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Niko drifts aimlessly through everyday life without paying attention to social rules.
As a child, we live in a carefree timelessness. But this, too, passes, and the person who grows up is increasingly confronted with temporal limitations.
Sex is power, and Waseem, a Syrian gay-for-pay hustler seeking asylum in Cologne, wields it like a shield. Keeping his johns at an emotional arm’s length while satisfying their most carnal desires in order to eke out a living, he meets his match in Lars: a kind, affluent professional with a growing personal interest in Waseem. This gripping tale of transactional identity explores the tactical exchange of trust and intimacy in a partnership, and the divisions between immigrants and their host countries in contemporary Europe.
Qazi is the story of a young Pakistani refugee who is forced by economic and family circumstances to seek his fortune in Europe.
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During her internship in a remote clinic in the Allgäu region, the young psychology student Lea immerses herself in a mysterious world of unorthodox therapy methods and demonic traditions.
A lonely man is silently longing for a companion, when a crack appears in his floor...
A young refugee struggles with learning the German language while being existentially at the mercy of the bureaucratic system. Receiving an overwhelming amount of letters from the authorities triggers fears and war memories in him. Reality and imagination blur, raising the question of what is still "real" and what is "fictional" in his everyday life.
The pensioner Mr. Kummer is desperate to attend a Christmas party of his estranged family, who have invited him by surprise. A story about the loss of illusion.
A quick home visit on the way home and then finally end of work! At least that’s how easy the young doctor Dr. Seder imagines it when he knocks on the door of the remote forest house after a long working day. But the bizarre old lady who takes care of her demented husband there doesn’t make it that easy for him. Inspired by the young man’s unexpected companionship, the lonely woman greedily clings to his closeness and hesitates to leave. Dr. Seder himself can hardly explain why he suddenly sits in the old woman’s beige wing chair with slippers on his feet and a steaming bowl of aunt Gretel’s pumpkin soup in his hand. But it was a long day and the soup tastes delicious. However, the old woman becomes more and more violent in her behaviour and for Dr. Seder the already strange situation becomes more and more disturbing. Even the soup suddenly gets a strange aftertaste…
Levi is sitting in his favorite pub, drinking beer and waiting. For his ex-girlfriend. Tonight he will make everything better. But he waits in vain, and when she doesn't show up and the mysterious Marla turns up instead, the evening takes a different turn. Levi is enchanted by Marla's spontaneous nature and even leaves the pub with her. We follow the two of them through the night. With every minute that Levi spends with the stranger, things become more chaotic. Levi searches for answers without knowing what the question actually is. He follows Marla on her warm paths through the darkness, while he himself gets lost in the in-between.
An apocalyptic sound of roaring machines incessantly intrudes into the habitats of man and nature. Barren landscapes and deserted villages linger in hypnotic restlessness. A self-destructive system meets resistance.
After taking on a questionable assignment from a major pharmaceutical company, graphic designer Victoria is plagued by a guilty conscience that haunts her in the form of an advertising mascot she designed herself, which has come to life.
A day at the public pool turns into complete chaos when two sisters dive for a sandal.
The Lesbian Bar Project: FLINTA documents the complex and triumphant stories of the FLINTA communities in Cologne & Berlin; a reflection of where the queer community is headed internationally. Despite Lesbian Bars disappearing in Germany, there’s a growing FLINTA movement that epitomizes the evolution of queer culture. Featuring Boize Bar owner Payman Neziri, comedian Ricarda Hofmann, human rights activist Anbid Zaman, politician Tessa Ganserer, and party collectives Bebex and Girlstown.
Muharrem has dedicated himself to the Kurdish cause since the 1970s. From a theater artist living in exile, he has transformed himself to an activist. As a political prisoner, he was called many different names: Terrorist, comrade, friend.
A Hermit monk living in full harmony with divine forces, spreading light among the people below...
6 people researching & experimenting for empowerment in their sexuality – which actions are tempting & helpful to deconstruct shame and be more self-confident?
Between psychosis, delusions of persecution and trauma, A finds himself at an interface between past and present after a stay in hospital. What is still reality and what is a fearful manifestation of traumatic encounters? By confronting herself with old diary entries, she tries to come to terms with the emotional maelstrom. The breaches of trust from her youth keep pushing their way to the surface in her current relationships and make it difficult to grasp happiness.
