With Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Dark Blue Girl (2017)
103 min | Drama
Two years after Hannah and Jimmy's break up, the pair unexpectedly falls head over heels for each other again when selling their holiday home on a little volcanic island in the Aegean. The ... See full summary »
Director: Mascha Schilinski | Stars: Helena Zengel, Karsten Mielke, Artemis Chalkidou
Votes: 238
2. The Trouble with Being Born (2020)
94 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Elli is an android programmed with memories that mean everything to her owner but nothing to her. The story of a machine and the ghosts we all carry within us.
Director: Sandra Wollner | Stars: Lena Watson, Dominik Warta, Ingrid Burkhard, Jana McKinnon
Votes: 1,257
3. Two Mothers (2013)
Not Rated | 75 min | Drama
Katja and Isabella are happily married and feel the time is right to have a child. As the weeks and months pass by, it becomes clear that the process will be far more fraught than either were prepared for.
Director: Anne Zohra Berrached | Stars: Karina Plachetka, Sabine Wolf, Florian Weber, Maarten Van Santen
Votes: 566
4. Geister, die ich rief (2012)
38 min | Short, Drama
Johanna believes to find happiness and security in her family live with husband and daughter. But facing her unfulfilled desire disturbs Johanna's serenity.
Director: Lena Knauss | Stars: Lisa Carlehed, Stephan Szasz, Ola Rapace, Claudia Onn
Votes: 20
5. 24 Weeks (2016)
103 min | Drama
At work, Astrid is admired by her fans as a famous cabaret artist and privately a second child is on the road to complete her family happiness. But her world is turned upside down overnight... See full summary »
Director: Anne Zohra Berrached | Stars: Julia Jentsch, Bjarne Mädel, Johanna Gastdorf, Emilia Pieske
Votes: 1,703
6. The Present (III) (2014)
PG | 4 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Jake spends most of his time playing video games indoors until his mother decides to give him a present.
Director: Jacob Frey | Stars: Quinn Nealy, Samantha Brown, Paul Bürger, Katrin von Chamier
Votes: 2,513
7. For Miriam (2009)
58 min | Drama
Karen, a maths teacher, finds herself involved in a traffic accident for which she is not to blame. The accident causes the death of a girl on a scooter. Although innocent, the young woman ... See full summary »
Director: Lars-Gunnar Lotz | Stars: Franziska Petri, Vincent Redetzki, Kai Scheve, Regina Gisbertz
Votes: 58
8. Jagon (2016)
20 min | Short, Action, Adventure
An old hunter finds the lost rosary of a mysterious Saracenic princess, which keeps an old secret power.
Director: M.E.G. | Stars: Halit Dajdzo, Lin Gothoni, Mustafa A. Kuzu, Giannis Ziogos
Votes: 83
9. Fass mich an (2003)
39 min | Short, Drama
Karin and Thomas, a middle-aged couple with a small daughter seems to be very happy and gets along well. But there is a problem, she is very beautiful and sexy, but sexually dissatisfied. ... See full summary »
Director: Carsten Unger | Stars: Stefanie Höner, Jens Roth, Lissy Lossien, Antje Schmiele
Votes: 16
10. The Boy Who Couldn't Feel Pain (2023)
20 min | Short | Completed
In Grants, New Mexico there is a small-town legend of Chester, a street fighter who can't feel any pain. When Annie, a bowling alley employee who just moved into town, challenges him for a fight, things begin to change.
Director: Eugen Merher | Stars: Dylan Sprayberry, Catfish Jean, Delilah Napier, Dawda Jallow (DJ)
11. Offline: Are You Ready for the Next Level? (2016)
91 min | Adventure, Comedy
In turbulent action comedy OFFLINE, champion gamer Jan (Moritz Jahn) has to fight for his digital identity, winning back his real life as well.
