Haro Senft

Daniel accidentally witnesses a kidnapping on the street. After his report to the police didn't get the attention he had hoped for, he looks for an explanation himself and gets more and more entangled in doubts about his surroundings and his own actions. Through his commitment, he finds himself increasingly exposed to violence and eventually kills a person. During the interrogation by the public prosecutor, he experiences the purgatory of his awakening.

Documentary about the film academy in Prague and the Czech Film in 1965.

Interview film with the protagonists of the New German Cinema in 1966.

Bernhard works as a warehouse clerk in Munich. After being sentenced to probation for a physical altercation with a right-wing extremist, he could no longer continue his engineering studies. Bernhard meets Johanna. She comes from a well-to-do family; her father is a real-estate developer and her brother is in the diplomatic service. Bernhard wants to share his roots with her, so the two go to Prague, where he lived until the end of the war. But her father disapproves of the trip to the Eastern bloc. When Bernhard finds out that he owes his chance to develop new technology, which led to his career advancement, to his girlfriend’s father, he is upset …

Set on the deserted North Sea island of Langeness, a lonely woman begins an affair with a stranger; only after he is identified as a political fugitive and deported does she begin to learn about his true identity and his past.

Documentary about the current state of German cinema. Produced for German television.

A girl wanders around a desolate urban landscape gradually yielding to its oneiric ambiance.

A 12-year-old boy withdraws completely after his father's accidental death and only regains his zest for life through his encounter with a down-and-out musician.

Vesely’s study on changing urbanity claims that "the Espresso has a democratic touch." Italy has expanded into Munich and instead of beer hall cellars, there are Cappuccinos, ice creams and tables in the open.

The whole world is just cars, cars, cars.

Short film about a weekend

A high-impact composition, razor-sharp.

The film begins with eight-year-old Marcel waking up after his father has run away and his mother is spending the night with her boyfriend. The boy makes his own breakfast and feeds the rabbit that is camping in the old cot. A child left alone in a world they trust.

A man's life progress illustrated by images from vintage postcards, magazine advertisements and posters.

Supertramp play a few songs....

The short feature film is about the friendship between two 10-year-old boys, Andreas and Bernd. It is initially endangered by the appearance of a third, Philipp. However, a self-critical attitude and a mutual willingness to reconcile maintain and eventually strengthen the togetherness.

A group of 10- to 14-year-old boys and girls work together to try to make wishes come true and plans come true.

A documentary about the building and commissioning of VAK Kahl, the first commercial nuclear power plant in the FRG – gleaming images of a bright future. Oscar nominated documentary short from West Germany, 1961.

The film shows the colorful life and hustle and bustle at the Viktualienmarkt in the heart of Munich. The day begins with the ringing of the city's many bell towers. The market is still quiet, but quickly becomes busy. The deliveries arrive and the traders begin to put away their goods. The rich offer ranges from baked goods, fruit, vegetables, fish and meat to flowers, handicrafts and delicatessen - the colorful market bustle begins. Individual small events and, above all, the people are observed. At 6 o'clock in the evening, it's time for the big clean-up before it starts all over again the next day.

Animated film by Haro Senft.