Der lange Weg ans Licht
2008 | 100 min | Documentary
This documentary highlights issues of outmigration and declining birth rates through the lens of a pediatric ward.
Douglas Wolfsperger
ActorDirectorDouglas Wolfsperger is a German film director, scriptwriter, and producer known for his work in documentary filmmaking. His career began in the early 1980s, and he has since become recognized for his incisive and often humorous examinations of societal issues. Some notable films by Wolfsperger include "The Bellevue" (1992), which won acclaim at multiple international film festivals. Another significant work is "Bellaria – As Long As We Live!" (2002), a poignant documentary about regular patrons of a Viennese cinema. Wolfsperger has been acknowledged with several awards, such as the Adolf Grimme Award, underscoring his contributions to contemporary documentary cinema.
Films
Scala Adieu - Von Windeln verweht
2018 | 80 min | Documentary
After more than 80 years, the "Scala Filmpalast" had to make way for a drugstore.
The Discarded Father
2008 | 82 min | Documentary
Douglas Wolfsperger meets fathers who share his fate: They can't see their own children, because the ex-partners prohibit any contact.
Bellaria – As Long As We Live!
2001 | 94 min | Documentary
The Bellaria is a small Viennese art house cinema where time seems to stand still. Here, the movies are as old as the audience.
Hither And Thither
1985 | 80 min | Comedy
Douglas Wolfsperger presents the perils of small town life in black and white in his debut feature film HITHER AND THITHER.
Test Drive to Paradise
1992 | 83 min | Timeless
The satire project TEST DRIVE TO PARADISE by Douglas Wolfsperger presents a pastor and his pilgrims with a severe test of faith.
Heirate Mir! - Marry Me!
1999 | 103 min | Timeless
A journey back in time to the early 2000s: In this quirky comedy starring Verona Pooth, a gravedigger searches for true love in Poland.
Die Blutritter
2004 | 86 min | Documentary
The Blood Ride in the Upper Swabian Weingarten is considered the largest equestrian procession in Europe and was first mentioned in writing in 1529.
Double Life – The Movie
2011 | 80 min | Documentary
Who would have thought that a second Angie might be hiding behind a Lübeck housewife? An examination of the phenomenon of the double.
Brundibar Revisited
2014 | 84 min | Documentary
Greta Klingsberg, a cheerful Holocaust survivor, creates an incredible fascination with her stories.
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Scala Adieu - Von Windeln verweht
2018 | 80 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Douglas Wolfsperger, who grew up in Constance, accompanies the disappearance of one of the last arthouse cinemas on Lake Constance, which had a strong influence on his own career. The "Scala Filmpalast" in Constance was a cinema with an 80-year tradition. In 2017, a branch of the dm drugstore chain moved into the building, although another drug store was already located directly opposite. Eva Mattes, known from Tatort, Woyzeck, Kopfstand, and UNTER SCHNEE, tells Douglas Wolfsperger about ...
Die Blutritter
2004 | 86 min | Documentary
The film accompanies protagonists and observers of the procession with up to 3.000 riders and 30.000 pilgrims. Catholics from all over Upper Swabia actively participate in this procession. Among others, the film shows a country butcher and his family, a pair of beekeepers, a practicing Indian friend from Waldburg, the customs researcher and museum founder Jürgen Hohl, a monastery brother and the abbot of Weingarten monastery. With ironic nuances, Wolfsperger creates a multi-faceted picture of society ...
Dil Leyla
2016 | 71 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Aslı Özarslan, who is the same age as Leyla, accompanies the ambitious candidate to a region that was de facto ruled by the Kurdish PKK in the 1990s and is still suffering from the consequences of the civil war. The documentary DIL LEYLA was nominated for the First Step Award and the Max Ophüls Prize.
Mütter
2025 | 85 min | Documentary
In ten kitchen conversations, mothers speak openly, directly and without filter about their lives. In the familiar setting of their everyday surroundings, they share personal experiences, thoughts and emotions — honest, contradictory and often unexpected. The camera stays close, allowing their perspectives to unfold. The viewer is invited to sit at the table, to listen and to become part of these encounters. Each story stands on its own, yet gradually the conversations come together to form a layered ...
If You Die, I'll Kill You
2011 | 91 min | Drama
In IF YOU DIE, I'LL KILL YOU, Kurdish-Iraqi director Hiner Saleem (MY SWEET PEPPER LAND), looks at the Kurdish community in Paris. Siba is played by Golshifteh Farahani (Paterson). Avdal dreams of staying in France and plans to bring his fiancée, Sibato, Paris. She’s due to arrive in the next few days. The two men strike up a friendship when unexpectedly, Avdal dies and Philippe has organize funeral arrangements for his friend. What should he do with the body?
Moments of Resistance
2019 | 99 min | Documentary
Politically engaged women of today respond to the voices of historical resistance to National Socialism and make connections to current events. This film weaves together current and historical portraits of women to create a multi-voiced collage of resistance spanning several decades. "In my family there were active Nazis and those who remained silent, as well as a resistance fighter and a concentration camp survivor. When I started this film in 2014, I wanted to make something about resistance ...
Honey and Ashes
1996 | 76 min | Timeless
HONEY AND ASHES sheds light on the story and fate of three women trapped between tradition and modern life in North Africa today. Naima, a doctor, Amina, a graduate, and Leila, a young student, are pursuing their individual routes to an independent life when their paths cross. “Fares’ script is intelligent and dramatically involving.” (Variety) Aged just twenty, Leila (Nozha Khouadra) is a young, rebellious woman with an unbridled desire for freedom. She leaves her family and embarks on a degree ...
Evolution of Violence
2011 | 76 min | Documentary
EVOLUTION OF VIOLENCE was nominated for the Austrian Film Award. This documentary examines the omnipresent violence in today's Guatemala, a country more dangerous than Iraq. Guatemala. The war ended long ago. Though people want to forget it, the violence continues, and it has spread throughout the society like cancer. Each day, journalists wait to report on the next murder victim, and a social worker helps the relatives of women who have been killed. The global hunger for cheap resources has been ...
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)
My Wonderful West Berlin
2017 | 98 min | Documentary
The newest addition to Jochen Hick's Berlin trilogy about gay life in Germany's capital city - with many current political references. The film explores the roots and the fascination of a city that is still a dream destination and refuge for many gay men from all over the world. Jochen Hick interviews local luminaries such as Romy Haag, Rosa von Praunheim, Ades Zabel and Udo Walz. He and they talk their lives and the struggles they've endured. From the Homosexual Action West Berlin (HAW) to the ...