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Photo copyright by Fred Csasznik
AL NAKBA - THE PALESTINIAN CATASTROPHE 1948
Based
on the book The Birth of the Palestinian
Refugee Problem by noted historian Benny Morris, AL NAKBA is the first
documentary to examine the tragedy that accompanied the birth of the state of
Israel in 1948 – the displacement of 750,000 Palestinians.
58
minutes, English, 1997, produced by Xela Films
Photo copyright by Euro Kick Filmproduktion
THE GREAT BOLSHOI - AN OPERA HOUSE IN UPHEAVAL
After more than
150 years the Bolshoi was on the verge of collapse. Filmmaker Reiner Penzholz
followed the restoration process of the
traditional opera
house on its ambitious way back to the top, which it wants to regain at its
official re-opening in Autumn 2011.
45 min, DigiBeta, 16:9,
English, Italian and German versions,
2010, produced by Euro Kick
Photo copyright by Kick Film Berlin
At the site of
the last meteorite to hit the earth scientists did not only find a perfect
climate diary over the past one million years, but they have also found traces
that life was started again here.
45 Min, DigiBeta, English and German version, 2005, produced by Kick Film
Berlin
Photo copyright by Lasso Film & TV Production
THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM AND SOPHIE
The
three children of Abraham Braun and Sophie Schopf, including writer and former
Knesset member Mordechai Bar-On, are just part of the family tree in Benny
Brunner's complex and subtle examination of the ties that bind.
95
minutes, English, 2002, produced by LASSO Film & TV
Production, Humanistische Omroep (Dutch
TV), Noga Communication (Israel’s Channel 8), and Benny
B
Photo copyright by Miki Kratsman
The
film documents the daily routine of two Palestinian middle class families who
live under the shadow of the wall in the greater Jerusalem area; one family on
the Israeli side, the other on the Palestinian side.
76 minutes, English, 2004, produced by Xela
Films production in association with LASSO Film & TV Production
Photo copyright by Kick Film Berlin
THE DEEPEST HOLES IN THE WORLD
A documentary mini series on the
largest mining areas in the world. International demand for commodities will be
growing rapidly. Hugh investments are being made to meet these demands. The
series takes the audience on a fascinating journey to the toughest working
places in the world.
3 x 45 minutes, DigiBeta, 16:9, German, 2008, produced by Kick Film Berlin
Photo copyright by Bechert & Dexel Filmproduktion
DESTINATION
FINLAND: SOUTHWESTERN ARCHIPELAGOS
DESTINATION
FINLAND: FROM HELSINKI TO KARELIA
Produced for ARD´s
"Reisewege", one of their most venerable and successful series in
German TV. Destination Finland
presents various travel destinations, cultural characteristics, historical
traces and charms of Finland.
2 x 43 min, DigiBeta, 16:9, German, 2006, produced by Bechert and Dexel Filmproduktion
Photo copyright by David Munoz
Rwanda 14 years
after the Rwandan genocide. Can genocide victims and
killers live together? Could films become a way of
educating people and especially children in a post-genocide society?
24 min, DigiBeta, 16:9, English, Spanish and French versions,
2008, produced by Hibrida
Photo copyright by Michael Teutsch
FROM HELL TO PARADISE - CHOPIN SAVED ME
Portrait of 103 year old pianist Alice Sommer whose music helped her to survive
the holocaust and the camp of Terezin.
73 minutes, English, German, 2005, produced by Filmglas München
Photo copyright by Bechert & Dexel Filmproduktion
THE GOLD OF CABRAS - SECRETS OF THE SARDINIAN CAVIAR
Fishermen of Cabras produce a very rare
Caviar of dried fish roe, which is today Sardinia´s most successful good of
exportation. The film portraits the fishermen and their archaic techniques and
traditions.
45 min, DigiBeta, 16:9, English and German versions,
2004, produced
by Bechert and Dexel Filmproduktion
Photo copyright by Kaspar Film
The film
tells the moving stories of Jewish children once hidden during WWII. As adults,
they live scattered across the globe. We learn of their traumatic separation
from their parents, their loneliness, and the permanent state of fear in which
they once lived. Yet these children never lost their will to survive, and
demonstrated exceptional courage under the most terrifying circumstances.
