Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Bolivia, A Christmas Miracle in La Paz tells a magical story of love, faith, and second chances. On Christmas Eve, two souls marked by loss and pride cross paths through the unexpected intervention of an angel. What begins as a chance encounter transforms into a journey of healing, where they discover that the true miracle is not destiny, but life's purpose... and the courage to believe in love again.
At the center of this social absurdist comedy, filmed like a performance, are beautiful and bold women. They meet men and introduce them to their way of life. The men like where they've ended up and become part of the unique world of their chosen women. "Freedom" is a leftist pamphlet on the immodest charm of the bourgeoisie, made with a love of irony and the excessively free spirit of humanity. This is an auteur film, if only because the author himself periodically appears on screen throughout the story, narrating it to the viewer.
Fascinatingly, moors are both water and land. They are home to rare plants, special animals, and enormous amounts of carbon. However, these unique ecosystems are now rarely found in Germany. For economic reasons, 95 percent of them have been drained, posing a massive threat to our climate. Drainage turns climate protectors into climate killers, emitting huge amounts of carbon dioxide every year. In this film, researchers, farmers, and politicians have their say. How can these areas be successfully renaturalized? It won't be easy.
The Atlantic migration route is one of the most dangerous escape routes in the world. It leads from the West African coast—from countries such as Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania—across the open Atlantic to the Spanish Canary Islands. Despite the great risks, thousands of people venture across the sea every year in simple, often overloaded wooden boats. Many of them disappear without a trace at sea.
Instead of the typical image of the suffering trans man, this experimental documentary focuses on the joy and euphoria that trans men experience in their everyday lives. The short film shows excerpts from the lives of four trans men as they describe and demonstrate their hobbies, personal projects, and gender experiences.
A documentary film about Laura Halding-Hoppenheit, an LGBTIQ* and AIDS activist who became an icon in Stuttgart through her tireless commitment. The film crew accompanies her in her everyday life and provides insights into the places that have shaped her work and her life. These include the town hall and the currently closed 'Kings Club' – an internationally renowned meeting place in the scene for many decades. The team also accompanies Laura to the studio of her husband Peter Jacobi, which adds another dimension to her everyday life alongside her political work.
55 kilograms. That is the upper limit of the weight jockeys are allowed to carry in a race. Most weigh even less than that. They usually only know their horse for a few minutes, but they are expected to lead it to victory and make its owner proud and rich. Every race also means: mortal danger. "It's not a question of whether you fall, but when" – a common saying in the jockey scene, which top jockey Tommaso Scardino knows only too well. The film crew accompanies him as he trains in preparation for the season.
The film portrays Hanns-Jakob Eckert-Schwegler, a reclusive teacher and architect who transformed an abandoned church into his own architectural work of art. What initially appears to be a classic documentary about his life and work increasingly defies clear categorization. Interstitial spaces open up—places that are neither entirely past nor present. In these liminal spaces, a lonely architect transforms a cultural wasteland into a cinematic space full of transitions, allusions, and visions.
The lives of Jaipong dancers who persistently uphold tradition amidst economic pressures and changing times. Through their moving bodies and distinctive voices in traditional performing arts, these women dance not only for the stage but also to survive. Their voices, whether vocal expressions, soft utterances, or sinden singing, serve as the living spirit and "voice" that sustain and preserve their cultural heritage. An intimate portrait of resilience, steadfastness, and the voice in traditional arts that is gradually being marginalized.
RISING is a documentary from Team Kentucky that tells the story of the strength and resilience of Eastern Kentuckians as we undertake the most ambitious rebuilding effort in the nation following the historic flooding that took place in the summer of 2022.
Recorded live at the London Palladium, join Jack Dee as he guides you through his varied life and career with his customary charm and well-known gift for talking absolute rubbish on any given subject.
A once-beloved talk show host finds herself battling alcohol addiction and personal demons that destroy everything she holds dear. On the road to recovery, she must confront her past, repair broken relationships, and rediscover her purpose before she can truly heal.