Refugees

When Germany surrenders in 1945, two reckless teenagers put their families' escape on the line to save their friendship.

This documentary shows the consequences of the 2008 war for displaced Georgians in a refugee settlement and their struggle to find a new home.

This poignant and thought-provoking documentary offers a unique and deeply moving insight into the lives of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.

Looking to breathe new life into the sport of rugby in Germany, a man has launched an inclusive rugby team.

When a refugee from Ghana requests to participate in a traditional Christian procession, differing opinions divide a small Italian town.

Victims of the repressive system in the former East German state give powerful testimony about the cruetly of the dehumanizing regime.

Ghadir, Mohamad and their five children never wanted to leave their homeland Syria. Now they are in Germany. The new beginning is not easy.

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.

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

A naïve New Yorker retreats to his dead grandfather's summer cottage (datsche in German) but instead of peace he finds Adam, a refugee in hiding.

"Clowns without Borders" bring a bit of joy to the refugee camp in Moria, Lesbos.

A semi-documentary that follows a group of young migrants in Vienna as they negotiate the maze of administrative procedures.

After the big influx of refugees to Europe in 2015, even the most Bavarian villages the picturesque mountains had to adapt.

At the age of 17, the Gambian woman Sadi fled from the genital mutilation. Through the Sahara, Libya and across the Mediterranean to Sicily.

Three young new-Berliners dream of the good life in the form of art studies, a rap career or simply a work permit.

This film accompanies the last days of the traditional Hotel Maritim in Halle before it becomes a refugee accommodation.

A slice of the live of the undocumented migrant Mikel, working odd jobs in Berlin to survive.

A story about the grind of examination and verifying in the German bureaucracy.

More and more immigrants have been the landing in Germany since the 1950's. But it wasn't until 2005 that a new immigration law went into effect.

“When the bombs fell, the first thing we did was run away. It was not until later that we realized we had not looked back.”

In Daniela Lucatos docu WHEN I DANCE, four dancers from Israel, Spain and Italy attempt to interpret the stories of refugees.

The documentary VIACRUCIS MIGRANTE – MIGRANT CROSSING by Hauke Lorenz gives people a voice who are on the arduous path to "the promised Land".

Although they have lost everything through their flight, the Jesidesses Hedil and Naam fight for a dignified life for their families.

The terminally ill Parvis K. flees Iran across the Mediterranean Sea to Spain to reconcile himself with his daughter Nasrin, who lives in Europe.

Teenagers try to flee to Europe under life-threatening circumstances, hidden in trucks, where they become the hunted by the border authorities.