Life of Children in the 21st Century
The film was shot in Dakar, from July 1999 to January 2000. It evokes the life of street children in the Capital of Senegal. Two roving gangs are followed day and night in the city by a camera that...
Middle of the Moment
Film makers Nicolas Humbert and Werner Penzel traveled through Europe and Africa with these very different nomads for around three years. Resisting the lure of nostalgia of any kind they have created...
On Hitler's Highway-the Fabulous Art of Surviving
This unique road movie is rife with stopovers in hidden corners of a notorious highway built before World War II to facilitate the invasion of Poland and Russia by Hitler's army. Polish-born director...
Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers
An intense visual odyssey filmed for over three years in eight different countries. From the explosive riot days in Genoa 2001 to $7,000 sex dolls in the US, "Surplus"explores the destructive nature...
Short of Breath
An emotional collage about birth, death, sex and suiside. It is a dissection of a psychotherapy session which takes the viwer on an uncomfortable journey through the emotional landscape of a...
The Smell of Burning Ants
"The Smell of Burning Ants" is a haunting account of the pains and trauma of growing up male. In a layered and non-didactic way, it details the process of emotional death many boys suffer as the are...
Human Remains
"Human Remains" is an experimental documentary which illustrates the banality of evil by creating intimate portraits of five infamous dictators.
King of the Jews
"King of the Jews" is a film about fear and transcendence. Utilizing Hollywood movies, 1950's educational films, personal home movies and religious films spanning the history of cinema, the filmmaker...