Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München

A young woman works at a textil factory, where she secretly hides her daughter. After defending a young co- worker from the supervisor, she puts herself in danger.

Jorge and his son Emil were supposed to be guests at his boss's birthday party, but when they unexpectedly have to fill in as waiters, they are dragged into their host's juicy scheme. Now Emil fights the role of the mascot, while Jorge senses an opportunity for career advancement. A story about sweat, (post-)migrant experiences, family and guacamole. ¡Ay Caramba!

Laia and Emil are enjoying their semester abroad in Munich. While Laia feels perfectly fine just having sex with Emil, his profession of deeper feelings puts her on the defensive.

December 24th. After a fight with her mother, 14-year-old Mila runs around searching for her sister, who works as a bicycle courier and hasn't come home. During her search, Mila meets courier Andre, 26, and accompanies him, speeding through Berlin on his bicycle rack, in his demanding job. They briefly form a surrogate family. Will any of them spend Christmas Eve at home?

Lola is looking forward to her birthday tomorrow. The 15th is widely celebrated in Mexico as a rite of passage. At the so-called Quinceañera Lola is allowed to dress up, the pink princess dress and the golden shoes are already ready. But first she has to help her uncle out one evening as a waitress.

Tim is the new one in the team. During training, he introduces himself to Klemme, Arlo and the other boys. But the longer he spends time with them, the more he realizes what he's actually dealing with - little wieners.

Liv Mehlmann wants to throw an unforgettable birthday party for her daughter Alicia (14). But when she sends a message to the "Holy Moms" chat group that the precocious Rosie will also attend the party, the helicopter moms freak out. Rosie is not a good influence, she's got to go, immediately. Liv becomes a tool for social exclusion and ends up being marginalized herself. Teenagers don't have it easy. But mothers, whose social status is wavering, get their just deserts, too.

A neurotic waitress with a phobia of coins struggles with visions of the microscopic world of dirt and germs. As she fights to control her darkest fears, reality falls apart piece by piece.

Amar is a creature of habit — quiet, solitary, and most at home among his matchboxes. So when a shy colleague at the match factory works up the courage to ask him out, his instinct isn’t to say yes. It isn’t even to say no. Instead, he decides to play matchmaker — steering her toward the charming regular at the village pub. A tidy solution. Except, of course, it isn’t.

The summer after graduation – it’s supposed to feel like freedom. But Lea feels none of it – only a growing emptiness she can’t quite name.

A landscape remembers how it developed into the mountain it is today. From glacial tongues to raging wildfires, the story is a reminiscence of the human impact on landscapes.

Young Romanian Adrian works as a hustler in Zurich's underground in order to get his sister Ioana out of Romania and to Zurich, where they can both have a better future.

Two young girls escaping to New York. One is filming, the other one is looking for some opportunities. A city of thousand streets and the very question where you want to go.

During the day, 18-year-old Elaha argues with her mother about cleaning up, at night she works at the club to move in with her friend Ina. She also uses her quick wit to answer endless questions about her origins.

In the 1970s, a rebellious commune was founded in the still wild Munich district of Schwabing in a spirit of optimism. For 45 years, different people found their place in the apartment again and again, shaping different ways of living and living together in each generation. Today, two young filmmakers live in the flat share and set off in search of clues: DIE WG tells stories about the goals and hopes, worries and ideals of different generations and the changing zeitgeist of an apartment. The film reflects on the places and people from our past and the significance of living in a shared flat as a stage of life.

The door to the right stands open. Finally, Tom and his partner Marcel have moved into their first apartment together. They could be happy at last. But at night, Tom hears strange noises from next door - and discovers there is a connecting door to the neighboring apartment. The key is missing. All attempts to lock the door fail. While Tom's fear of what lurks behind it grows, Marcel worries about their happiness and tries everything to talk down the situation. Even when they realize their neighbor is Adolf Hitler. And he makes no effort to leave them in peace. Tom's trust in Marcel and in a new home together is shattered. And Tom has to face the door to the right alone.

In 2024 a private organization plans to send a group of four people to Mars. Paul Leeming and Pauls Irbins are both shortlisted candidates fort the planet's first human settlement. The mission is going to be a one-way trip.

After being exploited by The Hand for far too long, a small group of seamstresses organizes a ritual to summon an occult power to achieve better working conditions for themselves. But is this power strong enough to overtake the might of The Hand?

A commercial for a fictive airline that confronts us with our own contradictions. Everyone wants to travel, discover the world, be free, consume, although we are aware of the environmental consequences of air travel. Are we ready to make compromises, in order to live responsibly? Should it be an individual or a political decision?