Institut für Film und Bild in Wissenschaft und Unterricht

Short film about Hitler's rise to power in 1933

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.

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.

Two boys put together a colorful film from pictures they have painted themselves that recounts the fantastic story of an adventurous journey. From their hometown, they go out to the open sea, to the depths of the ocean, to the jungle, to the USA, and finally to the moon in a rocket, and from there back home again.

Short educational film about sexual abuse at the workspace.

A pair of lovers, separated for a decade, meet in a parking lot on the transit route through East Germany.

Short film about a boy discovering a secret garden and meeting a girl.

In twelve short episodes, which are interwoven into the course of a day, the film depicts situations that arise from keeping and caring for two cats for a family with six children in a suburban home. In addition to aspects of animal care, the film also addresses social problems and conflicts that arise from dealing with the animals in this family.

Short film about a trade with a flashlight.

Educational short film about praying

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 the human body

This is a short love story about this girl who's in love with a boy named Tom. He is one of the cool guys and this girl is not, so she watches him play with the cool girls and she dreams about him.

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

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 film about aggressive driving

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.

A short directed by Hedda Rinneberg and Hans Sachs.

The film tells the fantastic story of a young man who can fly.