Hamburg Media School

Eight-year-old Jonathan grows beyond himself on an excursion into a dark forest as he overcomes his fear of the dark and is forced to take away the fear of death from his father, who becomes seriously injured on the trip.

When a girl on a medieval farm says she dances with the devil, her stepmother must find out the real reason before it's too late.

In the late 19th century young radiologist Georg starts to experiment with the recently discovered X-Ray technology. At first his methods seem promising and his patients get better. Soon however, he plunges himself more and more into his work and must learn the true devastating nature of his treatments.

A German couple adopts in Kolkata an Indian orphan. Their child suddenly disappears and they realize that they are part of the problem.

A theft with consequences: When introverted Didi is caught stealing a toy mermaid, his hyper-masculine father does not know how to handle it.

Belgrade, 2022: A photojournalist is threatened by right-wing extremist groups in her Serbian home and flees to Germany with her daughter. But then she also experiences increasing strong threats and attacks in her new home.

Young neo-Nazi Jan's world is somewhat limited, but stable. At least until he ends up in an Asian strip club while on the run from the police and experiences a moment there that rocks his world.

The paths of young nurse Larissa and homeless Peter cross again and again. One encounter in the night has a lasting effect on Larissa and even in her dreams she can't let go. Finally, the next day, she is led to Peter one last time.

Year 2032. Ten-year old Luise and her mother Anna live in Germany, a totalitarian state. When a school theatre play, with Luise involved, turns into a brutal propaganda campaign, Anna recognizes the need to protect her daughter. But it might be too late.

In Anita's dreams, her father Martin is larger than life - even after he has died. Is she the only one seeing the strange things that happened to her family in the days before the funeral? Or is it really Martin's look she feels on her neck when she sits at the piano?

Pouya is a political refugee from Iran who lives in Hamburg and is doing everything he can to bring his wife Nikta to safety. As a political activist and video maker, he finds it difficult to trust strangers, as he is always afraid of putting the regime on his wife's trail. When a passenger plane is shot down over Tehran and the political situation escalates, Pouya has to overcome his paranoia. He must be able to believe that he has found a friend.

For a decade Kenya has been targeted by terrorist attacks of the Al-Shabaab. An atmosphere of anxiety and mistrust between Muslims and Christians is growing. Until in December 2015, Muslim bus passengers showed that solidarity can prevail.

Maya works for the Night-Guard home phone service. That night, she experiences the horror of a young woman being followed by a stranger on her way home.

Since joining the special forces, Mirko's life has been torn between his family and his unit. When the suspicion suddenly arises that his girlfriend Rabea might have reported a radical right-wing chat message from the unit to Internal Affairs, Mirko is in danger of losing both.

The rebels Vesta and Nathan want to defy the corrupt regime around them with art actions. During one of these nocturnal actions, something goes wrong. Panicked, they flee back to their settlement, but the regime finds them everywhere.

The tragic accidental death of Xiu the panda lady causes Nele, the cantankerous golf course employee, and Jonathan, the loneliest panda breeder in the world, to meet. Despite pain and anger - or perhaps because of it - the two fall in love.

Sascha is shy, overweight and sells baked goods. When no one is looking his hands fold delicate origami figures. Pia is not a customer but the only constant excitement he has. One brioche roll, one coffee and she is gone. Each and every morning. When Sascha gathers all of his courage and lets an origami flower slip into her bag, things begin to unfold.

Anna has been suffering from violent nightmares for some time, which are obviously being experienced in real life by Aylin, a woman she doesn't know. Anna is magically drawn into Aylin's mysterious world, where dream and reality finally meet to rekindle the connection between these women.

Wow, what a great bikini! Fifteen-year-old Maya stops in front of the shop window. She simply has to have it! She tries it on - it fits like a glove. And yet doubts creep in: The doll in the shop window looked great in it. But her? A little too much roll here, not tight enough there - Maya is unsure. When she gets to the swimming pool, she doesn't even want to take off her towel. Until she sees a group of women romping around the pool: laughing happily, all of them not model-sized - and so beautiful. So should she...?

When Mara, a social worker at a drug consumption room, meets the heroin addict Ole, the boundaries between work and friendship between to blur. Now she is faced with the question of whether she can handle the job or if her friendship with Ole will get in the way.