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  • No U-Turn

    In his first documentary, a Nigerian director embarks on a personal journey. As a young man, he took the route from Nigeria via Benin, Mali and Mauritania to Morocco, hoping to get to Europe from there.

  • WHEN A FARM GOES AFLAME

    A tale about my mother and brothers from other mothers.

  • Sons of Detroit

    The story of a family forged in Detroit’s golden decade (1974-83). Two boys—one white, one black—raised as cousins. When tragedy strikes, the boys are propelled on different paths. Now, 20 years later, they return to search for their lost home and find their places within the matrix of family and city that raised them.

  • Family of Choice

    “Voguing, one of ballroom’s most iconic expressions, has become an integral part of pop culture. Artists like Madonna and Beyoncé have been inspired by this community and culture that emerged in New York in the 1960s as a resistance movement in the African American, Latinx, queer and trans scene. Georgina, an international ballroom legend and Read More…

  • Eric vs Stehfest

    Twelve therapy sessions, no taboo subjects and the camera is right there. For the twelve-part documentary series “Eric vs Stehfest: In Therapy”, TVNOW accompanies actor and bestselling author Eric Stehfest during his psychotherapy, where he wants to find out who he is and where he wants to go.

  • Uganda’s Lady Justice

    From death row to national icon, a woman fights for the reintegration of former prisoners in Uganda.

  • Portrait of a lone farmer

    Feature length documentary. Winner of “African Movie Academy Award” 2014 and German “3Sat-Förderpeis” 2014.

  • Moscow Mutiny

    The Moscow Mutiny is a feature-length documentary that follows members of several antifascist and anarchist groups throughout the 2012 anti-Putin protests in Russia. Applying the principle of “a picture is worth a thousand words,” the verité film features no commentary, explanation or introduction, just a raw slice of unembellished Russian reality. It’s a glimpse behind Read More…

  • Ralf – Sex in der Wüste

    Ralf is scary… Ralf is funny and disgusting… ‘Ralf’ is a portrait of Ralf – an extravagant individual who’s too intense for himself and his surroundings.

  • Gangster Project

    After a lengthy search for a suitably ‘cinematic’ character, the director finds the perfect gang and settles into their everyday rhythm. The reality soon catches up and the claustrophobic gangster life doesn’t exactly fit to the expectations.

  • Sometimes I wonder

    Under the main theme of “Spirit & Spirituality”, the participating students of a film workshop in Lagos, Nigeria, collaborate on short essayistic documentaries in which they reflect upon their respective religions.
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