Claudia Willke

Documentary following Zen-Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hahn

Slavoj Zizek, born in 1949 in Ljubljana, psychoanalyst and professor of philosophy, started early on a group of theoreticians who sharpened their thinking of the theses of Jacques Lacan. The Slovenian Lacan School was a spiritual resistance nest in orthodox ex-Yugoslavia, and Slavoj Zizek emerged as a globally operating philosopher-entertainer.

A portrait of the nearly 90-year-old dance pioneer who cared little about bourgeois conformity and devoted herself all the more to dismantling stereotypical images of people: "These citizens are all basically going backwards."

Documentary about the dancer and choreographer Trudi Schoop and her work with people with mental illness through her dance therapy.

The Swiss art-rock band Les Reines Prochaines emerged from the youth and feminist movement of the 1980s. The young and cheeky performance artists of yesteryear are now “mature” women but still exuberantly youthful in spirit. Even after 25 years since their debut, they continue to venture across traditional genre and gender borders – with a witty, sensual and radical approach. The film traces the distinctive history of the Reines Prochaines and captures the artists in rehearsal and during their day-to-day life on tour.

Documentary about Japanese actor and director Yoshi Oida.

Bookings closed Hardly anyone embodies the Zen qualities of "nothing special" with such an impressive presence, mental clarity, and simplicity as Zen master Joko Beck, born in New Jersey in 1917. The film shows unique excerpts from her life and work.

How much does it cost to enjoy a full bath at an altitude of 1,500 meters in a mountain village without electricity or running water?

The Yoruba people in particular have always had a strong connection to spirituality. The fact that a mysterious white woman shared their belief in the animistic nature of the world restored the Yoruba people's cultural self-esteem.