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Browse 93 movies from Fachhochschule Dortmund
One night Laura meets Safi, who has fled her homeland. The encounter gives Laura food for thought.
Apr 2017
Twenty-year-old Dora works as a maid in a hotel and has access to all of the guests' belongings while they are away. This time she is interested in the suitcase of a guest in room 34 ...
Jun 2013
1985: The outbreak of nuclear war drives the inhabitants of a small town into a bunker. Among them is a married couple whose son is missing. Their different ways of dealing with loss reveal the apocalypse of a love affair.
Jan 2016
When introverted Theo meets confident Silvan, who has two horns, he’s drawn into a vibrant new world. But as small horns begin to grow from his own head, Theo must confront the fears and secrets he’s been hiding.
Oct 2025
Sebastian and his adoptive father Richard set out to meet his biological father. Along the way, they realize that this is about much more than paying him a visit.
Nov 2024
United States-Canadian border 1891: Twenty-three nuns and seven priests are found dead at a burned down monastery. U.S. Marshall William James Richford and Mounted Policeman Richard Custer need to work together to find one of the most ruthless gangs of their time.
Jan 2023
The satire tells the story of Tom, a janitor who fears for his self-determination in the face of an elitist mob when he falls asleep at an art auction and wakes up as the artist's latest work.
Oct 2023
On their escape from a torrid city, Noah, Motte and Samuel have to find shelter in an abandoned cabin in the forest. They are exhausted from their journey and their water supplies are almost depleted. As the the light of embers threatens to catch up with them, they are overcome with doubt - is it even possible to escape the nearing danger?
Nov 2025
The story of Generation Z on the threshold of adulthood with the themes of love, sex and relationships.
Nov 2017
Aug 2022
Anna, who is blind, dreams of becoming a pianist. Twice a week she plays in a bar for a small audience. Her work colleague Max is taken with her. When she embarks on a trip with him, feelings quickly arise that neither of them can hide. Anna is offered a place at Europe's best music academy, but Max can't come with her. Max unintentionally breaks up with Anna, but she realizes that Max is sacrificing himself for her.
25-year-old IT student Kerim hacks the outdated computer systems of public institutions and medium-sized companies to earn money and anonymously sells the security vulnerabilities back to them. When his childhood friend Zofia catches him at it and recruits him for the mysterious activist group "The Alliance", the two of them slide deeper and deeper into a political struggle against the system.
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A young man embarks on a journey through iceland, led by the diary of his late grandfather. On their journey, he and his friend follow not only these records, but also fading memories and ancient myths.
When the cheerful, self-determined Christiane learns after a serious illness that her life is now dependent on a machine, she has to decide whether she wants to give up her beloved independence in order to survive.
Sep 2023
Prisoners in a futuristic prison controlled by ai decide to trick the system and escape. But how can you outsmart a computer that sees and hears everything?
A young woman. Young skin, old stare, messy hair and an outsized parka. She has been living in a psychiatry for the last two years. After being released, she tries a restart as a journalist alongside her best friend Jonathan.
Nov 2019
Francesca's everyday challenges of balancing her professional dressage riding and messing around with her friends collide with thoughts about future, friendship, and what it really means to grow up.
Teacher Mr. Schubert and student Fred seperately enter the empty school on a Saturday to test out what they cannot be in everyday life. Something special happens as they both wander through school.
On the way home, young Laura finds an expensive mobile phone in the park. Back at her apartment, her roommate persuades her to contact the owner and arrange a handover with him for a finder's fee. After giving out their pickup address, the two make a terrifying discovery on the device.
Oct 2019
Would you trust a stranger? What can things reveal about a character? Does a private place reveal enough to decide, if you want to go further in a relationship? This movie is turning around these questions and takes the audience on a journey to an unknown territory.
Oct 2012