Volker Schlecht

The story (or: the non-story) is focusing on small, unconscious gestures during a moment of non-communication on a train.

A satirical sketch about the different rhythms, intensities and body languages of walking people and an experiment of characterization through movement, while telling a short story about the absurdity of life and about the limitations of our worldview.

A biologist describes her research into various species of frogs in the rainforest of Central America and their mysterious disappearance as if it were a criminal case. Brilliantly animated drawings accompany her vivid scientific analysis.

A rapid rundown of German or rather Germanic »national history« -starting with the ancient Roman empire and ending with the German»reunification« and the present day. A sausage hereby is a time line, a connecting element between the scenes and also an ironic national symbol.

An animated documentary short about the central prison for women in the former GDR, based on interviews with former prisoners.