Documentary film

The documentary “Kurt Weill. From Dessau to Broadway” traces the eventful life of one of the most influential composers of the 20th century – from a Jewish cantor’s son in Dessau to a celebrated Broadway composer in New York.

Can an artificial intelligence capture the magic of music? Can it improvise like Michael Wollny or play with virtuosity like Kit Armstrong? The Future of Music embarks on a fascinating journey to the intersection of art, science and philosophy.

Who was Hans Schomburgk – adventurer, big game hunter, explorer, colonialist or pioneer of ethnography?

The film “The Eye of Africa” tells the fascinating story of a man who helped shape the early days of documentary cinema like no other – and explored the African continent more intensively than few Europeans before him.

In Germany, the Holocaust has been processed in various ways for years—from a scientific perspective, an artistic perspective, through films, books, and exhibitions. This has shaped our view of history and drawn our image of it.

Collectors and museums all over the world adorn themselves with his works. The Church is also enthusiastic. Yet many fellow painters consider Triegel an artistic reactionary, as his kindred spirits are primarily painters of the Italian Renaissance such as Raphael or Leonardo.

In the autumn of 1945, Ireland launched a unique relief operation that saved over 1,000 children from war-torn areas in France, Germany, and Austria from starvation. The children stayed with Irish host families for up to three years before returning home; some stayed forever. The film tells the unknown story of “Operation Shamrock,” which had unforeseen consequences for the children. Five of them remember.