André Schäfer

Die wunderbare Reise der Selma Lagerlöf

André Schäfer

Hanna Schygulla, Mats Malm

The extraordinary story of Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940), creator of Nils Holgersson, a memorable and legendary literary character, and the first female storyteller to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1909); a woman as pioneering in her life as in her remarkable work.

You'll Never Walk Alone

André Schäfer

Joachim Król, Mavie Hörbiger

Documentary about the song “You'll Never Walk Alone,” the most famous sports anthem of the world.

Herrenmenschen für den Kaiser

André Schäfer, Jonas Niewianda

While the First World War and its battles on the Western Front are still very much anchored in our memory of history, the simultaneous battle in the East appears now to have been largely forgotten. During the course of this military action, a peculiar, state-like entity was created, a German colony in Eastern Europe, a military utopia: the Land of Ober Ost. The occupied region was to become a productive state, completely under military command; a state that was to serve not least as a deployment zone for the impending war.

100 Porsches and Me

André Schäfer

100 Porsches and Me is the search for a grass-green Porsche from the 1970s that i dreamt about for years.

Herr von Bohlen

André Schäfer

Arnd Klawitter, Arne Gottschling

The story of the last offspring of a powerful German family, whose cannons killed countless people in two world wars: Arndt von Bohlen und Halbach, the last Krupp. Unwilling to fulfill the expectations of both his family and their company, this homosexual son of an industrialist waived his inheritance of around three and a half billion marks. Or, to see it differently, was pushed into relinquishing a world dynasty because he was unable to lead it.

Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid - Meine kleine deutsche Revolution

André Schäfer

Fünf Tage in New York - Gay Pride am Hudson

André Schäfer, Oliver Bätz

On June 28th, 1969, the New York Police Department conducted a raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village. To the surprise of the policemen, the partying bar patrons decided to defend themselves and fought back. Today, this incident is celebrated in a series of colourful and flamboyant parties in cities all over the world. Everywhere, people are remembering the pioneers of the gay and lesbian movement 45 years ago. Five Days in New York takes viewers back to the origins of the gay pride movement in New York City.

The World According to Irving

André Schäfer

John Irving

John Irving's literary worlds are satirically exaggerated, socially critical, unexpectedly magical. But how do these dazzling, sometimes bizarre, narrative worlds emerge? A unique insight into his writing workshop and a search of the places and people who have become part of his stories.

Bugatti - Im Rausch der Geschwindigkeit

André Schäfer, Oliver Bätz

Philipp Demandt, Helmut Müller

The story of the Bugattis of Milan and Molsheim, the eccentric family behind the brand: Carlo, the patriarch and furniture designer; Rembrandt, the troubled sculptor; Ettore, the gifted engineer; Jean, the unfortunate heir. Art and design. Beauty and luxury. The fastest cars. Races. The need for speed.

Rock Hudson - Schöner fremder Mann

André Schäfer, Andrew Davies

Rock Hudson, Salome Jens

Rock Hudson was a virile screen idol who was the epitome of clean-cut masculinity. He was one of the first Hollywood celebrities to die of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, providing the killer virus with a famous face amidst the American AIDS paranoia of 1985. 2010 is not only the 25th anniversary of his death but would also have been his 85 birthday. The film investigates the many film roles Rock Hudson played, against the more intimate and private world of Roy Fitzgerald.

Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder

Jascha Hannover, André Schäfer

Mario Adorf, Paul Diamond

A funny walk through the life story of Billy Wilder (1906-2002), a cinematic genius; a portrait of a filmmaker who never was a boring man, a superb mind who had ten commandments, of which the first nine were: “Thou shalt not bore.”

What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar

André Schäfer, Andrew Davies

Peter Graves, Philip Brown

A documentary about Doris Day and the question where she is today.

Agatha Christie: The Queen of Crime

André Schäfer

Agatha Christie

British author Agatha Christie (1890-1976) is the world's most translated author: her heroes, private detective Hercule Poirot and amateur sleuth Miss Marple, are known the world over. But who is the woman behind her bestsellers? A biographical search for clues, the unraveling of an iridescent personality whose existence and works were shaped by the tragic history of the 20th century: the eventful life of the Queen of Crime.

Deutschboden

André Schäfer

Edward II of England: The Unhappy King

André Schäfer

Kathryn Warner, Seymour Phillips

His opponents accused him of being homosexual. The male favorites he gathered around him during his short life gave those malevolent enemies solid arguments to do so. He would not have failed if he had proved himself to be an energetic king. But Edward II of England (1284-1327) never was a king like Edward I Longshanks, his father, or Edward III, his son, were. And his end is shrouded in myth and mystery.

Schau mir in die Augen, Kleiner

André Schäfer

John Waters, Wieland Speck

Documentary on the history of gay and lesbian film.