Fachhochschule Dortmund

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.

Four people talk about aspects of their work. A flight attendant on a 747 shows us some of what's involved in getting the cabin ready for the next flight. A man in a hardhat discusses the capacity of a huge steam shovel shaped like a wheel, as it turns and moves earth in the background. A man who sells room furnishings talks about trying to make advertising fliers. A cemetery manager describes burial options. All are cheerful.

After a failed life plan in Berlin, Thilo has returned to his hometown. His first day as a delivery driver in his father’s beverage market turns into a road trip through his own past. The trip confronts him with his disorientation and his deep desire for identity and belonging.

Sara and Marie are in their mid-twenties and have a band with which they play in small bars and on club stages in the region. For some time now, the two friends' hobby has increasingly become their profession. In spring, they travel together to a remote vacation home to record a demo tape. Once there, they realize that there is no electricity in the house to power the electric guitar and piano. In their enforced free time, it soon becomes clear that their individual ideas about the future of the band have been drifting apart for some time and the former dream of joint success is casting an ever greater shadow over their long-standing friendship.

Friends Ella and Melina make a nighttime stop at a gas station.

Caught Between Outside & Inside

Day after day, the romantic waiter Thino sets up the guests in the ice cream parlor. When one day he too is struck by Cupid's arrows and falls in love with Anna, an unknown visitor to the ice cream parlor, he is faced with a choice: does he take the chance or wait for the perfect moment?

A thought experiment as a chamber play: What would everyday life look like if the incidents on August 15, 2021 in Afghanistan happened here in Germany?

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

The story of Generation Z on the threshold of adulthood with the themes of love, sex and relationships.

Swimmer Elin finds herself at a crossroads after her girlfriend Alma persuades her to embark on a risky adventure...

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.

A depressed history student struggles with the dark side of her mind.

Two friends need to learn to deal with the fact that they have grown apart and accept the end of their friendship.

"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.

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.

How is it like to be forced to wait while people are drowning just a few miles away? "No News" gives an insight into the absurdity of European migration policy.