Special Premieres

The Arc of Oblivion

A filmmaker builds his own ark to protect his memories from the ravages of time in a rambunctious, thought-provoking and entertaining essay that tackles grand topics like memory and impermanence with great wit and care.

Ian Cheney / United States / 2023 / 94 min / International Premiere

AUM: The Cult at the End of the World

The incredible story of how a harmless yoga school turned into a Buddhist death cult that launched a terrorist attack on the Tokyo subway is a disturbingly universal journey into a closed world of radicalisation and extremism.

Ben Braun, Chiaki Yanagimoto / United States / 2023 / 106 min / International Premiere

The Deepest Breath

Two of the world's best free divers find the love of their lives in each other, but risk everything in the depths of the ocean. A dizzying epic that surges with adrenaline and big emotions.

Laura McGann / United Kingdom, Ireland / 2023 / 108 min / International Premiere

Feminism WTF

Feminism for beginners - and for everyone else who needs to shake up their habitual thinking! A lively discussion club of a film that tests the many theories in practice through social experiments and performative interventions.

Katharina Mückstein / Austria / 2023 / 90 min / World Premiere

Inventing Truth - The Relotius Affair

The story of one of the biggest media scandals of our time is an epic thriller about deception and psychological manipulation in a world where integrity and credibility are everything - but where the art of telling a good story sometimes weighs heaviest.

Daniel Andreas Sager / Germany / 2023 / 93 min / World Premiere

The Last Rider

The incredible story of cyclist Greg LeMond, who returned from the brink of death with a bullet hole in his stomach to haunt the Tour de France. A thrilling epic about one of the greatest and most inspiring comebacks in sporting history.

Alex Holmes / United Kingdom / 2022 / 96 min / European Premiere

The Man Who Stole the Scream

The true story about the master thief who stole Edvard Munch's iconic painting 'The Scream' - told by himself! A witty and wildly entertaining film about boyhood dreams, lost friendships and one of the world's most famous works of art.

Sunshine Jackson, Nigel Levy / United Kingdom / 2023 / 92 min / World Premiere

Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV

The first major film about the visionary video artist and conceptualist Nam June Paik is a compelling story of a completely unpredictable creative being who has never been more relevant than in our own media-saturated moment.

Amanda Kim / United States, Republic of Korea (South Korea) / 2023 / 107 min / International Premiere

Plastic Fantastic

The global plastic crisis is dismantled and reassembled in a well-researched, cinematic film that not only points to the problems, but also to possible solutions. Probably the most important climate film of the year, with an attentive eye on greenwashing and climate racism.

Isa Willinger / Germany / 2023 / 100 min / World Premiere