Historical Drama

Two friends - a Mugairyu swordsman, Toranosuke Sugi and one of the leading swordsmen in Edo, Hachiro Date – arrive in Kyoto that is shaken by the Ikedaya riot. Both men are swallowed by the big wave of events, where each of them is destined to his own fate. more

Art, Documentary, Short Film

Juck (literally Hump) is the dance group that made its breakthrough in a 2013 viral video, where they pushed the limits for how the female body is allowed to express itself and make a statement. Since then they have ›humped‹ all over the world. A film that swings between documentary, … more

Comedy, Drama

An alcoholic and a boy with Tourette's syndrome are forced to spend the whole week together in a luxury hotel. more

Art, Documentary

Identifying birds by their song, listening to a perfect classical music concert or making a radio show: these are just some of the many ways in which sound – that mysterious, invisible and intangible phenomenon – can give us pleasure. Some remarkable inhabitants of Panama explain why they are so … more

Documentary, History

In 1988, the British director Cynthia Beatt, who is based in Berlin, conceived a special cinematic bike tour. She selected a number of places along the 160 km long border where the young Tilda Swinton cycled along and thus apparently circled the island of West Berlin once. Today CYCLING THE … more