Shirley: Visions of Reality 2013 ( 6.267)

A series of snapshots from the life of a fictional actress named Shirley serves to weave together thirteen paintings by Edward Hopper (e.g. "Office at Night", "Western Motel", "Usherette", "A Woman in the Sun") into a fascinating synthesis of painting and film, personal and political history. Each station in Shirley’s professional and private life from the 1930s to 1960s is precisely dated: It is always August 28/29 of the year in question, as the locations vary from Paris to New York to Cape Cod.

Fahrtwind - Aufzeichnungen einer Reisenden 2013

LAST of the WILD 2025

A poetic journey into the tension between nature and civilization, to where the wild still exists, is being tamed, or is unfolding in new forms: German predator trainer Carmen Zander, WWF gamekeeper Pavel Fomenko, and Mexican body artist María José Cristerna explore the wild through very different lifestyles. Set between Leipzig, the Russian taiga, and Guadalajara, Mexico, the essayistic documentary, in striking, poetic images, poses various questions about alienation, control, and freedom—and in which moments the wild, untamed within ourselves can still reveal itself when, at the same time, we are increasingly losing touch with nature.