Jeanine Meerapfel

An artistic audiovisual project emanating from the economic and social confusion that first emerged in recent years between Germany and Greece and now is spreading throughout Europe and the rest of the world. The two countries are presented here as examples, representative of the differences and conflicts that are exacerbated by a crisis.

An artistic audiovisual project emanating from the economic and social confusion that first emerged in recent years between Germany and Greece and now is spreading throughout Europe and the rest of the world. The two countries are presented here as examples, representative of the differences and conflicts that are exacerbated by a crisis.

An artistic audiovisual project emanating from the economic and social confusion that first emerged in recent years between Germany and Greece and now is spreading throughout Europe and the rest of the world. The two countries are presented here as examples, representative of the differences and conflicts that are exacerbated by a crisis.

From the 1950s onwards, Erika and Ulrich Gregor brought countless film historical milestones to Berlin and shaped cinema discourse in post-war Germany. A look at the life and work of the couple without whom Arsenal and the Forum wouldn’t exist.

"A Woman" is a cinematic essay about identity. A search into the wounds of exile and a reflection on the function of memory. A haunting and intimate portrait of the director’s own mother. It is the story of an imitation artist, trying to adapt to the challenges of real life … as a woman.

"A Woman" is a cinematic essay about identity. A search into the wounds of exile and a reflection on the function of memory. A haunting and intimate portrait of the director’s own mother. It is the story of an imitation artist, trying to adapt to the challenges of real life … as a woman.

"A Woman" is a cinematic essay about identity. A search into the wounds of exile and a reflection on the function of memory. A haunting and intimate portrait of the director’s own mother. It is the story of an imitation artist, trying to adapt to the challenges of real life … as a woman.

"A Woman" is a cinematic essay about identity. A search into the wounds of exile and a reflection on the function of memory. A haunting and intimate portrait of the director’s own mother. It is the story of an imitation artist, trying to adapt to the challenges of real life … as a woman.

Artificial Intelligence is already changing almost every area of life today. This documentary essay is inspired by the changes that influence our perception of Topos. By combining film images, graphics with documentary text modules, the author associatively points out how the progress of data and technology colonizes human existence and fundamentally influences the balance between the psychological, mental, and biological aspects of life.

Artificial Intelligence is already changing almost every area of life today. This documentary essay is inspired by the changes that influence our perception of Topos. By combining film images, graphics with documentary text modules, the author associatively points out how the progress of data and technology colonizes human existence and fundamentally influences the balance between the psychological, mental, and biological aspects of life.

Artificial Intelligence is already changing almost every area of life today. This documentary essay is inspired by the changes that influence our perception of Topos. By combining film images, graphics with documentary text modules, the author associatively points out how the progress of data and technology colonizes human existence and fundamentally influences the balance between the psychological, mental, and biological aspects of life.

Artificial Intelligence is already changing almost every area of life today. This documentary essay is inspired by the changes that influence our perception of Topos. By combining film images, graphics with documentary text modules, the author associatively points out how the progress of data and technology colonizes human existence and fundamentally influences the balance between the psychological, mental, and biological aspects of life.

Cuenta la historia de amor entre Sulamit, hija de inmigrantes alemanes judíos y Friedrich, hijo de un inmigrante alemán nazi, quienes se conocen durante su adolescencia en Buenos Aires durante los años 50. Su amor transcurre con el telón de fondo de los grandes cambios políticos en la Alemania del 68 y de la dictadura militar en la Argentina.

Cuenta la historia de amor entre Sulamit, hija de inmigrantes alemanes judíos y Friedrich, hijo de un inmigrante alemán nazi, quienes se conocen durante su adolescencia en Buenos Aires durante los años 50. Su amor transcurre con el telón de fondo de los grandes cambios políticos en la Alemania del 68 y de la dictadura militar en la Argentina.

Cuenta la historia de amor entre Sulamit, hija de inmigrantes alemanes judíos y Friedrich, hijo de un inmigrante alemán nazi, quienes se conocen durante su adolescencia en Buenos Aires durante los años 50. Su amor transcurre con el telón de fondo de los grandes cambios políticos en la Alemania del 68 y de la dictadura militar en la Argentina.

General Mosconi is a small town in the North of Argentina, rich with oil and gas. 1993 the state owned enterprise, YPF, that gave work, health care and education to the whole region, was privatised. The unemployment rate climbed to 70 percent, the whole infrastructure system collapsed. The town is an example for what is today understood as the loss of state and politics.

General Mosconi is a small town in the North of Argentina, rich with oil and gas. 1993 the state owned enterprise, YPF, that gave work, health care and education to the whole region, was privatised. The unemployment rate climbed to 70 percent, the whole infrastructure system collapsed. The town is an example for what is today understood as the loss of state and politics.

A widow reminisces on her life after returning to her family home in Greece.

A widow reminisces on her life after returning to her family home in Greece.

Drama about the life of a few aorking class Germans.

A young father takes his son on a journey away from Buenos Aires and through the strange and wondrous world of rural South America. The man is unemployed and separated from the boy's mother. The trip teaches the man to rediscover both the world outside urban Argentina, and also to rediscover his son.

