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Helmut Schmidt - Questions of life

On December 23, 2013, former Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt will be 95 years old. As the second Social Democratic head of government in the Federal Republic of Germany, he shaped the country like few other chancellors. Even 30 years after the end of his time in government, he is still a highly esteemed expert whose advice and opinions are in demand. He is one of the most popular chancellors among the population and is held in the highest esteem by his party; even his political opponents at the time pay him the greatest respect.

Slowly Forgetting Your Faces

Two men, the hint of a sofa corner and a pile of letters. Using minimalist means, the film tells the story of two brothers caught between exile in a foreign country and resistance in the underground. It takes us back to the time when the revolution seized power in Iran and tells of life between the fronts. Daniel Asadi Faezi sketches the story of his father and his brothers - based on correspondence that has lain in the cellar for 30 years.

Kinokinokino

What was cinema in the past? What is cinema today? Hamburg filmmaker Dennis Albrecht asked himself these questions as he sifted through material he had been collecting since a project idea in 2008. Since then, he has repeatedly taken cameras into cinemas that no longer exist. He shot commercials, short films or events at the Grindel-Kino, Streit's, Rialto and Savoy and many other Hamburg movie theaters. In these personal perspectives, we see many cultural places that have disappeared.

Rothenbaumchaussee

Hamburg, summer 1945: The young English control officer Captain Hannes Hacker arrives in the Hanseatic city to initiate the establishment of a new, liberal German radio station - in the Funkhaus on Rothenbaumchaussee. But Hacker also has private ties to Hamburg. He was born here and lived here until he had to leave his hometown on a Jewish Kindertransport.

St. Louis

Hamburg, Germany, 1939. Getting a passage aboard the passenger liner St. Louis seems to be the last hope of salvation for more than nine hundred German Jews who, desperate to escape the atrocious persecution to which they are subjected by the Nazi regime, intend to emigrate to Cuba.

Hamburg bei Nacht ist schön

A tour of Hamburg's hotels, entertainment venues, and St. Pauli.

Das Hamburger Gängeviertel "einst und jetzt"

A view of Hamburg's Gängeviertel district.

A Day in Hamburg

A brief portrait of Hamburg.

Eine Nacht in Hamburg

An insight into Hamburg's nightlife.

Die Geschichte von Ottensen

A documentary about the history of Hamburg-Ottensen.

Love Eats Up Life

A documentary about the underground singer-songwriter Tobias Gruben, his upbringing and his musical career, featuring past live perfomances by himself and cover versions of his songs by contemporary artists.

Ballhaus Barmbek - Let's Kiss and Say Goodbye

A study of the alienated people who frequent the Ballhaus Barmbek dance hall, including an obese El groupie, an old man reciting poetry, two young women and a regular dance employee.

Hamburg-Hohenfelde - Eine Mieterinitiative kämpft um ihr Viertel

Short documentary about a Hamburg tenants' initiative that is fighting for its neighborhood.

Dein Land ist mein Land

Ayşe Polat grows up in Hafenstraße in Hamburg in the 1980s. The 15-year-old is surrounded by crime and is quickly pigeonholed by outsiders because of her living situation. However, the criminal environment doesn't say much about the person.

Die Alster, Perle der Großstadt

The film shows the course of the Alster from its source to Jungfernstieg in Hamburg.

Zwischenstation Hamburg

An insight into the economic life and beauty of the city of Hamburg.

Hamburg - Bericht einer rastlosen Stadt

Short film about Hamburg, the industrial city and major transshipment hub.

Alsterstadt im Frühlingswind

A portrait of Hamburg and its people.

Zwischen Elbe und Reeperbahn

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