Im Westen ging die Sonne auf

The mining industry, which always had been “sponsor” and “financier” of the soccer clubs in the Ruhr valley during the post-war period, doesn’t exist anymore nowadays in that form. Many of the once glorious clubs which d

The Sun's Revenge

An innkeeper in sheer despair murders a passing by musician and steals his money in order to buy medicine for his dying wife. Eventually, he falls into an endless turmoil of guilt and madness.

...die von der Sonne leben

Documentary about workers at a public beach ressort.

Georg Danzer Sonne, Mond & Sterne

Throwing Sticks at the Sun

When a group of boys accidentally kills a bird, Navid tries to suppress his feelings of guilt in order to remain part of the group.

Was ist Was - Die Sonne

Let's Go Native

The adventures of three tourists in a nudist camp in Corsica.

Auf der Suche nach der Sonne

Schroeter casts his tutored eye on Mnouchkine, the legendary founder of the avant-garde Théâtre du Soleil, with whom he shared an affinity for collage and pastiche, improvisation and distillation, ancient Greek drama, co

Im Osten geht die Sonne auf

Energie Cottbus, a small soccer club from the periphery of the republic, got promoted to the first division of the Bundesliga. Everyone was sure: They will get relegated immediately again! But everything turned out diffe

Ich friere in der Sonne

Kinder der Sonne - Unsere Schmetterlinge

Butterflies are certainly the most popular of all insects. Hardly anyone can resist the grace and beauty of these colorful jugglers as they fly from flower to flower. But butterflies offer even more surprises: There is h

Heintje - Einmal wird die Sonne wieder scheinen

When the bank clerk Klaus Helwig is arrested on suspicion of embezzlement, his son Heintje, whose mother died at birth, comes to his grumpy grandfather's house. Heintje manages to win his heart and prove his father's inn

The Day the Sun Fell

Tracing the past of her deceased grandfather who worked as a young doctor in the Red Cross hospital of HirSwiss-Japanese filmmaker Aya Domenig, the granddaughter of a doctor on duty during the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiro

Der Tag, an dem die Sonne erlosch

The sun motif in the art of various peoples (including the Egyptians and the Incas) and the sun’s role as the Earth’s source of energy are explored. The film also features footage of the total solar eclipse on June 30, 1

Diese Sonne hier im Winter

A film poem by Steve Peinemann for Ramazan Avci, who was beaten to death on the streets of Hamburg by young Germans, and a fictional documentary about the welcoming of the millionth guest worker, Armando Rodrigez, who is

Serious Games 4 – A Sun With No Shadow

An exploration of how the U.S. military employs video game technology to train troops for war. In A Sun With No Shadow, Farocki calls attention to the subtle differences between the simulations for combat training and PT

Am Kap der Liebe - Unter der Sonne Uruguays

The Hamburg shipowner Jan Hansen proudly transfers a magnificent, brand new sailing yacht to Uruguay, which he lovingly designed in accordance with the wishes of the rich wood manufacturer Don Esteban Gonzales. But no so

Pour qui sonne la Glace

Part of FIFF's section "Une Histoire de Fribourg : Terre de hockey sur glace"

Und morgen geht die Sonne wieder auf

Ode to the Sun: An Art History

A look at the Sun, the star that revolves at the center of the Solar System, and its representation in art throughout history.