Everyday Heroes

Stories about ordinary people doing extraordinary things to bring about positive change in their own live, their community or on a global scale.
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  • Barricade

    Barricade

    2021

    1h.23min

    16+

    A striking documentary by renowned photojournalist David Klammer about protesters fighting to stop the clear-cutting at the Dannenröder Forest.


  • Johanna Dohnal - Visionary of Feminism

    Johanna Dohnal - Visionary of Feminism

    2021

    1h.47min

    16+

    Johanna Dohnal, icon of the Austrian women's movement and first Minister for Women's Affairs, shaped the Alpine Republic like hardly any other.


  • Dancing Quietly

    Dancing Quietly

    2016

    1h.21min

    16+

    An authentic and quietly directed personal love letter to all those whose greatest struggle is to just get out of bed every day.


  • Seahorse

    Seahorse

    2020

    16min

    16+

    Hanan fled with her family from northern Iraq across the Mediterranean Sea. At that time, she did not know how to swim. She now overcomes the trauma.


  • No News

    No News

    2021

    1h.21min

    16+

    The shocking story of the sea rescue ship Lifeline, which was denied entry to a safe port for months.


  • Of Neo-Nazis and Superheroes – How the Far Right is Changing a Small German Town

    Of Neo-Nazis and Superheroes – How the Far Right is Changing a Small German Town

    2018

    56min

    16+

    In the summer of 2017, 6,000 neo-Nazis from all over Europe gathered in Themar for the largest right-wing rock concert of the German post war era.


  • In die Welt - Into the World

    In die Welt - Into the World

    2009

    1h.27min

    16+

    This moving portrait of a maternity hospital in Vienna provides a fascinating insight into the drama, pain, and beauty of being born into this world.


  • God is not Working on Sunday!

    God is not Working on Sunday!

    2015

    1h.22min

    16+

    After the bloody genocide 20 years ago, Rwanda made a remarkable turnaround, which was primarily made possible by the country's women.


  • Rainbow's End

    Rainbow's End

    2005

    1h.15min

    16+

    The gay movement fought its way from the margins to the center of society. What battles still need to be waged?