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After 14 years on the mainland, Hein returns to the place he is from – the only village on a remote island in the North Sea. Much to his surprise, the close-knit community no longer recognises him.

In January 2020, almost 70 years after the founding of the Berlin International Film Festival, it came to public attention that the role played by the Berlinale’s first director Alfred Bauer as a film ...

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The Palestinian-Syrian filmmaker studied sociology at the University of Damascus and worked as a human rights activist. He currently lives and works in Germany where he is continuing his studies in ...

Brydie O’Connor (sie/ihr) wurde in Kansas geboren, lebt in New York. Ihre Arbeit als Filmemacherin belebt Archive durch queere Erzählstrukturen im non-fiktionalen Bereich. Brydies Arbeit wurde von ...

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Anna, a 38-year-old Korean woman with a cognitive disability, cares for her ageing adoptive parents in a fragile balance of meeting each other’s needs. When a Florida heatwave shatters both the family ...

At the "Kiez" screening at the Passage theatre in Berlin-Neukölln. After the screening the producer answered the audience's question. Demet Gül, Yasemin Samdereli, Neserin Samdereli, Aykut Kayacik, ...

Afghanistan im Jahr 2021, kurz vor der Rückkehr der Taliban: Naru, die einzige Kamerafrau beim wichtigsten Fernsehsender Kabuls, kämpft um das Sorgerecht für ihren dreijährigen Sohn. Nach der Trennung ...

With the passing of Moritz de Hadeln, the international film community has lost one of its most influential and respected figures. As a festival director, filmmaker, and passionate advocate for cinema ...

Barbara and her partner Heli lead a happy and loving family life with their two children, Fini and Thimo. As professional clowns, they do not take life too seriously and try to laugh at whatever fails ...