Director: Florian Schnell | Stars: Moritz Jahn, Mala Emde, Ugur Ekeroglu, David Schütter
Votes: 826
12. Faith (2010)
88 min | Drama
The fates of three German-born Muslims in Berlin collide as they struggle to find their place between faith and modern life in contemporary western society, caught at a crossroads where ... See full summary »
Director: Burhan Qurbani | Stars: Carlo Ljubek, Jerry Hoffmann, Maryam Zaree, Marija Skaricic
Votes: 395
13. Oh Sheep! (2012)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
An animated short film about two flocks of sheep and their shepherds who are at odds with one another and attempting to keep them separated.
Director: Gottfried Mentor
Votes: 281
14. Teenage Angst (2008)
Not Rated | 64 min | Drama, Thriller
At an elite private boarding school, four students form a clique to sneak out of school after hours, to meet, drink and play. Trying to escape the golden cage, which their wealthy parents ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Stuber | Stars: Franz Dinda, Niklas Kohrt, Janusz Kocaj, Michael Ginsburg
Votes: 392
15. Kronos. End and Beginning (2008)
87 min | Drama
A desperate family on its way to self-destruction - a drama about struggling generations, "Kronos" becomes an absurd symbol of the recurrent process of perishing and new beginnings.
Director: Olav F. Wehling | Stars: Klaus Grünberg, Isolde Barth, Sergej Moya, Sonja Meret Grüntzig
Votes: 15
16. Hot Dog (I) (2019)
8 min | Short, Comedy
Hannah, in a love-hate relationship with her vagina, chronicles how her sexuality has changed over time. Like that one moment when she discovered the vibration function of her PlayStation controller.
Directors: Alma Buddecke, Marleen Valien | Stars: Lena Klenke, Alfredo Zermini
Votes: 156
18. A Small Cut (2020)
9 min | Short, Comedy
The uptight Jewish financial director of a magnificent baroque building is suddenly forced to persuade his hot-headed young boss to let himself be circumcised.
Director: Marleen Valien | Stars: Josephine Thiesen, Konrad Singer, Louis Hofmann, Stella Marie Markert
Votes: 42
19. No Regrets (2001)
104 min | Drama, Comedy, Romance
A recent high school grad still pines for an old classmate, and devises a stunt to get her attention.
Director: Benjamin Quabeck | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Jessica Schwarz, Marie-Lou Sellem, Denis Moschitto
Votes: 1,275
20. Nakam (2022)
33 min | Short, Drama
Twelve year old violin player Mitka is supposed to execute an attack on several SS officers in the name of a Ukrainian partisan movement. But his attempt will also put his only friend in life danger.
Director: Andreas Kessler | Stars: Anton Krymskiy, Peter Miklusz, Yevgeni Sitokhin, Rostyslav Bome
Votes: 40
21. Dirt Devil: The Exorcist (2011)
Short, Horror
Director: Andreas Roth | Stars: Ann-Kathrin Doerig, David Gant, Dorothea Hagena, Klaus Peeck
22. Pornfluencer (2022)
73 min | Documentary
Andreea and Nico made a fortune as "Verified Couple" on porn websites. Now they live their dream under palm trees in the tax haven state of Cyprus. But how does it look off the stage?
Director: Joscha Bongard
Votes: 70
23. Swimming (2018)
101 min | Drama
'Swimming' or 'Schwimmen'(OT) is the story of Elisa and Anthea, two most different girls, whose friendship gives them orientation and stability in the most difficult time of their young ... See full summary »
Director: Luzie Loose | Stars: Stephanie Amarell, Lisa Vicari, Alexandra Finder, Jonathan Berlin
Votes: 128
24. Stout-Hearted (2007)
15 min | Short, Drama
Felix is secretly in love with Ralph. This doesn't seem to be the biggest problem, but Felix is fifteen and Ralph is his thirty-four-year-old soccer coach. They meet every day in secret. ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Busker | Stars: Tommaso Cacciapuoti, Ferdinand Hanisch, Johanna Niedermüller, Bettina Ernst
Votes: 410
25. The Beauty (2020)
4 min | Short
Hold your breath and join us on a bittersweet and epic journey through the beauty of plastic pollution.
