Fachhochschule Dortmund

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.

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 road trip after graduating from high school is the setting of this independent feature film, in which four fundamentally different teenagers set off to Portugal together to find themselves, their purpose in life, and great freedom after school.

Lisa, Michael and Boris want to relax after a long week at work. But everything changes when an alien on board of a UFO suddenly lands and causes trouble in the neighborhood. Together with gas station cashier Daniela, they confront the uninvited guest so they can finally call it a day.

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.

Special needs pupil Justin has had another fight and his principal wants to get rid of him: Inclusion in the comprehensive school. Justin panics: To school with the normal kids? Without him! His friend Hendrik has a plan: kidnap the principal's dog and swap it for Justin's freedom.

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.

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 ...

Caught Between Outside & Inside

After her father had an accident and fell into a coma, young Paula searches for a feeling of security. Desperately, she fights to save not only her father's farm - which has always been her beloved home - but also for his life.

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?

To protect her daughter from being raped by Russian soldiers, 18-year-old Slava's mother cuts her hair like a boy and takes her to Germany, where Slava tries to start a new life while struggling with the trauma of war and her stolen identity.

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.

After the outbreak of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Viktor leaves Russia to live a freer life in Berlin — far from his family’s expectations and accusations, and from the conventions of an oppressive regime. He falls in love with David, but soon his past catches up with him.

Somewhere in the Münsterland region of the 19th century, a shepherdess and well-known soothsayer - known as the "Spökenkiekerin" in Westphalian - causes an uproar in the village community with her seemingly insane prophecies. The mayor, in particular, is annoyed by her prophecies. He decides to have her chased out of the village. But a lovely young lady comes to the shepherdess's aid with her occult powers.

Night. A Woman. In a stranger's car.

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.

Through the confrontation with a difficult client, the director gets caught in an absurd competition of incompetence at the expense of their actress. A classic “lose-lose situation”. As he accepts the greatness of his failure, he is left with his only way out: expressive dance!

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