Land Without Women
How the Taliban are stripping Afghan women of their freedom. The film follows women who refuse to disappear.
German Human Rights Film Award 2026 · Nominee · Feature-length film
Filmography
Inside the West Bank
Young Palestinians under a state of emergency: life amid occupation, Israeli military operations, settler violence and militant groups.
Raven in Damaskus
Years after fleeing the war, DJ Nourah Daher returns to Damascus to play a rave in her former home.
The Rise of Germany’s New Right
How far-right leaders in Germany rose to the brink of power, and the roles played by Russia and the US.
RIAS Award 2026 · Best TV · Emmy nominee 2026
Getting Out of Gaza
Nidal Bulbul travels to Cairo with $65,000 to bring his family out of Gaza.
Germany’s Enemy Within
The rise of far-right extremism in Germany and the growing threat to democracy.
A Palestinian Village Is Fighting for Its Future
In Farkha, residents defend a way of life built on self-sufficiency and equality amid growing pressure from settlers.
Ukraine – When the War Came to the Newsroom
An investigative newsroom reports on the war in Ukraine while its journalists live through it themselves.
Making a Militant
In the West Bank, a new militant network called the Lions’ Den is using social media to recruit young Palestinians.
Undercover With a Human Smuggler Gang
An undercover investigation into the hidden world of people-smuggling networks that turn refugees’ desperation into a billion-euro business.
Nominated · Prix Europa 2024 · Best European Video Investigation
Charité Intensive: Against Time
Patients wait for a donor organ. In intensive care, every hour matters.
Mission Kabul Airlift
A record of an evacuation: volunteers in Berlin try to bring people at particular risk out of Afghanistan.
Nominated · Grimme-Preis 2023 · Roman-Brodmann-Preis 2023
For a New Iran – Revolution in Exile
A filmmaker and a boxer support the movement for freedom in Iran from their lives in Europe.
Germany’s Neo-Nazis & the Far Right
Far-right violence, terror plots and networks within Germany’s security services.
Clean Cars, Dirty Batteries
Cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the human cost of the energy transition.
Ernst Schneider Prize 2021 · Video category
Soul of the City: Beirut’s Cultural Decline
After the port explosion, Beirut struggles to save its historic buildings and cultural identity.
After the Explosion in Beirut – The Art Scene Draws Hope
Two artists look for a way forward after the explosion.
Ultra-Orthodox Dropouts – New Life for Jews in Germany
Building a new life after leaving a strictly religious community.
Lebanon After the Explosion in Beirut
Between mutual aid and protest: Beirut after the disaster.
Who Owns the Holy Land? – German Settlers in the West Bank
Two Germans make their home in an Israeli settlement near Bethlehem.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews – How Difficult Is It to Leave the Community in Jerusalem?
The personal cost of leaving a closed religious community.
Corona in Jerusalem – Easter Under a State of Emergency
Easter without pilgrims: Jerusalem during the first coronavirus lockdown.
Ultra-Orthodox: A Difficult Path to Freedom
Inside the lives of ultra-Orthodox families and those who leave.
“Time to Leave”: Lebanon’s Youth on the Run
Young people see no future in Lebanon and look for a way to Europe.
Women’s Shelters in Need
Why do women escaping violence so often struggle to find a safe place?
Unrest in Al-Hol Refugee Camp
An overcrowded camp in north-eastern Syria amid violence and a health emergency.
Visiting Gaza Strip as a Palestinian
Nidal Bulbul wants to see his family in Gaza again. But even getting there is an uncertain journey.
Turks and Germans – The Big Neighbourhood Test
What connects and divides Germans and people of Turkish heritage in everyday life?
Palestinians and Israelis – Between the Fronts
A Palestinian village and the Israeli settlement on the opposite hill.