Director: Pascal Schelbli | Star: Charlie Gardner
Votes: 34
26. House Without Roof (2016)
117 min | Drama
HOUSE WITHOUT ROOF is about the journey of the siblings LIYA, JAN and ALAN who were born in the Kurdish area of the Iraq and grown up in Germany. The three of them want to fulfill their ... See full summary »
Director: Soleen Yusef | Stars: Mina Sadic, Sasun Sayan, Murat Seven, Wedad Sabri
Votes: 161
27. Novemberkind (2008)
95 min | Drama
Novemberkind a film by Christian Schwochow with Anna Maria Mühe, Ulrich Matthes from the year 2008.
Director: Christian Schwochow | Stars: Anna Maria Mühe, Ulrich Matthes, Christine Schorn, Hermann Beyer
Votes: 486
28. Pussy Love (2023)
4 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
Cool Cat invites you. To join the world of "Pussy Love." Enjoy a show of lust and laziness. Let's have fun with tits and dicks. The claws are sharp, the soda is sparkling and the fur is ... See full summary »
Director: Linda Krauss | Star: Lisanne-Marie Hadi
29. Time of Moulting (2020)
80 min | Drama, History, Horror
The still life of a family in 57 pictures. Germany in the 1970ies. Stephanie is an intelligent and lively child. But she leads an isolated life with her parents, marked by the symbiotic ... See full summary »
Director: Sabrina Mertens | Stars: Zelda Espenschied, Miriam Schiweck, Freya Kreutzkam, Bernd Wolf
Votes: 110
30. Porn Punk Poetry (2014)
41 min | Short, Drama
A male prostitute (David Schütter) is trying to escape his long forgotten feelings. The unexpected tender encounter with a young woman (Nadja Bobyleva) confronts him with his real desires and puts his whole life to the test.
Director: Maurice Hübner | Stars: David Schütter, Nadja Bobyleva, Max Reimann, Matthias Lier
Votes: 86
31. The Day I Was Not Born (2010)
94 min | Drama
During a stopover in Buenos Aires on her way to Chile, 31-year-old Maria recognizes a nursery rhyme. Maria doesn't speak a work of Spanish, but without understanding what she is singing, ... See full summary »
Director: Florian Cossen | Stars: Jessica Schwarz, Michael Gwisdek, Rafael Ferro, Beatriz Spelzini
Votes: 833
32. Above and Below (I) (2015)
Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama
Filmmaker Nicolas Steiner documents the exploits of three homeless people in Las Vegas, a man who lives in a military bunker in the California desert and a woman at a Utah research station that simulates life on Mars.
Director: Nicolas Steiner | Stars: Edward Cardenas, Cynthia Goodwin, Richard F. Ethredge, April Davis
Votes: 448
33. Dark Sugar (2014)
45 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Drama full of modern disorientation, romance, stubbornness and intransigence. A film about Greta Miller. About her love, her power, longings and fears. 'Dark Sugar' spins Greta through ... See full summary »
Director: Kristin Franke | Stars: Natalie Krane, Jana Klinge, Christian Blümel, Susanne Wuest
Votes: 7
34. Masel Tov Cocktail (2020)
30 min | Short
A Russian-Jewish teenager Dima gets into a school fight, and then breaks the fourth wall and passionately and ferociously talks about his views, and about the hypocritically tolerant way in which his world works.
Directors: Arkadij Khaet, Mickey Paatzsch | Stars: Alexander Wertmann, Mateo Wansing Lorrio, Gwentsche Kollewijn, Liudmyla Vasylieva
Votes: 150
35. Five Years (2013)
95 min | Drama
How Murat Kurnaz ended up in Guantanamo Bay is a mysterious story. 5 YEARS investigates the psychological aspect of this endless and unjustified "imprisonment" where Kurnaz had to endure never ending physical and psychological torture.