52 minutes, HDCAM, English and German version, 2009, produced by Kaspar Film
Photo copyright by Xela Films
Some
of the harshest critics of Israel's occupation policies are Israelis themselves
– a small minority of intellectuals, political activists and artists whose
voices are rarely heard outside Israel.
Photo copyright by Alix F. Meier
THE KING OF PALMA - LIFE ACCORDING TO BRUNO
He
could be taken for an aging film star when he walks his little white dog Flocky
through the old part of town.
Photo copyright by Euro Kick Filmproduktion
ITALIAN
OPERA - HOUSES IN TIMES OF CHANGE (TRILOGY)
Part One: LIKE PHOENIX OUT OF THE ASHES
A unique documentary which reveals how Venice´s famous opera house was rebuild to its original beauty and acoustic excellence after the devastating fire of 1996.
Part
Two: SCALA SCALISSIMA
The film shows the complete renovation of the wolrd´s most famous opera-house. The project involved the total demolition and rebuilding of the entire stage area.
Part Three: SCENE
CHANGES
A
voyage through 400 years of music and architectual history, introducing Italian
opera houses from Venice to Naples.
3 x 45 min,
DigiBeta, 16:9,
English, Italian and German versions,
2004-2006, produced by Euro Kick
Photo copyright by Xela Films
How
powerful is the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)? The new
documentary film THE LOBBY is a balanced examination of this controversial
subject.
25 Min,
English, 2003, produced by Produced
by Dutch TV Ikon
Photo copyright by DOCUfilm PRAHA
Czech tourist
Lada found a suitcase containing 22 rolls of undeveloped film in a Swedish
dumpster. When developed, the negatives produced 756 fascinating snapshots of
six unknown Chinese tourists. He decided to find the owners. Not an easy talk,
as every fourth person on this planet is Chinese. It took him three years. A
thrilling detective story.
Photo copyright by Fabian Hentzen
A film portrait about
American modern painter Mark Harrington in his new homeland
Bavaria, Germany.
20 Min, English,
2009, produced by Seeblick
Photo copyright by Andreas M. Gross
A three part comprehensive series on one of
the most important cultures of mankind.
3 x 57 Min, DigiBeta, German, 1999,
produced by Bechert and Dexel Filmproduktion
There are
many holocaust survivor stories which focus on the familiar pain, guilt and
shame suffered by survivors. This is not one of them.
77 Minutes, English, 2007, produced by gestolen Tijd
Photo copyright by Bechert
& Dexel Filmproduktion
A trip with the Pine Cone Train through the
breathtaking scenery of Haute-Provence, from Digne-les-Bains to Nice. From the silence and
tranquility of the rugged mountains to the bustling energy of the big city: a trip
through time.
43 Min, DigiBeta, English and German versions,
2008, produced by Bechert and Dexel Filmproduktion
Photo copyright by Gernot Steinweg
A portrait of
one of Austria´s most prominent artists, a sculptor who casts his
bronze figures by himself.
45 Min, DigiBeta, English and German versions,
2006, produced by Gernot
Steinweg
Photo copyright by MA Motion
Mo`s journey
started when she first heard the song that called for her murder: “This bullet
is for you, Mo Asumang” was sung by the Neonazi band “White Aryan Rebels”.
Instead of hiding Mo was driven by her desire to overcome her fears and to find
out where this hate against Migrants and where racism comes from.
52 and 76 Min, English and German versions,
2007, produced by MA Motion
Photo copyright by Gwen Haworth
Vancouver filmmaker Gwen Haworth documents her male-to-female gender transition.
Guaranteed to be the most compelling DIY, gender bending, feel good film
directed by a transsexual you´ve seen all year.
70 Min, HD, English, 2007,
produced by Shapeshifter Films
In April 1945 Vojtech Gál was murdered on the way from the concentration camp
in Sachsenhausen to Schwerin. In April 2008 his son walked the same route in an
attempt to find his father`s grave and leave a testimony.
