Solo für einen Menschenfreund / 1969

Menschen, die man nie vergißt / 1970

What was unsuccessful 400 years earlier in the German Peasants’ Wars is achieved in 1945 by the unbreakable bond with the Soviet Union: Under adverse conditions, workers and peasants build a socialist state. In 1970, when this film was made, the SED (Socialist Unity Party of Germany) asserts its claim to leadership grounded in the past – it moves forward on the “Way from the I to the We”.

“Wastage” of humans / Comrade Mauser / “Victim of History” / 1991

In this conversation, taking place shortly after the German reunification, Alexander Kluge and Heiner Müller discuss historical developments from the perspective of playwright Heiner Müller’s view on subjectivity. Among other things, they talk about the theoretical work of political philosopher Carl Schmitt, Russian literature, Müller’s play “Mauser” and an artwork by Anselm Kiefer.

More Warmth Among Human Beings / 1972

Short film depicting a man and woman smoking.

Vom lernenden Menschen / 1964

Poetic documentary short about people learning all over the world.

Zwei Menschen / 1952

Der Menschendarsteller - Otto Schenk zum 90. Geburtstag / 2020

People on Saturday / 2020

A sunny Saturday afternoon in Zurich. In the middle of a crowded square a businessman is lying on a bench, seemingly asleep. Someplace else, a teenager is longing for appreciation. A commuter is fighting the ticket machine. The film shows ten tableaux of everyday situations in the city. The people in them are confronted with small or big problems. Each one of them is a Sisyphos, endlessly rolling the little stones of daily life up the mountain.

Menschen eingesperrt, Tiere befreit / 2023

Menschen - Städte - Schienen / 1949

A train journey from the Alps to the North Sea through post-war Germany.

People at the Espresso Bar / 1958

Vesely’s study on changing urbanity claims that "the Espresso has a democratic touch." Italy has expanded into Munich and instead of beer hall cellars, there are Cappuccinos, ice creams and tables in the open.

Thomas Maurer - Menschenfreund / 2006

Die Arche. 2. Teil: Die letzten Menschen / 1919

Zwei glückliche Menschen / 1943

Stahl und Menschen / 1957

A gripping report shot at the Brandenburg steel and rolling mill from a visiting Austrian director's point of view. Void of any propagandistic interpretation, the film captures both the dynamic forces and the hazards involved in this work.

Golem, Die Legende Vom Menschen / 2016

The Humanitarians / 2014

Documentary - Queer binaries and emancipation agenda: Jochen and Sven struggle in achieving a regular sex life. - Joachim Neumann, Sven Normann, Tina Pfurr

Menschen am Meer /

short film by Helga Fanderl

Ende im Gelände – Wie es Menschen ins Freie zieht / 2014

People, Hopes, Medals / 1960

A documentary covering the 1960 Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, California.