in the opposition movement in Nicaragua. A film about strength and conflict, through and with one’s own faith.
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Greta Gerwig: Itinerary Of A Rising Star
11. Oct
/ 18:30 / Colosseum Filmtheater
13. Oct
/ 21:00 / Kant Kino
Her film Barbie grossed over a billion dollars, marking a high point in Greta Gerwig’s career—but her success began decades earlier. This film chronicles the director’s journey, emphasizing her consistent focus on showcasing a feminist perspective in her work.
In the 1970s, the Cimarons were at the heart of the great reggae boom. This documentary tells the story of Britain’s first reggae band, following them on their journey to fulfil a dream: performing live one last time.
Where eels spawn and how exactly they reproduce is one of marine biology’s unsolved mysteries. A group of international scientists sets out to find the eels’ suspected birthplace. Can they learn enough about these endangered fish to save them?
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Hvaldimir: Conversation with a Whale
11. Oct
/ 20:00 / Colosseum Filmtheater
18. Oct
/ 18:00 / Zeiss-Großplanetarium
Off the coast of Norway, a beluga whale suddenly appears sporting some unusual gear. The whale seems to have escaped from a Russian military base where whales and dolphins are trained for espionage purposes. This is the intriguing story of the ‘spy whale’.
In October 2019, Iraq sees the eruption of its largest protests since the war’s end. Khalili, a young film-maker, finds himself right in the middle and discovers that his camera is the most powerful weapon of all. Milo also takes part in the protests wearing boy’s clothes.
When then relatively unknown artist Beeple sold a digital artwork for $69 million three years ago, media around the world reported on the sensation. This marked the beginning of the NFT art industry and represents the biggest turning point in the history of modern art.
In 1993, in the midst of the Bosnian war, Bekir Hasanović exchanged a gold coin for a camera. When director Ado Hasanovic finds his father’s old photos and diary entries decades later, he begins to reconstruct how his father survived the Srebrenica massacre.
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New Wave
15. Oct
/ 20:00 / DASHI Canteen
16. Oct
/ 20:30 / Kant Kino
18. Oct
/ 21:00 / Sputnik Kino
Immaculately styled hair, underground parties, and a new blend of punk and rock music emerged in the 1980s: New Wave. Accompanied by the sounds of its music, director Elizabeth Ai takes a personal and vulnerable look back at her own past.
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Of Caravan and the Dogs
12. Oct
/ 20:30 / City Kino Wedding
14. Oct
/ 11:30 / Festival Center D'24
15. Oct
/ 18:30 / Festival Center D'24
How do you report on a war being waged by your own government when the word “war” is banned in reporting? This film accompanies teams from Novaya Gazeta, Radio Echo of Moscow, and Rain TV on their fight for press freedom.
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Pepi Fandango
14. Oct
/ 18:30 / Festival Center D'24
16. Oct
/ 21:00 / Sputnik Kino
20. Oct
/ 18:00 / Kant Kino
Viennese musician and Holocaust survivor Peter Pérez sets off with his best friend in search of the fandango, which he learned from Roma children in a concentration camp. An epic road movie that combines pain and the healing power of music.
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Searching for Amani
16. Oct
/ 18:00 / Kant Kino
18. Oct
/ 21:00 / ACUDkino
20. Oct
/ 19:00 / Sputnik Kino
In the heart of one of Kenya’s largest nature reserves, the world of thirteen-year-old Simon Ali is suddenly shattered. His father, an experienced tour guide, is found dead. Together with his best friend Haron, he sets out in search of the truth.
The colonisation of space is imminent. Architects are designing innovative living spaces for extraterrestrial communities. Combining art and technology, these dwellings are the first step towards a new era of human colonisation in the universe.
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Standing Above the Clouds
13. Oct
/ 20:00 / Colosseum Filmtheater
15. Oct
/ 18:00 / Kant Kino
20. Oct
/ 19:30 / Zeiss-Großplanetarium
When the construction of a thirty-metre-high telescope on the Hawaiian mountain Mauna Kea is proposed, a global movement of kiaʻi (protectors) rises up. This film tells the story of three women fighting on the front lines to protect their sacred mountain.
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State of Silence
11. Oct
/ 20:30 / City Kino Wedding
12. Oct
/ 21:00 / Sputnik Kino
14. Oct
/ 17:30 / Kant Kino
In Mexico, journalists are fighting against drug policy and systemic corruption. But danger is all around. Cartels and officials want to prevent the truth from coming to light. This portrait is an impressive call to advocate for the importance of press freedom.
In 1915, Albert Einstein predicted gravitational waves. In 2016, a group of physicists successfully confirmed their existence. Narrated through dance, this documentary delves into the interpersonal and emotional aspects of the research project.
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The Tempest of Neptun
15. Oct
/ 21:00 / Sputnik Kino
16. Oct
/ 20:00 / Aquarium
20. Oct
/ 20:00 / Colosseum Filmtheater
For decades, the small Croatian island of Vis was closed to tourism. That is now set to change. Fishermen, young people, and the island’s workers come together to talk about how much tourism the idyllic island can take.
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Uncropped
13. Oct
/ 20:30 / Lark
15. Oct
/ 20:30 / Kant Kino
19. Oct
/ 17:30 / Colosseum Filmtheater
From Patti Smith to Muhammad Ali—successful photojournalist James Hamilton has photographed them all. Through the lens of his camera, we travel back in time to New York’s past and Hamilton’s exciting everyday life in the photography and art scene.
After a tabloid attacks the film crew for a queer subject in Serbia, two young actors explore the representation of LGBTIQ characters in Yugoslav and Serbian cinema. They analyse the social conditions that led to different treatments of these characters.
This film showcases courageous Iranian women risking their lives to fight economic crises, corruption, and the patriarchy. Prominent women from the fields of culture, art, and science share their stories of being forced to leave their beloved country.
At a training centre for medical professionals in Switzerland, nurses and doctors practise how to interact with patients in the most compassionate way possible. But can sensitive, empathetic care succeed in a healthcare system that is chronically overburdened and underfunded?
