The Berlin Symphony of Rhythm

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Invalid date •German

I Believe the Portrait Saved Me

February 2025 •Albanian

Twenty-five years after his abduction during the Kosovo War, painter Skender Muja recalls a pivotal moment of survival. Held in a detention center, he was ordered to draw a Serbian commander’s portrait to save his life.

Tejutcagyerek

February 2025 •Hungarian

János Baksa-Soós, aka Prince January. A man who influenced those who influenced us. “Sometimes you have to make time for a whole life!” he said. He did, and we explored his incredible life. Starting from Zoltán Kodály, we fly over downtown KEX concerts, dive into the deepest recesses of Berlin punk and end up who knows where. Somewhere in the cosmos.

Kebab City

December 2025 •English

A glimpse into three different döner buffets in Berlin and how they are connected to the city with their own style.

Streifzüge durch Berlin

January 1929 •German

A tour of the sights and attractions of Berlin.

Barbed Wire

February 2025 •Portuguese

After a harsh accident in Brazil's rural countryside, two sisters and their new stepfather are forced to spend the evening in a hospital emergency room. As they face challenging interactions with strangers, they also struggle with their own family dynamics.

Flights of Reverie

September 2025 •English

A British ornithologist seeks answers to a lost civilization while on assignment in Berlin, as an unorthodox band of misfits longing for the next stage of human evolution stand in his way. While humanity's relationship with the environment is tested, a fearless group of Eco-warriors plot the downfall of pseudo-scientists and attempt to stop their illicit wildlife trafficking.

Berlin Loop

September 2025 •German

Set against the gritty, vibrant backdrop of Berlin, BERLIN LOOP tells the story of Fatma’s rapid entanglement with the city’s bike-theft mafia. Her meteoric rise to becoming the gang’s chief lock-picker brings initial success but quickly devolves into a perilous trap controlled by the gang’s ruthless leader. Fatma’s only escape lies in a mysterious portal she discovers in an abandoned countryside house, which sends her back in time to the pivotal moment before her first theft. Caught in an unrelenting time loop, Fatma refines her strategies, inspired by the Art of War, to dismantle the gang and reclaim her freedom.

VILM

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Summer 2001: young Gregor works at the small Berlin video store "VILM". When he falls in love with the shy "Betty", he has to keep a clear head handling the major catalogue change from VHS to DVD, his disillusioned co-worker Beni, quirky customers and the upcoming shoot of his next big short film ...

Never My Love

October 2025 •English

In a Berlin nightclub, a lonely man is seduced by a mysterious person, who then invites him to spend an unforgettable night together with their partner.

Steve et Jim

December 2018 •English

"Steve et Jim" is a brief dive into the life of two Berlin flatmates. At first so different in demeanor, at the end of a crazy night they are left with nothing but friendship.

Night Ride

Invalid date •English

Mark is waiting for his tram home when he’s suddenly approached by Violet — a girl who insists she knows him and offers detail after detail to prove it. The only issue: Mark has no memory of her at all.

Fribytterdrømmen

March 2019 •English

The film is an intimate story about Fribytterdrømme’s lead singer Lau. For the first time, the career has started some thoughts in Lau’s head and the film shows his progress together with his best friends and band members up until the highlight of their lives so far: playing at Roskilde Festival.

Twenty One Pilots: Reading Festival

August 2019 •English

Tyler Joseph and Josh Dunne brought an unparalleled theatricality to their hour and a half long set, comprised mostly of songs from hit albums ‘Blurryface’ and ‘Trench’. Twenty One Pilots’ loyal fanbase came out in droves to catch the two-piece’s first UK festival headline performance.

Andílci za školou

June 2022 •Czech

Ninth-grader Nikola, along with her younger sister Aneta and their father, are moving to a new city. This means changing schools and finding new friends. Nikola is starting ninth grade in an unfamiliar environment where she has to earn her place. However, it is not easy for her, because the girls are led by Majda, who resents the fact that the class idol Šimon has begun to discreetly eye the new student.

Můj otec Antonín Kratochvíl

June 2020 •Czech

A documentary about Antonín Kratochvíl, a prominent figure in world photography and winner of four prestigious World Press Photo awards. Through his son Michael, the film connects the stories of three generations of photographers, focusing primarily on one of them, Michael's father Antonín.

Breaking Bread

February 2022 •English

In Breaking Bread, exotic cuisine and a side of politics are on the menu. Dr. Nof Atamna-Ismaeel - the first Muslim Arab to win Israel's MasterChef - is on a quest to make a social change through food. And so, she founded the A-sham Arabic Food Festival in Haifa. There, pairs of Arab and Jewish chefs collaborate on mouthwatering dishes like kishek (a Syrian yogurt soup), and qatayef (a dessert typically served during Ramadan), as we savor the taste of hope and discover the food of their region free from political and religious boundaries.

Entretien en six temps avec Gilles Groulx

January 2002 •French

This feature-length documentary brings together six of the rare television interviews given by Gilles Groulx between 1966 and 1983. Through these interviews, the filmmaker's ethical and aesthetic concerns are revealed. A striking coherence emerges in his thinking regarding his conception of cinema and the role the filmmaker should play in his culture and society.

Life of Crime 2

December 1998 •English

This follow-up to the 1989 documentary ONE YEAR IN A LIFE OF CRIME revisits three of the original subjects in New Jersey during a five-year period in the 1990s. We share in their triumphs and setbacks as they navigate lives of poverty, drug abuse, AIDS, and petty crime.