Age Old Story

Tinou

January 2016 •French

Abstinence leads to suffering, falling off the wagon means death. Tinou must adhere to a strict regimen to qualify as a recipient of a new liver. Aschi is also suffering: from the lacklustre present, which seems to render his brilliant past all the more magnificent. But he retrieves the past in a letter from South Africa.

Sometimes You're Such a Darn Egg

November 2023 •Swedish

An exploration of the final five eggs battling for their existence within Magdalena as she navigates around the voices of society, and her own body.

What It All Could Be

September 2021 •German

Hum lives in a refugee camp near Hamburg. He loves films and finances his visits to the cinema by selling lost properties from cinema visits in the refugee camp. One day he meets Anna and her friend Ida. At a dinner together in the shared flat of the two, they find out that they all share a love of music. Anna and Ida can sing great together and Hum shares the contact with his friends who play in a band. A timid and touching love story develops between Hum and Anna. Both are looking forward to the first performance of the band, in which Anna now sings. But shortly before the performance, Hum is to be deported. Neither his love for Anna and music nor his imagination can save him from the everyday life of a refugee.

Grandpa

December 1999 •English

An ignored older man makes a dramatic and reckless bid for attention with success.

The Magic Bubble

March 1993 •English

A middle-aged woman frees herself from the spirit-crushing influence of her husband by refusing to remember what her age is.

No se preocupe

September 2008 •Spanish

Angry Ladybug

January 2024 •English

Angry Ladybug is an anthology short film analysing the worst feelings us as humans feel... anger, the subject is a black teenager as the narrator goes through his daily life explaining his day and emotion.

Best Wishes

December 2023 •English

An old widower, Jasper, routinely makes coffee in two mugs and picks up trash around his community. Some of his more interesting finds speckle his home. His neighbors mostly disregard him. On one of his regular hunts, he chances upon an envelope. To his surprise, he finds old wedding photos and presumes the addressee, Angie, to be the bride. Determined to complete the delivery, Jasper follows a map to the address. When he finally arrives, his excitement is upended when Angie, now divorced, rebuffs him and the photos. He leaves her with an open invitation to his home, should she change her mind. The next morning, Jasper starts his routine-only to find Angie at his door. After a heart-to-heart on loss and new life, Jasper invites Angie to pick up trash with him. Together, they go.

Heaven Can Wait – Wir leben jetzt

October 2023 •German

The film accompanies members of a Hamburg choir singing modern pop songs.

Victim or Hero

February 2025 •Arabic

"Victim or Hero" is a short film about the battle between fate and willpower. Do we accept the role of the world’s victim, or take control as the hero of our own story?

German Horror Story - Teutonic Terror Tales

May 2025 •German

Those, revealed on the walls, in a touch

February 2025 •Malayalam

A short documentary on a grandson returning home to visit his aging grandmother who was crying to see him on the phone.

The Balcony Movie

August 2021 •Polish

Composed from the conversations that the director holds with people passing by in the street under his Warsaw apartment, each story in 'The Balcony Movie' is unique and deals with the way we try to cope with life as individuals. All together, they create a self-portrait of contemporary human life, and the passers-by present a composite picture of today's world.

Now That the Sun Begins to Set

September 2022 •Spanish

Rafaela, an 80-year-old woman, has a long conversation with her grandson, going over his path from childhood to old age. Now that she has been diagnosed with chronic breast cancer, faith is more present in her life than ever, which coexists with Rafaela's fear of death, and her grandson's fear of dying.

Agatha Saldívar

March 2025 •Spanish

Agatha, a legendary actress and true theater diva, battles the relentless passage of time and the looming pressure of a young producer determined to take her place on stage.

How Old Are You

May 2014 •Malayalam

A married woman, who has set aside her dreams for the sake of her husband and daughter, rediscovers her true self and becomes an achiever.

A Beat to Rest

March 2025 •English

Late into his career, an elderly jazz drummer is forced to come to terms with aging after a bandmate suggests he retire.

Babies at 50

July 2000 •English

In this revealing one-hour special, we look at the lives of older mums and women desperate to become mothers - at any age. Medical experts say that it is now possible for a woman of 80 to have a baby but is it morally and ethically correct? This heart-rending program looks at the difficult choices facing women who want to become mothers late in life and explores the desperate measures they take in order to fulfill their dream.

Ein Leben in Farbe

May 2025 •German

The Evening of all Days

October 2022 •German

Irma and Henry live the dream of eternal love, which might end badly. A whimsical tale about old age.