East Cross
1991 | 83 min | Drama
Shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a 15-year-old girl tries to find a home in the Berlin of wastelands and ruins.
Michael Klier
DirectorMichael Klier is a German film director known for his distinctive style and exploration of social issues. He began his career in the 1980s and gained recognition for films such as "O.k." (1970) and "Der Riese" (1998). Klier has been praised for his thought-provoking storytelling and visual artistry. While there is limited information available on awards, his films have garnered critical acclaim for their unique approach to filmmaking and social commentary.
Films
The Giant
1984 | 82 min | Drama
An omnipresent giant who sees everything, but can’t be seen himself ... An “City Symphony” entirelly composed from material generated by CCTV.
The Grass is Greener Everywhere Else
1989 | 78 min | Drama
Either the grass is greener, or the houses are bigger, or the sun is warmer ... anywhere else is better.
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The Giant
1984 | 82 min | Drama
Michael Klier’s multi-award-winning film THE GIANT transforms the viewer into a voyeur and shows him life in a German town through the eye of surveillance cameras. To the evocative music of Mahler and Wagner, we see images of streets, airports, subway stations, department stores, banks and private houses through the ‘all-seeing’ video eye as it keeps its look-out for trouble. But it goes further than that: our constant observation must mean that our privacy is also being put at stake. A documentary ...
For Nothing
2014 | 95 min | Drama
Aziza lost interest in her internship in Portugal so she returned to Germany. But her room in Berlin had already been sublet to Zach, who came from New Zealand on a one-way ticket. Now life in Berlin is now pretty cramped - especially since her new roommate doesn't know how long he'll be staying. And Aziza isn't enjoying Kreuzberg anymore. She feels alienated by all All the hipsters just looking to chill out. "A political as well as sociological -and at the same time highly sensitive - Berlin ...
The Grass is Greener Everywhere Else
1989 | 78 min | Drama
Warsaw 1988: Jerzy wants to go to the West. His destination is America. But his money is only enough for Berlin for the time being. There he meets Ewa again, whom he met on his last day in Poland. The two become closer. They all take jobs and have little time for each other. Nevertheless, there are some moments of happiness, until Ewa disappears without leaving an address. "Everywhere is better where we are not" - the title is a Polish proverb found on the walls of houses in Warsaw in 1981 after ...
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 ...
Was ich von ihr weiss
2006 | 92 min | Crime
Professional pick-pocketing, love, hate and rebellion merge in a volatile tale of crime and mother-daughter love by Maren-Kea Freese (ZOE). Shot in unassuming locales in Essen this gritty thriller boasts excellent performances by the leads Julia Richter and Alice Dwyer. When Kati's grandma dies, her mother Iris (Julia Richter) reappears on the scene after a long absence. Iris is barely twice as old as her 16-year-old daughter (Alice Dwyer) and leads an unsettled life – not as a glamorous fashion ...
Airless Space
2014 | 20 min | Drama
Hans is 30-year-old bicycle courier who lives in Kreuzberg. Hans is somebody's son and somebody's ex-boyfriend. AIRLESS SPACE is a short film that tells the story of one day in the life of Hans. He goes to work, meets his buddies, everything seems normal. But, in fact, today is his mother's funeral. Instead of going to her funeral, he tries to carry on as if nothing special is happening... AIRLESS SPACE was shown at the Short Film Corner in Cannes and received awards for best camera and best actor ...
I Saw You Dancing
2024 | 19 min | Shorts
In a moving cinematic experience that captures the rhythm of the body and the emotional depth of human encounters, the power of dance as an expression of a lived art of living is impressively staged. The film takes the viewer into a world where not only precise choreographies, but also unspoken feelings and silent longings are interwoven – an intense dialogue between body and mind that inspires reflection on liberation and vulnerability. I SAW YOU DANCING by Sarah Pech tells the story of people ...
Jesus - The Film
1986 | 127 min | Icons & Media Art
A monumental feature film in 35 episodes, shot on Super8. The individual episodes retell the story of the New Testament and were made by a total of 22 filmmakers. The project's own history follows the story of Jesus Christ recruiting his apostles. The film's creator Michael Brynntrup is a central and controversial figure of Berlin's vivid independent community. His transgressive obsessions, as well as his ability to smuggle miles of Russian Super8 film-material through East-West customs, gathered ...
Babyboy
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 ...
Blue Summer Symphony
2017 | 29 min | Shorts
The open-air swimming pool, a sociotope and microcosm of society: different people, half naked in a confined space, share an afternoon, a moment with each other and as quickly as it has come, so quickly it has gone again. That's the poetry inherent in the banality of everyday life. For her third year project, Sinje Köhler observes the figures in the outdoor pool and also sheds light on the architecture of this special landscape.