Director: Stefan Schaller | Stars: Sascha Alexander Gersak, Ben Miles, Marc Hodapp, Özkan Akdogan
Votes: 717
36. Transpapa (2012)
90 min | Drama
Director: Sarah-Judith Mettke | Stars: Luisa Sappelt, Devid Striesow, Sandra Borgmann, Horst Sachtleben
Votes: 140
37. High School Love Story (2018)
17 min | Short, Drama
Director: Carly Schrader | Stars: Jannik Mühlenweg, Elena Berthold, Robert Kuchenbuch, Katharina Walther
38. Jenseits der blauen Grenze
Drama | Post-production
GDR, August 1989: Hanna and Andreas became a target of the secret police and had to give up their plans for their future studies and desired professions. Instead, they face arbitrariness, ... See full summary »
Director: Sarah Neumann | Stars: Lena Urzendowsky, Uwe Preuss, Winnie Böwe, Isabel Schosnig
39. Lord of the Toys (2018)
95 min | Documentary
Max "Adlersson" Herzberg, 20 years of age, from Dresden decided not to spend his life working. Ever since, he reviews knives and other products, unboxes limited fan editions of mainly ... See full summary »
Director: Pablo Ben Yakov | Stars: Max 'Adlersson' Herzberg, Maximiliane Häcke
Votes: 199
40. Here We Come (2006)
90 min | Documentary, Music
Breakdance in the GDR. The jolting, robot-like dance gestures, which conquered the Western countries in the eighties, also enjoyed popularity in the former GDR within a small following. ... See full summary »
Director: Nico Raschick
Votes: 31
41. Young, Fragile (2020)
25 min | Short, Drama
At times of changing gender roles, a tinder date encourages young Leonid to live his own definition of "masculinity." A current reflection on love, sexuality and role models.
Director: Joscha Bongard | Stars: Jonathan Berlin, Rafael Gareisen, Larissa Sirah Herden, Svenja Jung
Votes: 50
43. Wrapped (2015)
5 min | Animation, Short, Action
The deterioration of one is the foundation of another one's life. The world with it`s never-ending interplay of eating and being eaten, takes on new dimensions when the unexpected forces of... See full summary »
Directors: Roman Kälin, Falko Paeper, Florian Wittmann
Votes: 220
44. 366 Days (2011)
12 min | Animation, Short
Starting social work as a paramedic, young Patrick soon comes in contact with patients that are more suffering from their loneliness than from their actual diseases. As he tries to help, he... See full summary »
Director: Johannes Schiehsl | Stars: Peter Hörmanseder, Hosea Ratschiller
Votes: 69
45. Die Legende von Julio de la Casa (2011)
22 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
David is too shy to confess his love to Lisa. He doesn't care about her being a porn actress. But when she is supposed to do a scene with the legendary Mexican porn star Julio, he is forced... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Rübesam | Stars: Gabriel Raab, Jacqueline Le Saunier, Adrian Can, Halit Dajdzo
Votes: 17
46. Ohne diese Welt (2017)
115 min | Documentary
About a group of old colonial Mennonites in northern Argentina - women, men and children who, as the descendants of Germans who emigrated 500 years ago, live in a strictly conservative religious community that rejects modernity.
Director: Nora Fingscheidt
Votes: 23
47. Chocolate Man (2018)
Short, War
Director: M.E.G. | Stars: Mustafa A. Kuzu, Eline Doenst, Alexander Nardini, Flamur Aljiji
Votes: 20
48. Wir sind die Flut (2016)
84 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi
On the coastline of Windholm one morning 15 years ago the ocean just disappeared. Since then the emptiness has been raising questions and anxiety. The cause of the phenomenon remains ... See full summary »
Director: Sebastian Hilger | Stars: Max Mauff, Lana Cooper, Gro Swantje Kohlhof, Roland Koch
Votes: 431
49. Rocks (2001)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Apparently, rocks are having conversations all around us, but they talk very, very slowly...
Directors: Chris Stenner, Arvid Uibel, Heidi Wittlinger | Stars: Rainer Basedow, Michael Habeck
Votes: 2,127
50. Nevermore (2006)
63 min | Drama
One night he will fetch the silver from the night sky Jonas loves his fathers magical stories. When Helge dies, Jonas ends up in an orphanage whereupon dreariness and discipline rule his ... See full synopsis »
Director: Toke Constantin Hebbeln | Stars: Leonard Proxauf, Rolf Becker, Manni Laudenbach, Sylvester Groth
Votes: 265