Thrash, Altenessen

Thrash, Altenessen 1989

8.00

Documentary focusing on the thrash metal band Kreator but also exploring the economic and social situation of Essen at the time.

1989

Max Frisch, Citoyen

Max Frisch, Citoyen 2008

1

Max Frisch was the last big Swiss intellectual widely respected as a “voice” in its own right – a character hardly found today. The film retells Frisch’s story as a witness of the unfolding 20th century, wondering if such “voices” are needed at all, or if we could do without them.

2008

Ten Years

Ten Years 2024

1

Four young people searching for their place in life and in society. Over ten years, the director observes how the protagonists, between success and failure, pursue their dreams, how they mature as individuals and gradually become who they are.

2024

Once Upon a Time... Tchao Pantin

Once Upon a Time... Tchao Pantin 2003

1

A documentary on the making of Tchao Pantin (1983), featuring interviews with writer-director Claude Berri, novelist Alain Page, stars Richard Anconina, Mahmoud Zemmouri, Agnès Soral, cinematographer Bruno Nuytten and others.

2003

Manhattan Storys

Manhattan Storys 1997

1

Documentary that follows seven friends in New York city in their everyday activities.

1997

Das Gefühl des Augenblicks

Das Gefühl des Augenblicks 1989

1

Photographer and documentary film director Schadt follows in the footsteps of his role model Robert Frank. The important photographer and director traveled through the United States in the mid-1950s and recorded his photographic impressions of this trip in the photo book "The Americans". Schadt visits some of the places where Frank had photographed 30 years earlier, talks to the people living there and interviews Frank himself.

1989