Sooner Exclusives

A mother shares her thoughts with her unborn child. It is a glimpse into an uncertain future and yet full of hope.

The war crimes tribunal in The Hague is fighting with itself and war criminals from the former Yugoslavia.

A digital flat share in the middle of the pandemic. Everyone is always reachable. Love and hate are close together. A comic nightmare by Malte Wirtz.

"Girls can't play soccer" - Pauline, Chayenne, Eriona and Liv prove that this is obviously nonsense in this documentary series.

Climber Adam Ondra, best in his field, is known for his fearless, record-breaking ascents. An intimate portrait explores his life beyond the headlines

A movie about people who have no chance but still try to make the best of it. And about the price they have to pay for it.

When a mother and her daughter take a vacation at the Baltic Sea, it quickly turns into a journey into the past that opens up old wounds.

A teenager grapples with masculinity amid family splits and first loves, reflecting the rawness of youth in a German town.

Lale creates a digital clone to escape the stressful world of fashion. UNCANNY ME explores identity, technology and the nature of reality.

The Ukranian grandson of filmmaker Leonid Burlaka draws a rich picture of Soviet history with archive footage of his grandfather.

In the local outdoor pool, documentary realism mixes with staged absurdity.

IT WORKS II shows the lives of three people with disabilities - grown up and self-determined, 20 years after the first film.

IT WORKS tells seemingly ordinary stories that are a celebration of the individual achievements of the four protagonists.

To document the imment conflict in eastern Ukraine, photographer Pierre Crom traveled to the Donbass in 2014.

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

In her harsh milieu study, Gina Wenzel tells the story of youth violence from the perpetrator's perspective.

Two strangers, Lisa and Jos, go to San Francisco to find out, if there is sexual intercourse - based on french philosopher Jean-Luc Nancys text.

With destabilising gentleness, Mo Harawe recounts the last hours of the terrorist Farah before his execution.

Caught between German stuffiness and Argentinian religiosity, Madi discovers her own sexuality.

Helen no longer wants to be a modern Sisyphus and is breaking the chains of the capitalist grillwalker corset.

A family visit and a broken tooth raises universal questions about identity, origins and life choices.

Despite the adverse working conditions, two friends persevere with the power of their imagination and their will.

Gerhard goes all in: He leaves his previous life behind for the Thai girl Amy. Romance and thriller begin to intertwine.

A creeping, almost invisible toxic waste catastrophe is taking place on Somalia's coast.

Lee and Jasmin's lesbian idyll on the outskirts of Salzburg starts to crack when they give documentary filmmaker Amira a glimpse into their lives.

"Don’t become like my father" - a credo that will drive Alex, a man on the run from himself, to the edge of reason.

In the heart of Berlin, a film noir billiard thriller unfolds with deceit, ambition, and suspense.

In the vast emptiness of the Patagonian steppe, 13-year-old Mora embarks on a journey with an old, indigenous Mapuche gaucho.

The dark, dystopian horror cabinet with BDSM vibes about the man in the monkey mask enters its second round.

Props play a crucial role in every movie, yet they are rarely consciously noticed - the big and small things on the set.

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

While Wissam fights for his love, political tensions rise and the Israeli army invades Lebanon.

"Challenging Identities" - A lesbian non-binary artist's documentary on gender, self-love, and narcissism, honored at Berlin Pornfilmfestival.

Somewhere in the Monchique mountains of Portugal, the Fridayhappiness Associação balances sustainable living with their economic lifeline.

A poignant tale of lost innocence, young Dib navigates the tumultuous landscape of 1950s Damascus following his father's death.

Lola's hidden love for teammate Zoe challenges her both on and off the soccer field. Will she score or lose her chance?

The tragic story of an artist who was torn between passion and obsession and died under mysterious circumstances.

About the missing and the found. About the silent and the roaring. About cuddling and sneezing. Six stories about fathers.

After the 2014 revolution in Ukraine, Valentyn decided to become politically active and run for city council in his home town.

An entertaining and ambiguous film that illuminates the connection between cinematic art and human experience.

A parasitic fungus infects humanity. It triggers visions and also enables communication with the dead.

In the heart of Berlin, a GDR ruin is given a new lease on life and becomes a center for art, culture and community.

Acclaimed Lebanese director Simon El Habre paints a vivid portrait of Beirut post-Civil War, highlighting the impact of the 2020 port explosion.

Is it fact or is it fiction? A documentary-fiction hybrid about the Red Mountain near Trier and the people who dwell there.

Three solo entertainers share a passion for entertaining. For them, it is not just a profession, but a vocation to which they subordinate everything.

Hamburg's housing shortage forces car inspector Gina and British pyromaniac Harry to move into the same apartment.

A young woman roams through the night. On a train, she rummages through other people's luggage, seeking closeness to them in an unusual way.

After a wedding party, three friends from Hamburg are stranded Berlin. A fast-paced odyssey through the urban wasteland of this once divided city.

