Lords & Ladles

Theodore Roosevelt was one of the most extraordinary Americans who lived, a larger-than-life legend whose story has to be seen to be believed. Ingeniously weaving extremely rare archive footage with meticulous recreations and the stirring music of John Philip Sousa, this film is both a moving portrait of the 26th president and a dynamic panorama of the great events of the early years of the 20th century. Among many subjects included in this cinematic mosaic are foreign policy, women's rights, Spanish-American War, aviation, conservation, the Progressive Party, and World War I. Music from the suites, operettas and marches of John Philip Sousa.

Seven adolescents take on the mission of filming their family housemaids for one week and hand over the footage to the director to make a film.

Two attractive, young dancers overcome various obstacles in their potential ballet careers, as they prepare to dance the leads opposite each other in one of the most popular ballets of all time: THE NUTCRACKER. Go behind the scenes, in the rehearsal studio, and on stage under the spotlights to experience the honestly exposed triumphs, follies, and heartbreaks of the competitive ballet world.

The deadliest refugee route in the world claims thousands of lives every year. In the first half of 2023 alone, almost 2,000 people died in the Mediterranean because the European Union's border policy systematically violates existing laws. Instead of helping shipwrecked persons, Frontex practices illegal push backs, finances the violent operations of the Libyan coast guard and takes massive action against private sea rescue missions that act where the EU fails. All this has been documented in the media and yet remains incomprehensible to all who were never forced to live through this situation themselves: How can one deny assistance to hundreds of people in peril of life, even threaten and criminalize the civilian helpers?

One woman and her family trek the broken mental health system in an effort to save her brother as he descends into madness. Beginning as a testimony of his sanity, his iPhone video diary ultimately becomes an unfiltered look at the mind of a man with untreated schizophrenia.

Alcan Highway is a film about a journey, a dream which seems to be coming true. But is it what Hese really wanted?