Productions

A German jazz pianist who asserted herself against all odds in the male-dominated jazz world of New York in the 1950s. The first white woman to receive a recording contract with Blue Note Records.

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.

There are over 300 Bach choirs and ensembles worldwide, in which singers, music lovers and amateur musicians from the most diverse cultures, religions and social classes sing. Whether they come from Japan, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Paraguay, the USA or Switzerland, they are all united by one great passion: Johann Sebastian Bach and his work.

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff was a rebel with a paintbrush, an outsider in the artists’ group Die Brücke and a revolutionary of color. Inspired by Fauvism, he broke boundaries and created works full of expressive power.

schmidtFilm accompanies Aris Kalaizis, Leipzig painter with Greek roots, for a portrait for MDR and the ARD Mediathek. We take a look inside the studio and not only present an extraordinary work, but also travel with Kalaizis to Greece and tell the dramatic story of his parents’ escape, who ended up in the GDR as children.

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.

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.