Fachhochschule Dortmund

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.

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.

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.

Through a magical coincidence, the ambitious career woman Rebecca and the lively musical actress Maja switch bodies and have to find their way in each other's lives. What begins as a strange dilemma soon teaches them important life lessons.

One night Laura meets Safi, who has fled her homeland. The encounter gives Laura food for thought.

Flight attendant Lynn and Damian from the ground crew spend an unusual first date in the unique atmosphere of the Ōsaka Lounge.

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 ...

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?

The reunion of two childhood friends escalates when one of them is confronted with the toxic aspects of their relationship and tries to free herself from old patterns.

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?

Lisa fails to clear up the misunderstanding that she is in a relationship with Jonathan, who suffers from amnesia. She becomes more and more entangled in the lies and puts their friendship at risk.

When Gabi and Gerd find out that they are going to be parents in less than nine months, they can hardly believe their luck. A dream that finally came true after so many failed attempts. What follows are more than eight wonderful years in which they laugh, dance, argue, cry and love. Day in, day out, little Noah plays with his toy cars, runs around the apartment and his laughter lights up almost every single room. Gradually, however, the seemingly perfect life loses its loving atmosphere and increasingly strange events change the lives of the protagonists in a surreal way.

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.

Toni, a trans* man, and his girlfriend Mika are attacked in a club in the evening and the situation escalates. When both return to their apartment, exhausted and drained, they both have to relive the experiences of the evening within their own four walls and Toni is forced to stand up to violence and transphobia.

It is often easier to suppress stressful experiences instead of dealing with them. And so Klara stands alone in a clearing looking for her child. The young mother sets off on her search and is drawn into the dark forest more than she would like. Disoriented, she threatens to literally sink into it. Restless and guided by the calls of her child, she penetrates deeper and deeper into nature and thus also into the depths of her own consciousness. Accompanied by the gnawing certainty of a terrible truth, she walks on the threshold between reality and dream.

As she does every morning, an old woman prepares breakfast for herself and her husband - but on this day, the consequences of everyday life force her to make a decision that will change her future forever.

Charly, unexpectedly pregnant and overwhelmed by grief over her father's recent death, finds solace in his old tape recorder and diary. As she clears out her father's house in the mountains with her uncle, she discovers a new connection to him and rekindles her passion for writing.

"Sleep Paralysis" dives in to the little-known phenomenon of the same name. Affected people from different cultures tell of their frightening experiences, while scientists try to find explanations.