Matter Out of Place
At first glance, from afar and from a distance, we see a charming view of the sea bay, — only in close-ups do we see that the coastline is covered in washed-up plastic bottles. In slow, contrasting still images, the…
EARTH
Several billion tons of earth are moved annually by humans - with shovels, excavators or dynamite. Geyrhalter observes people in mines, quarries, large construction sites in a constant struggle to transform the planet.
The Border Fence
A political satire about populism and its absurd consequences. In spring 2016, Austrian politicians fear an onslaught of war refugees via Italy and announce a new border fence. The residents fear the fence just as much…
Future Baby
A film about the future of human reproduction as it is happening right before our eyes.
Players
Rustem, 23, plays poker. Born and raised in Russia, he lives in Berlin. A.k.a. Puma23 xxxx, Rustem has already won more than 100,000 dollars. He starts travelling to poker tournaments across Europe. The computer…
The Child in the Box
The story of a mother who has become mentally ill shortly before her child was born. And the story of a child taken in by a foster family, though she does not know for how long. Thirty years later the child, now an…
CERN
Multi-awarded director Nikolaus Geyrhalter delivers stunning images from inside the immense CERN apparatus. Alternated with interviews with the experts who devised and operate this gigantic big bang machine, the film…
Population Boom
A well-known nightmarish vision of the future: The Earth’s population reaches seven billion. Dwindling resources, mountains of toxic waste, hunger and climate change - the results of overpopulation? Who says that the…
Danube Hospital
A portrait of one of Europe’s largest hospitals shows the daily routines and work processes at a powerful and highly complex institution. By depicting a modern healthcare facility, Danube Hospital holds a mirror to our…
Women's Lust
The film is about the sexual desires of women of a certain age and their daily struggle to preserve these newly won freedoms. The protagonists are five women from various walks of life who have a variety of needs. This…
Allentsteig
The belief that there are no more white spots on Austria’s map is not quite right: In 1938 the German army established one of Europe’s largest military training grounds in northern Lower Austria. The over 160 square…
Figuring Out Father
The documentary film shows Sophie Templer-Kuh, a Jewish woman born 1916, on a search for her Austrian father, anarchist and psycho-analyst Otto Gross. This takes her to the early years of the modern age, to Vienna of…
Flyers Over Amazonia
Flying as a dream and a passion, a job and a fate. That's the story of pilots Nilton and Fernando, hoboes of the air.
They fly over Amazonia, the largest river region on the planet and its greatest forest, both a…
Goisern Goes East
Enjoy a concert tour by ship. The Austrian musician Hubert von Goisern is crossing the East of Europe on the Danube from Austria to the Black Sea. He invites excellent musicians from the local pop and jazz scene. These…