From a Distance

When Max is caught by his father in a private moment, it has unexpected consequences for the family outing that follows. On the last summer day by the river, the fourteen-year-old is forced to rethink his understanding of masculinity.

A woman at the hotel bar observes a man who is molesting other women. She knows what he's thinking. She knows his fantasies. An incident in the elevator abruptly shifts his perception of masculinity.

Two men feel desire when meeting in the men's room.

Loitz is one of those former GDR towns that still suffer from the effects of German reunification. For a year "Infinite Place" looks behind the gray facade of the seemingly dying town and questions concepts of home and identity through the perspective of its old and new inhabitants. The town’s vacancy and people’s urge for self-realization create a fruitful look into the future.

In this four part episodic film, young people from Rostock live through a day of setbacks, secrets and revelations.

Kai lives and works on the family farm in the countryside. His childhood love, Emma, is about to go abroad. Their last day together becomes an ambivalent journey of longing through the rural landscape.