Claudia Richarz

The Germans and Their Men

A documentary with fictious elements. Ms. Elisabeth (Lieschen) Müller from Austria comes to Bonn, Germany to find herself a man. During the search she investigates the connections between neckties, political power and prostitution, and tries to look for the influence the german feminist movement had on the men in Germany's capital.

Dear Hans

In 1943, Maria sends her brother Hans a postcard on which she wishes him well and expresses the hope of seeing him again soon. But the card is sent to the war zone, whence Hans never returns. Many years later, the siblings' niece takes another look at the card.

Helke Sander: Cleaning House

Filmmaker and author Helke Sander is an icon not only of the women's movement, but also of new German cinema. Historical upheavals sometimes only need a small impulse to suddenly set petrified conditions in motion. Helke Sander triggered such a landslide-like change in Germany many years ago.