A young father takes his son on a journey away from Buenos Aires and through the strange and wondrous world of rural South America. The man is unemployed and separated from the boy's mother. The trip teaches the man to rediscover both the world outside urban Argentina, and also to rediscover his son.

La historia de dos amigas íntimas durante la última dictadura cívico-militar argentina y como viven durante el Terrorismo de Estado que se aplicó en esos años. Las amigas son eventualmente separadas y vueltas a reunirse, una vez terminada la dictadura, para luchar juntas por los derechos humanos y la justicia, junto a las Madres de Plaza de Mayo.

La historia de dos amigas íntimas durante la última dictadura cívico-militar argentina y como viven durante el Terrorismo de Estado que se aplicó en esos años. Las amigas son eventualmente separadas y vueltas a reunirse, una vez terminada la dictadura, para luchar juntas por los derechos humanos y la justicia, junto a las Madres de Plaza de Mayo.

Between 1976 and 1982 thousands of citizens were kidnapped, tortured and killed in Argentina. How do Argentinians cope with this tragedy? How do they elaborate their recent past?

Between 1976 and 1982 thousands of citizens were kidnapped, tortured and killed in Argentina. How do Argentinians cope with this tragedy? How do they elaborate their recent past?

Between 1976 and 1982 thousands of citizens were kidnapped, tortured and killed in Argentina. How do Argentinians cope with this tragedy? How do they elaborate their recent past?

Between 1976 and 1982 thousands of citizens were kidnapped, tortured and killed in Argentina. How do Argentinians cope with this tragedy? How do they elaborate their recent past?

Una periodista alemana viaja a Yugoslavia con la intención de documentar las condiciones que encuentran los hijos de los trabajadores yugoslavos en Alemania cuando vuelven a su tierra natal. Ahí conoce a un hombre que ha viajado a ese país para conocer más sobre el pasado nazi de su padre. Ambos viajan al pueblo de la madre de ella haciéndose pasar por novios. (FILMAFFINITY)

Una periodista alemana viaja a Yugoslavia con la intención de documentar las condiciones que encuentran los hijos de los trabajadores yugoslavos en Alemania cuando vuelven a su tierra natal. Ahí conoce a un hombre que ha viajado a ese país para conocer más sobre el pasado nazi de su padre. Ambos viajan al pueblo de la madre de ella haciéndose pasar por novios. (FILMAFFINITY)

In 1970, Melek Tez came to Berlin as a young worker from Turkey. A confident woman, she first countered racist resentments and remarks with irony and wit. Jokingly, she even referred to herself as a "Kümmeltürkin", a derogatory German term for Turkish migrants. Yet after fourteen humiliating years, her fighting spirit has given way to resignation: Melek Tez is returning to Turkey. Blending documentary, interviews and re-enacted scenes, director Jeanine Meerapfel chronicles Melek Tez' life experience.

In 1970, Melek Tez came to Berlin as a young worker from Turkey. A confident woman, she first countered racist resentments and remarks with irony and wit. Jokingly, she even referred to herself as a "Kümmeltürkin", a derogatory German term for Turkish migrants. Yet after fourteen humiliating years, her fighting spirit has given way to resignation: Melek Tez is returning to Turkey. Blending documentary, interviews and re-enacted scenes, director Jeanine Meerapfel chronicles Melek Tez' life experience.

"Had it not been for Hitler, I would have been born a German-Jewish child, more German than Jewish, in a small village in the South of Germany. But as it happened, I was born in Argentina, my mothertongue is Spanish. I came to Germany 17 years ago." It is here, where author and director Jeanine Meerapfel starts searching for her own Jewish identity, being confronted time and time again with Federal Republic reality.

"Had it not been for Hitler, I would have been born a German-Jewish child, more German than Jewish, in a small village in the South of Germany. But as it happened, I was born in Argentina, my mothertongue is Spanish. I came to Germany 17 years ago." It is here, where author and director Jeanine Meerapfel starts searching for her own Jewish identity, being confronted time and time again with Federal Republic reality.

"Had it not been for Hitler, I would have been born a German-Jewish child, more German than Jewish, in a small village in the South of Germany. But as it happened, I was born in Argentina, my mothertongue is Spanish. I came to Germany 17 years ago." It is here, where author and director Jeanine Meerapfel starts searching for her own Jewish identity, being confronted time and time again with Federal Republic reality.

Two life stories. That of Malou, a French woman, married to a German Jew, a refugee stranded in South America: a picture of the pre-war generation reflected in the unusual destiny of an individual woman. And that of Hannah, an alert, independent, modern woman, seeking after freedom and her own identity, and trying in present-day Berlin to save her shaky marriage.

Two life stories. That of Malou, a French woman, married to a German Jew, a refugee stranded in South America: a picture of the pre-war generation reflected in the unusual destiny of an individual woman. And that of Hannah, an alert, independent, modern woman, seeking after freedom and her own identity, and trying in present-day Berlin to save her shaky marriage.

Documentary by Jeanine Meerapfel.

A woman tries to end the relationship with her boyfriend.

A woman tries to end the relationship with her boyfriend.