After England and Wales, Rüdiger Sünner explores the spiritual side of Scotland's breathtaking landscapes in the second part of his trilogy.

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

Under the crushing emotional burden of his terminally ill father and violent brother, 14-year-old Daniel seeks refuge with two outcasts.

A singer loses her voice and seeks healing in a shamanistic trance.

To live inclusion and not just to play it is the declared goal of the Theater Rambazamba from Berlin.

A chance examination delivers the frightening diagnosis of brain aneurysm. The director himself documents the months leading up to the operation.

In a former German coal region, a mine gives way to a ghost train, including undead miners.

When Ava's father Gunter, a classic macho dude, shows up at her door, worlds collide.

In Stammheim, right next to the old RAF prison, an educational center for future correctional officers is located next to the prison wall.

A group of radical climate activists takes matters into their own hands and eliminates suspected climate sinners.

An omnipresent giant who sees everything, but can’t be seen himself ... An “City Symphony” entirelly composed from material generated by CCTV.

Authentic, haphazard and unromantic, three residents of a high-rise housing estate search for love, friendship and sexuality.

Either the grass is greener, or the houses are bigger, or the sun is warmer ... anywhere else is better.

A new start to a better life? Forty Germans on welfare fly to Mallorca to do internships.

Pittiplatsch, star of GDR children's television has a dark secret. Pitti was an avant-garde artist and informer for the state security service.

To deal with the trauma she endured during her work as photojournalist, Nanna Kreutzmann turns to underwater photography.

During the final prayer of the German Catholic Bishops' Conference in 1991, one of the most spectacular protest actions takes place.

A powerful film about the struggle of a naive boy with good intentions in the harsh environment of Irans drug stronghold on the Island of Hormuz.

Poetic film essay which conveys a sense of the lived spirituality of the British Isles.

A compelling exploration of the complexities of American life, history, and society through the lens of the unique and fascinating sport drag racing.

Ahmet, a champion boxer and professional soldier, starts taking acting lessons. On stage he comes face to face with his own internal battles.

Cinematic memorial to the highly controversial icon of the German women's movement who helped shape feminist discourse for over 50 years.

Discover the hidden world of the former meat factory in Vienna's Sonnwendviertel through the lens of filmmaker Dariusz Kowalski.

The portrait of an artist who in all his art and with his whole being questioned the existing social system.

This experimental video portrait delves into questions of homelessness, the impact of incarceration, trauma, and living on the fringes of society.

Tischa Thomas is a 47-year-old bodybuilder who has undergone a remarkable transformation. She challenges conventional notions of femininity.

This black and white film portrays the life and stories of a village on the Russian-Ukrainian border, combining elements of fiction and documentary.

Milena Czernovsky and Lilith Kraxner's debut blurs the line between documentary and fiction filmmaking, joining a recent trend in the film industry.

This documentary portrays women who embark on a sea voyage thus challenging traditional gender roles just by being there.

This documentary follows full-contact athlete Lukas Kroiss on his cinematic path to the K1 European Championship title.

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

Noah (12) arrives in Berlin to visit his father and gets caught up in adventures at the Carnival of Cultures.

Is homeopathy a hoax or medicine? Here, homeopaths are allowed to share their very different views.

Through Skype and online chat rooms, a Vietnamese couple, Bay and Tam, create their own virtual version of Vietnam in their Munich apartment.

A European theater director wants to stage a play about revolution in Burkina Faso and gets caught up in a real revolution.

On the river Tetscha in the southern Urals, in the middle of nowhere between Europe and Asia, is the most radioactively contaminated area in the world

Re-interpretation of Chaplin's The Kid. Set in a claustrophobic world, it transports the classic tale into a dystopian, grotesque masquerade ball.

Whether in Delhi, Pune, Mumbai or Kolkata, street vendors from very different backgrounds sell the country's most popular drink, masala chai.

Gay left-wing activist and disaster relief volunteer Ortwin Passon navigates between a military-like bourgeois world and wild sex parties.

Wax portraits of an unknown woman are the focus of this medical-historical thriller which turns rigid 18th century role models on its head.

This film immerses us directly into the daily lives of three women who are trapped in violent, abusive relationships.

Germany's only trans* pastor.

An ex-Salafist and an ex-Neo-Nazi confront their past. Dominic Schmitz and Felix Benneckenstein were trapped in an ideology for years.

Daniel Spoerri is one of the most important representatives of object art, co-founder of the artist group Nouveau Réalisme and inventor of Eat-Art.

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.

At the Julie-Roger-Haus in Frankfurt am Main, a care facility for seniors of all sexual orientations, "grandpa is finally allowed to be gay" (FAZ).

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.

This ambitious directorial debut chronicles lesbian lifestyles and social networking in Vienna in the 1950s and 60s.

The second largest film industry in the world is called Nollywood and is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Who are the (presumably) Eastern European panhandlers working the streets? Filmmaker Ulli Gladik finds out.

In the face of an unfathomable tragedy, a young couple manages to focus on love and the good in life.