Meanwhile in Mamelodi
2011 | 74 min | Documentary
In Extension 11, a part of the township of Mamelodi in Pretoria, South Africa, the Mtsweni family hopes for good business during the 2010 World Cup.
Benjamin Kahlmeyer
DirectorBenjamin Kahlmeyer is a German director known for his work in documentary filmmaking. He has directed several acclaimed documentaries such as "The Yes Men Are Revolting" and "Mind the Gap." Kahlmeyer's work has been praised for its insightful storytelling and thought-provoking subject matter. While there is limited information available about his personal life, Benjamin Kahlmeyer continues to make a significant impact in the world of documentary filmmaking.
Films
The Invisibles
2014 | 77 min | Documentary
A story about the grind of examination and verifying in the German bureaucracy.
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The Invisibles
2014 | 77 min | Documentary
In THE INVISIBLES, Benjamin Kahlmeyer accompanies three men who make their way through the the wheels bureaucracy in the official process of seeking asylum. How does it feel to place one's own fate in the hands of the strictly choreographed German bureaucracy? A story about the grind of examination and verifying. Those who identify themselves as asylum seekers in Brandenburg first come to the "Central Initial Admission Office" in Eisenhüttenstadt. Wasim from Syria, Mathew from Kenya and Gedeon ...
Walking on a Thin Line
2015 | 55 min | Documentary
When fighting, Ibo seems anything but unfocused. For half a year Vedran Kos accompanies his exhausting preparations for the first amateur boxing match and talks about the emotional but also pragmatic hurdles of the sport. Today the time has come, the day of the fight that will decide everything. It’s easy to say the most important match is always the next one – but for Ibo at this instant it is really true that nothing else counts. Depending on the outcome, he feels the threat of megalomania or ...
Jan - Challenge at the Net
2013 | 94 min | Documentary
Can Jan reconcile his family ambitions and tough training regimen with a “normal” adolescence? Huge fans of Roger Federer, the Guler family dreams of boosting their youngest son Jan on top of the world of tennis. As classmates start an apprenticeship or move on to high school, Jan starts professional tennis camp. Over a period of five years, we witness up close how the Guler family deals with the sport, family and social demands of a professional tennis career. We watch as teenager Jan develops ...
Solo - Out of a Dream
2014 | 90 min | Documentary
Twenty years ago, at the age of 11, Leonardo wanted to become a professional soccer player to escape the poverty and violence of the slums of Rio de Janeiro. The film that was made at the time miraculously made his dream come true. In 1994, 11 year-old Leonardo, was portrayed in the Award-winning documentary Solo –the law of the favela. His dream was to become soccer players, to escape the poverty and violence of the slum in Rio de Janeiro. As a result of the film, Leonardo was invited to join ...
Heiko's World
2021 | 118 min | Independent
Heiko's mother Belinda suffers from keratoconus, a rare eye disease. She could soon go completely blind. Belinda's eyesight could be saved with an expensive operation - but the insurance company won't cover it. For Heiko, this marks the beginning of an odyssey through the Berlin bar world: in order to raise the money for his mother's operation, he faces the best dart players in the city, at first reluctantly, but then with growing ambition, euro after euro. They, however, pursue completely different ...
The Queen's Courtyard
2006 | 80 min | Documentary
Eva Heldmann's documentary THE QUEENS COURTYARD centers around Princess Nnana, the great-granddaughter of King Bathoen I, who is considered one of Botswana's visionary founders of the 19th century. After the death of her brother Prince Seatla, a funeral ceremony offers intimate insights into their way of life. The villagers are busy with the preparations, cows are slaughtered, state ministers offer condolences and the president of the country flies in by helicopter. "An absorbing and fascinating ...
Liberation
2017 | 24 min | Shorts
Jane is a boxer preparing for the championship of her life. She wants to win but it's difficult to keep focus when her girlfriend Tanja wants to start a family. When Jane meets Karoline new emotions arises and she decides to leave Tanja. The training escalates, and suddenly Jane seems to be unable to get the firm foothold that she so desperately needs in both her life and in her career.
Yves' Promise
2019 | 79 min | Documentary
Eight years ago, Yves left Cameroon for Europe to give his family a better life. Since then, he twice has crossed the Mediterranean in an inflatable boat, but he lives in squats and under bridges and yet cannot return out of shame. "The film shows that there is no single refugee fate, but that there are still others, people who hope and fear and love and demand. That is the deeply humane essence of this film." (epd-film.com)
Hugo Koblet - The Charming Cyclist
2014 | 97 min | Documentary
The well-drafted docudrama HUGO KOBLET - THE CHARMING CYCLIST, which premiered at the Festival del film Locarno, is an homage to "the James Dean of cycling" who was both an exceptional athlete and a broken man. Swiss cycling legend Hugo Koblet (1925-1964) was a Tour de France winner and the first non-Italian to win the Giro d'Italia. A baker's son from Zurich, Koblet quickly rose to fame as the worlds first international cycling star. His elegant appearance and the ease of his success charmed and ...
Muller Corner Africa
2014 | Documentary
MULLER CORNER AFRICA is a documentary series about a forgotten African Quarter in Berlin-Wedding. Director Martin Helmbrecht meets it diverse inhabitants. Rob is a second-generation owner of the "Roy Dunn's Western Gates" shop. Israel Kaunatjike and Mnyaka Sururu Mboro explain the district's colonial street names and their own life stories and the struggle against colonialism. Bakri Maslmani is a Syrian musician who studied Arabian classical music. After more than ten years in Germany, he made his ...