The Shadow of Heaven

99 days

Two instants separated by 99 days conflict with each other.

Kokain-Krämpfe bei der Katze

Resorptive symptoms of intoxication after injection of cocaine in cats. Motor and vegetative arousal stages, tonic-clonic spasms and their spread in the motor system are shown in the individual phases of the poisoning.

Who's Afraid of Kathy Acker?

Documentary tracing the extreme life of outlaw writer, performance artist and punk icon, Kathy Acker. Through animation, archival footage, interviews and dramatic reenactments, director Barbara Caspar explores Acker's colorful history, from her well-heeled upbringing to her role as the scribe of society's fringe.

Everyday Life

Dialogue-free short detailing the daily tasks of a man and his wife.

Phoca vitulina - Schwimmen und Tauchen

Swimming movements of a common seal under water, propulsion through hind extremities.

Ansichten einer Stadt

A portrait of the German city of Ulm and it's social activities, fassades, court building. Also about the role of the district court during National Socialism.

Ethologie der Graugans

The film gives a survey on innate behaviour patterns of the grey-lag goose. The first part shows reproductive behaviour. In the second part some behaviour patterns of gosling being imprinted on their human foster parent are shown: following reaction, separation of two flocks according to their imprinting, response to the alarm call and landing "by order" of the flying young.

Der Muskelmann Wilhelm Emter aus Lörrach

Wilhelm Emter demonstrates individual muscles and muscle groups of the shoulder region, chest region, torso and abdominal region and the arm in practice on his extremely trained body.

Carmencita

The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman to appear in a motion picture within the United States. In the film, Carmencita is recorded going through a routine she had been performing at Koster & Bial's in New York since February 1890.

Projektionen der Sehnsucht

Reservisten

A report on the work of a reservist collective from a factory of the Guben chemical fiber combine.

The Dark World

Based on the real life story, the director turned his camera towards the real world of Âşık Veysel, the great poet who wandered around the Anatolian villages.

Laci's Great Escape

Laci is almost ready for his great escape - standing in his way are his watchful parents, a depressed grandmother, and a cat who still has a lot to forgive.

Dark Days

A cinematic portrait of the homeless population who live permanently in the underground tunnels of New York City.

Strychnin-Krämpfe bei der Katze

Demonstration of the rapid poisoning of a cat hung up in a cloth, strychnine as a trigger of the tonic form of convulsions.

Epithelkörperchenexstirpation bei der Katze

The movie shows the consequences of total and partial removal of the epithelial bodies in a cat

Muskarin-Vergiftung und ihre Beseitigung durch Atropin bei der Katze

Parasympathetic irritation is generated in the test animal by subcutaneous injection of muscarine. Salivary secretion, miosis, convulsive evacuation of thin feces and severe shortness of breath as signs of intoxication with a parasympathomimetic. The symptoms of intoxication are reversed by subcutaneous injection of atropine.

Hund ohne Großhirn und Striatum

Compulsory locomotion and continuous circular movement to the operated side without orientation in case of a onesided removal of the cerebrum and corpus striatum. In case of a doublesided removal there are no spontaneous movements with a normal posture and movement coordination. The dogs' reaction towards external stimuli only.

The First Foot

Voices from the past echo through the deserted, snow-covered stone houses in a village in the Caucasus Mountains.

I'll take Your Bread

Documentary film showing authentic Lithuanian traditions & rituals during major seasonal festivals: Winter solstice, Mardi Gras, Easter, Midsummer.