Maria Gundolf

Reduce the world's population by 50 percent to save the planet? That's a great idea, say politicians, experts and ordinary people from the street. But who should go? A fictional documentary about the abysses of our civil society.

Johanna finds herself in a snowy place of silence. What lies behind is a ghostly relationship between two people and their longing for connection. Disappointed expectation, illusion, exuberance, in an interchangeable city backdrop. Caught up in naive hope. Only through deep pain does Johanna come close. She breathes.

A debt-ridden film producer tries to sell his debut film to television, and he doesn't shy away from blackmail.

An ill man’s dying wish reunites four old friends.

A group of actors are rehearsing an historic escape from Germany of 1939: The Cruise Liner St. Louis is on its way to Cuba, 900 Jewish refugees on board. Cuba denies access. On board: Paul, Elsa and their son. Do they have to return to Germany again and probably die? A group of today refugees from Africa, fleeing from war and death in Syria, enter the theatre. They are supposed to work here as extras. A culture clash begins and becomes a crossover story between escape 79 years ago and today.