The New Gospel
A documentary starring Yvan Sagnet, Maia Morgenstern and Enrique Irazoqui
What would Jesus preach in the 21st century? Who would his disciples be? And how would today's society respond to the return of the Son of God? With The New Gospel, Milo Rau is staging a "Revolt of Dignity ... (more)
The Poet's Wife
A documentary
The paintings of the artist Güler Yücel tell about weddings and funerals, of almond blossom and olive harvest, of her husband, the poet, and of herself, her love of life and wisdom. “I can’t paint anything that I have not seen”, says Güler Yücel ... (more)
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This Stolen Country of Mine
A documentary
Chinese mining in Ecuador’s mountains sets the stage for an epic battle between eco-guerrillas and a corrupt government in an intensely dramatic feature by former CPH:DOX winner Marc Wiese.
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Was Tun
A documentary
A 15-year-old girl in a red sari sits on a shabby bed. She pauses, searching for words, hesitantly interrupting the interview: "Is there no other way for us women than that of suffering? Is there any way at all? Who can answer these questions for me?" This scene from Glawogger's film Whore's Glory has a long-lasting effect on documentary student Michael Kranz ... (more)
Wurzeln des Überlebens
A documentary
WURZELN DES ÜBERLEBENS accompanies five innovative farmers who make use of and further develop the peasant knowledge of the last millennia, which has almost been forgotten in the course of agricultural industrialization ... (more)