
Marilyn
2018 | 79 min | Drama
Makeup, desire, silence: Marcos grows up queer in the countryside—a quiet struggle for visibility in a world of roles and rules.


2018 | 79 min | Drama
Makeup, desire, silence: Marcos grows up queer in the countryside—a quiet struggle for visibility in a world of roles and rules.

2014 | 30 min | Queer
Sweat tells of the last days of the friendship of two girls. Marion and Elisa live in a village that offers them nothing. They roam the neighborhood, go to the disco, watch videos, swim in the pond and fight. In search of emotion and boundaries, they dive into an aggressive world, where they give free rein to anger against the ordinary and learn about the new, unexpectedly erupting forces within themselves as a result. In the beautifully photographed vacuum of a village cosmos, director Iris Blauensteiner ...

2013 | 75 min | Drama
It's summer holidays, and the planned Italian holiday with Jasmin's foster family is just around the corner. Everyone is looking forward to the trip - except Jasmin. She wants to be with Eva, her mother, who is available to Jasmin for the first time after a long prison term. For weeks Jasmin has been seeking Eva's closeness, she does not give up, even if she is rejected by her. After a fight with her foster family, Jasmin runs away and persuades Eva to spend a short holiday in the countryside with ...

2021 | 72 min | Documentary
The film is a portrait of Marc Thompson, a man in his sixties who lives in Brooklyn, and his struggle for existence. Maria Petschnig, the filmmaker, documented his life, his daily routine, and his thoughts on the world and society over the course of a year. Marc's voluntary homelessness is due to psychological and economic reasons, and it is a reflection of his past experiences. His story is one of resilience and sensitivity, despite the challenges he has faced. The film is a reflection on vulnerability ...

2023 | 48 min | Drama
Vincent is 16 and wants to do everything a boy is supposed to do to become a man: move out of his mother's house, be accepted by the boys on his football team and sleep with his girlfriend. But between his first love and the separation of his parents lies Vincent's longing to arrive and feel at home again. In the oft-told maze of adolescence, there have always been questions about gender roles that need to be addressed or overturned. What is often neglected are equally relevant prerequisites for ...

2023 | 79 min | Drama
Karo (28) is newly separated and struggling with the non-existent relationship with her father. When her mother Michaela (50) wants to go on vacation with her to the island of Rügen, Karo suspects another failed male story behind it. What starts as a spontaneous trip quickly turns out to be a journey into the past of two women who couldn't be more different: Michaela wants distraction, Karo wants peace. When they arrive at the hotel, they meet the newly divorced Jochen (60) and his teenage daughter ...

2020 | 93 min | Drama
Rebekka (Sarah Mahita) grew up in a secluded village in the Black Forest. She is popular with everyone, has had a boyfriend for a long time and seems to lead a carefree life. But appearances are deceptive: since her older brother Dennis jumped to his death two years ago, the family idyll is nothing but a façade. A sensitively acted coming-of-age drama with mystery elements told in intoxicating imagery. After her 17-year-old brother's death, Rebekka falls into a deep depression but deals with ...

2016 | 16 min | Shorts
Summer in Athens, and Elsa’s family isn’t the only one renting their apartment to tourists. At their "spare apartment" there’s little space for the young lady’s dreams.



2015 | 29 min | Documentary
A summer in South Korea: a filmmaker returns to her home country, driven by her complex relationship with her mother. In a small apartment in Incheon, an intimate story unfolds about a woman whose life has been shaped by disappointment and conformity. The youngest of four sisters, born unwanted, she left home at the age of twelve. Since then, she has struggled, marked by the expectations of society and her own family. The daughter's camera captures moments of intimacy and confrontation, an interplay ...