Samsara

Sans Soleil

A woman narrates the thoughts of a world traveler, meditations on time and memory expressed in words and images from places as far-flung as Japan, Gui

1983

Microcosmos

A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time-lapse photography. It includes bees collecting ne

1996

Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations

Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. Thi

1938

Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty

Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. Whe

1938

Terra Firma

In a small commercial harbour in the south of France, two Moroccan sailors are watching over ferries that were abandoned by ship-owners. Young Syrians

2016

Baraka

A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that attempts to capture the essence of life.

1992

Chronos

Carefully picked scenes of nature and civilization are viewed at high speed using time-lapse cinematography in an effort to demonstrate the history of

1985

Koyaanisqatsi

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem con

1983

Equilibre

In the middle of the French Alps, some adventurers balance themselves on slacklines high above the ground.

2021

Naqoyqatsi

A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.

2002

3000 Miles

A group of professional skateboarders and their friends take part in the Gumball 3000 rally, an 8 day race around the world from London to Los Angeles

2007

Powaqqatsi

An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.

1988

Islands in the City

Like ghosts, the temporarily shut down cruise ships lie in the port of Hamburg. A young man comes into town and is stranded on the riverbank, waiting

2021

The Views From Sunset Hill

My debut short film - as I approached adulthood, I created this as a means of reflection towards adolescence and life. A poetic documentary about look

2024

Wastecooking

Author and cook David Groß travels through five European countries and cooks exclusively what others throw in the garbage bin. With great thirst for k

2015

The Song of the Years to Come

On the island of La Gomera, children imagine stories while they examine archeological remains. An ethno-fictional journey in which past and present co

2024

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions a

1927

The Scars

The personal stories lived by the Uncle, the Father and the Son, respectively, form a tragic experience that is drawn along a line in time. This line

2019

Talent Show - Jennifer Dorothy Lee

An insightful, personal, and heartfelt spotlight on Professor Jennifer Dorothy Lee of the School the of Art Institute of Chicago.

2023

From Dust to Light

Filmed In the heart of the mountainous villages of Greece and North Macedonia, the documentary follows a group of conservators of antiquities and work

2024