Philip Schaeffer

Looking to escape his Royal life, a dashing prince comes to the United States to start a business in a small town in upstate New York and winds up falling for a former Olympic ice skater.

When five young women gather to play a witch-themed board game, they begin to suspect one of them may actually be a witch.

HOUSE 4 documents a year in the life of inmates at Berlin´s youth prison. With exceptional access and the trust of both prisoners and staff, the film follows its protagonists as they undergo mandatory therapy. Does this institution succeed in changing the paths of these young men? House 4 holds up a mirror to the youth prison systems of Western social welfare states.

In the spring of 2022, an international tourist group will make a day trip to Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank to visit religious sites. But something is wrong here - the whole city is on strike. The two tour guides, one Israeli, the other Palestinian, do not want to comment on the matter. A murmur goes around about an incident the day before…

“The Unicorn in Snow Pants Suddenly Ran Off” explores the clash between blind children's play worlds and the reality they live in. The film introduces us to three confident children, for whom blindness is not a disability but rather a different kind of normal. Unicorns, call centers and flying grandfathers each play a role.

A short portrait of a young man, who choses Ukraine as the destination for his year abroad so he can teach juggling to children who have been affected by war. Surrounded by trenches, he confesses that he feels more comfortable here than in Czech Republic because the people are so kind-hearted. With great sensitivity the film shows a search for meaning surrounded by gunfire.