S1.E9 ∙ Episode #1.9

The United Nations General Assembly Hall was filled with children for this Unicef special hosted by Julie Andrews.

A ten-year-old boy consumed with playing football struggles with friendship, improving his skills and disappointments.

Our lives are filled with joy and sorrow, challenges and change - all linked to growing up and growing old. Is the inevitable conclusion to life's exciting journey the termination of the human spirit and a plot in the local cemetery? Or is there something beyond this life - a spiritual realm of some kind where the soul resides when we lay this body down? Is there really a place called Heaven? The major religions answer "yes" and accept this as a matter of faith. What if there is proof beyond faith that Heaven exists? Do scientific discoveries and cutting edge research actually prove the existence of Heaven? Some believe there is now proof that the place we call " Heaven" actually exists. We'll examine scientific studies, personal testimonies and experiences of those who say they've had a Near Death Experience in which they've been to Heaven and back. Join us in a serious look at startling new findings that document a place called Heaven!

"Margina" reflects upon life in the Roma community, giving very intimate insights into the life of a Roma family in Macedonia, who exists "at the edge" of European society. Without overt pathos, the film shows everyday family-life, marked by social marginalization and economic hardship, but also the usual domestic problems. The camera's presence is close, yet sensitive, finding a language through observation, which gives the family's story its own platform. As many Roma of the region, they are forced to make a living by cutting firewood for their non-Roma neighborhood. They thereby interact closely with the Macedonian ethnic majority and become object of more or less crude forms of racism. Many scenes are not easy to endure due to the structural, and often unconscious, verbal violence, which occurs. In search for a better life, the family decides to try to make their way to Germany, in order to seek asylum and spend the winter there. The film achieves a poignant connection between an individual story and the global situation of larger flows of refugees.

At the age of 12, Janny, Lisa, Debby and Michelle leave their home for a sports school in the East German province to become wrestlers. A documentary about coming-of-age between boarding school corridors, wrestling gyms and boyband posters.