Institut für Film und Bild in Wissenschaft und Unterricht

On the morning of her birthday, eight-year-old Katja learns what she has been afraid of for a long time: her parents want to separate. Instead of going to school, she takes the train into town to visit her older sister. Her sister tries to explain to Katja why everything happened and how things might continue.

A darkly humorous short documentary about a preschool-age boy ostracised from interactions with his classmates until a girl who has become interested in his pet crow provides the link to social acceptance.

Rolf and Susanne visit an indoor swimming pool. They learn how to buy tickets at the ticket office, how to find and use the changing rooms and showers and how to behave correctly in the pools for swimmers and non-swimmers.

Short film about Hitler's rise to power in 1933

Short film about life in the village and what this means for the inhabitants.

A group of punks is observed and interviewed on a square in Hamburg-Ottensen. In close-ups, characteristic details of the outward appearance of punks and their provocative behavior are presented. The reactions of passengers and the owners of surrounding stores are recorded; some act emphatically tolerant and understanding, others reject them...

Short documentary about celts

The film offers three excerpts from the life of a working blind person. It shows in particular the extent to which the guide dog can replace the blind person's lack of sight and how this results in a relationship of loyalty between man and animal of rare intimacy.

Short film about Ankara, Turkiye

Short educational film about sexual abuse at the workspace.

A documentation about Werner Herzog's motif to do movies.

Educational short about the Bible

A short documentary about Günter, who is handicapped.

Short film about aggressive driving

When Dortmund is playing against Schalke, riots and brawls are destined to happen. The fans of both clubs are shown during soccer matches and asked where the abysmal hatred against the opposing club comes from.

The modern fairy tale shows children's addictive behavior and provides clues to possible causes.

Short film about the human body

The film documents the situation of the underage pregnant girl Simone before and shortly after the birth of her son Daniel.

Rosita Hernandez, a nine-year-old Indio girl, tells about the everyday life of her family living in the the desert plain between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean, about 300 km south of Lima. Specific social and economic problems as well as ways of coping with them become visible.

Short film about ways to fight right-wing extremism