A garden as a classroom

The film “An Octopus Destroyed the Moon” begins with the image of an idyllic garden in the heart of Berlin. As the film progresses, we get to know some of the pupils at the August Sander School, an integrative pre-vocational school, who work in this very garden, an outdoor area of the school in Berlin-Friedrichshain. […]

“Everything has to do with light”

Without light, there’s no cinema – and no life. In its search for the origin of images, the film “Tracing Light” delves into two worlds that explore the magic of light: Physics and art. And it does so with some impressive images. But do the people of Leipzig recognize what the film is about only […]

Among film people

The festival opening of the 67th edition of DOK Leipzig offers illuminating insights into the peculiarities of the film industry – while many are enthusiastic about it, others are unfamiliar with it. A field report by our DOK Spotter Wendel.