Oma & Bella 2012 ( 9)

Oma & Bella is an intimate glimpse into the world of Regina Karolinski (Oma) and Bella Katz, two friends who live together in Berlin. Having survived the Holocaust and then stayed in Germany after the war, it is the food they cook together that they remember their childhoods, maintain a bond to each other and answer questions of heritage, memory and identity. As the film follows them through their daily lives, a portrait emerges of two women with a light sense of humor, vivid stories, and a deep fondness for good food. Created by Oma's granddaughter Alexa, the film captures their ongoing struggle to retain a part of their past while remaining very much engaged in the present.

Army of Love 2016

Signs of Life 2018

Documentary about the vanishing traces of WWII and the Holocaust in contemporary Berlin, and about individuals who keep the memory alive despite of that in a very personal way. Like the group of female friends who tend the garden of the Liebermann estate, or the Shoah survivor who has always kept the lights on in her home since she evaded Nazi persecution by hiding in a dark bunker. Filmmaker Alexa Karolinski talks to historians and Berlin Jews, and her film connects a poetic portrait of the city with the memory of a collective Jewish trauma that not only affects the generation of survivors.

Ocean of Love 2020

In Cuba, the participants of the radical Army of Love spread love and sensual pleasure across gender, age and ethnicity. A utopian hybrid film without limits.

Alter Ego 2016

What would my bra say if it could talk? Director Alexa Karolinski dreams up a humorous vision of the role wearable technology might play in our future lives. What could it mean for our communications and social interactions? A question explored by the short film “Alter Ego“ starring Annabelle Dexter-Jones and Joyce Carpati.