Program Overview 2023

20 Days in Mariupol
Ukraine |
2023 |
94 Min
Sun., 03.12.2023 |
17:00 |
Stadtkino

Director: Mstyslav Chernov

Ukraine's entry for the Oscars reveals the fate of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the embattled port city of Mariupol. As the last international voices on the ground, they document the atrocities of the Russian invasion. Facing constant threats ...

5 nanomoles - The Olympic dream of a trans woman
Italy |
2023 |
79 Min
Fri., 01.12.2023 |
18:00 |
Schikaneder

Director: Elisa Mereghetti, Marco Mensa

This documentary follows Valentina Petrillo, a visually impaired Paralympic athlete striving to become Italy's first transgender competitor in the women's category at the Tokyo 2021 Paralympics. After transitioning in 2019, Valentina fought for th...

A Childless Village
Iran |
2022 |
81 Min
Mon., 04.12.2023 |
20:45 |
Top Kino Saal 2

Director: Reza Jamali

As the title suggests, "A Childless Village" is about a village where no children were born for a long time. For this, the men blamed the women. Two decades ago, filmmaker Kazem made a documentary about the infertility of the women in the village,...

A Compassionate Spy
United States |
2022 |
101 Min
Sun., 03.12.2023 |
12:30 |
Top Kino Saal 1

Director: Steve James

The incredible story of nuclear physicist Ted Hall, who passed nuclear weapons secrets to Russia. In 1944, 18-year-old Ted was recruited for the Manhattan Project. After the detonation of the first atomic bomb, the passionate leftist was concerned...

A Golden Life
Burkina Faso, Benin, France |
2023 |
85 Min
Wed., 06.12.2023 |
16:00 |
Top Kino Saal 1

Director: Boubacar Sangaré

The teenager Rasmané works with his peers in mines from morning to night. Without protective clothing and under the most precarious conditions, they work until exhaustion 100 meters underground in order to get their longed-for gold. Nobody cares t...

A Letter from Yene
Senegal, Portugal, United Kingdom, Greece |
2022 |
50 Min
Tue., 05.12.2023 |
18:00 |
Top Kino Saal 1

Director: Manthia Diawara

As supporting film Terra Mater presents an angry appeal to the world to take responsibility for the consequences of capitalism, colonialism, and environmental destruction in Africa. Manthia Diawara's latest film presents itself as a letter to the ...

Adieu Sauvage
Belgium |
2023 |
90 Min
Fri., 08.12.2023 |
20:30 |
Top Kino Saal 1

Director: Sergio Guataquira Sarmiento

If a language lacks words for emotions, does it imply that the people can not feel love? Director Sergio Guataquira Sarmiento, himself a descendant of an almost extinct indigenous Colombian community, embarked on a journey to meet the Cácuas to ta...

After Work
Switzerland, Italy, Norway |
2023 |
80 Min
Sun., 03.12.2023 |
16:00 |
Top Kino Saal 1

Director: Erik Gandini

It is expected that about half of today's workforce will be replaced by automation or artificial intelligence in the next 15 years. Are we ready for this change and what will it mean on an existential level? What will we deal with when we no longe...

Ana Rosa
Columbia |
2023 |
93 Min
Fri., 08.12.2023 |
15:30 |
Top Kino Saal 2

Director: Catalina Villar

With her family members as witnesses, Catalina Villar draws the portrait of her grandmother, Ana Rosa, whose story of suffering was covered in silence for decades. The film becomes a research about the abusive use of lobotomies on women in Colombi...

And Me, I'm Dancing Too
Czech Republic, Germany |
2023 |
21 Min
Fri., 01.12.2023 |
20:30 |
Schikaneder

Director: Mohammad Valizadegan

In a country that forbids dancing, Saba's body moves to the music with a flowing rhythm. Dancing is her life and her way of self-expression. A film blurring the lines between documentary and fiction unfolds, offering a moving portrait of a generat...

Baby Queen
Singapur |
2022 |
61 Min
Sat., 09.12.2023 |
20:30 |
Schikaneder

Director: Yuan Bin Lei

Baby Queen offers a glimpse into the life of Opera Tang, an aspiring drag queen in Singapore. Director Yuan Bin Lei follows her journeys from her first steps as a drag queen to her participation in competitions and even the involvement of her supp...

Call Me Mule
United States |
2023 |
76 Min
Mon., 04.12.2023 |
18:15 |
Top Kino Saal 2

Director: John Mcdonald

John Sears, self-proclaimed as 'Mule',  has been wandering the American West with his three mules for over three decades. The 65-year-old lives exclusively outdoors, advocating for the right to free movement and a simpler life in harmony with natu...

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