82 min,
4:3,
English & German versions,
2009, produced Fedor Gál & Jarmila Poláková
Photo copyright by Michel Teutsch
Portrait
of a former wing comader of the East German Airforce, who became unemployed
after Germany´s reunification and bought the worlds largest flying
double-decker and an airfiled south of Berlin.
62 Min, DigiBeta, German, 2003,
produced by Filmglas Filmproduktion
Photo copyright by Xela Films
A drama of fragments in 9
chapters; an unusual and provocative look at Israel, sixty years after
independence.
82 Min,
English, 2009, produced by Xela Films and Cinema Suitcase
Photo copyright by Björn Jensen
A film about the theory of
marionette playing and the making of a dark-expressionistic film.
15 min,
English, 2009, produced by Ginger Foot Films
Photo copyright by Beyond Xtreme Productions
His countrymen thought he was totally insane. Many said they feared he would not make it and that he had a death wish! He had proved them wrong. South African Louie Greef was the first to swim 3000 km down the most dangerous river in the world, dodging sharks, hippos, crokodiles, water mines - and survive.
52 minutes, Digibeta, English, 2002, produced by Tooth Productions and Beyond Xtreme Productions
TROUBLE - TEATIME IN HEILIGENDAMM
The 2007 G8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. A menacing fence, 12 km long and 2,5 meters high, cuts through the picturesque landscape. Police vans, journalists, and activists face off for days like medieval armies.
HD/HDV, 82 minutes, English, 2008, produced by Trigger Happy Productions GmbH
Photo copyright by Kaspar Film
Ungava Bay in Canadas arctic
north: When the ocean retracts during low tide it leaves hundreds of caves under
the pack ice. It is here where the Inutit will find mussels, which used to be an
important source of food during the long arctic winters. To collect them, one
has to dig a hole 9 feet deep through the ice. An extremely dangerous venture,
as the tide will return quickly and the ice is getting increasingly
instable due to global warming.
45 and 52 minutes, HDCAM, English and German versions, 2007, produced by Kaspar-Film
Photo copyright by Kick Film Berlin
VOCI VERDIANE - YOUNG VOICES FOR VERDI
Once
a year, young singers from all over the world meet in Busseto, a small town in
Italy for the contest of the Verdi Voices: Voci Verdiane.
52
minutes, Digibeta, English and German versions, 2007, produced by Kick Film Berlin
Photo copyright by Xela Films
For
the Palestinians it is the “apartheid wall,” for the Israelis the “separation
fence,” or the “security obstacle.”
Whatever it’s called, the name used doesn’t reveal
the true nature of Israel’s arguably biggest civil engineering project in
history.
A system – up to 100 meter wide – of razor wire, trenches, electronic
sensor controlled fences, walls, and cameras, which when completed will be
almost 700 km long and will constitute one of the most dramatic geopolitical
changes in the history of the Middle East.
54 minutes, English, 2003, produced by VPRO (Dutch Public TV and Benny
Brunner
Photo copyright by Bechert & Dexel FilmproduktionTHE CASE OF RAOUL WALLENBERG - SAVIOUR AND VICTIM
On July 7th 1944, the young Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg sets off from Stockholm for Budapest. Going beyond the directives of his government, he tries to save as many lives in Hungary as possible. Within only six months, tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews are saved by Wallenberg and his associates from assassination by the SS. As Budapest is being liberated by the Russians, however, Wallenberg is abducted to the Soviet Union on 17 January 1945. Two years later, all trace of him is lost in Stalin´s prisons.
Photo copyright by Björn Jensen
A storm ship
wrecks a young prince on a small island, where he meets a dog who claims to be a prince.
In order to save the dog the prince fights a jinn and loses his mind over the confusing questions of the jinn.
15 and 18 minutes, English and German versions, 2009, produced by
Ginger Foot Films
Photo copyright by Bechert & Dexel Filmproduktion
THE WHITE LAND - THE SALT FLOWER OF BRITTANY
Documentary about the biggest salt fields in Europe and
its farmers who have been collecting
the "white gold" for the past 1500 years.
45 min, DigiBeta, 16:9, English, 2004, produced
by Bechert and Dexel Filmproduktion
