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Josef aichholzer

Films

Return to Vienna

Return to Vienna

1983 | 91 min | Documentary

Franz West (1909-85) remembers his youth in Vienna: the diverse Jewish population the Red Vienna labor movement and the rise of Austrofascism.

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Backstage Vienna State Opera

Backstage Vienna State Opera

2019 | 96 min | Documentary

A look behind the scenes at the wonderful energy and daily routine of the people who bring us the world renowned Vienna State Opera.

Homemad(e)

Homemad(e)

2001 | 85 min | Documentary

Acclaimed Austrian documentary director Ruth Beckermann portrays a dying culture of Viennese urban history.

Welcome Goodbye

Welcome Goodbye

2014 | 82 min | Documentary

Currently, Berlin is experiencing the highest growth rate of tourism in the world, a situation not everyone is happy about.

The Return of the Aramean People

The Return of the Aramean People

2012 | 62 min | Documentary

This film follows a group of Aramaic Christians as they return to their ancestral homeland of southeastern Turkey.

Towards Jerusalem

Towards Jerusalem

1990 | 85 min | Documentary

Beckermann's subjects offer a dramatic range of candid opinions about Arab-Jewish relations, immigration, the intifada, religion, and the economy.

The Paper Bridge

The Paper Bridge

1987 | 92 min | Documentary

A journey through Austrian filmmaker Ruth Beckermann's own family's history and at the same time, the story of Central Europe's Jews and of a region.

Jobcenter

Jobcenter

2009 | 79 min | Documentary

Unemployment... Helmut and Sieglinde are over fifty and already considered unemployable. What about young people trying to find work?

Berlinized

Berlinized

2012 | 83 min | Documentary

A tour of 1990s’ Berlin, capturing the unique vibe of the club culture and art scene at a very special time in history.

A Fleeting Passage To The Orient

A Fleeting Passage To The Orient

1999 | 82 min | Biography

This captivating film shows the less-knon sides of the Elisabeth, Empress of Austria, aka Empress Sissi on her travels to Egypt in 1885 and 1891.

Krai

Krai

2021 | 123 min | Documentary

This black and white film portrays the life and stories of a village on the Russian-Ukrainian border, combining elements of fiction and documentary.

Geheimes Deutschland

Geheimes Deutschland

2006 | 61 min | Documentary

Already in 18th century Germany, early Romanticism developed a spiritual worldview that many today seek in Far Eastern spirituality.

Bürglkopf

Bürglkopf

2025 | 78 min | Documentary

In a remote return centre in the Austrian Alps, displacement, bureaucracy and everyday life collide in a portrait of a place shaped by control.