“There is no limit. The limit is the sky,” says a cattle breeder working on a massive feed lot carved out of cleared Brazilian rainforest. “Growth is a law of nature and we can’t go against it,” says Audi’s head of production strategy, as robots perform complex,…
The Food Cure explores the most extreme claim made about nutrition. Can a radical diet halt or even reverse a lethal disease like cancer? The documentary follows the extraordinary stories of six cancer patients who decide to tackle their disease with food. Ranging in age from a 70-year-old truck driver…
"The Queens" follows beauty queen hopefuls Tiffany, Gabby, Sunny and Naysha as they pursue their dreams of becoming the next Miss Continental. It's considered to be the most prestigious (and sometimes most cut-throat) international pageant of its kind. "The Queens" takes viewers…
The Mathematics of Change is the uproarious and moving story of a young aspiring mathematician who unexpectedly discovers his limits as a Princeton University freshman. This concert film captures Josh Kornbluth performing the show in a unique setting: the world-renowned Mathematical Sciences Research…
Von einem deutsch-russischen Neuanfang am Kurischen Haff Vor 50 Jahren hat es heimatlose Russen in dieses idyllische Fischerdorf verschlagen. Heute kommen flüchtige Russlanddeutsche aus Kasachstan... Ein Film von Leslie Franke und Oleg Morozov; 45 Min. 1994
Olten is a town of 17,000 in the Swiss Canton of Solothurn.The town is a major railway junction in the SBB passenger network and the rail freight network. Two very important routes cross here: North-South: Basel (the main entry point to the country from Germany) to the capital Bern and onward to the…
Biblis lies north of Mannheim on the Riedbahn the main railway between Frankfurt, Karlsruhe and Basel. It’s a junction station – the original Riedbahn ran into Mannheim through Worms and Ludwigshafen – the Worms line enjoying a regular shuttle provided by DB Regio using new LINT units. Frankfurt…
Antwerp is a major gateway to the world for German industry, indeed it is oft referred to (tongue in cheek) as Germany’s second port! The border city of Aachen is the point where traffic flows from the Ruhr and the Rhine to the Belgian port(s) come together. Rail geography dictates that the larger,…
Based on the acclaimed book by ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber, this award-winning documentary follows Sandra during one pivotal year as she travels across North America, working to break the silence about cancer and its environmental links. After a routine cancer screening, Sandra…
Rechtsradikale auf Bauernfang Eine Repotage von Leslie Franke und H. Lorenz. Produktion der Kern TV und des NDR, 45 Min., Hamburg 1995 In Ostpreußen gibt es sie noch die traumhaften Alleen, sie sind endlos und enden zuweilen auch im Nichts. Uns führen sie nach Trakehnen, dem heutigen…
Zwei bosnische Flüchtlingsfamilien suchen eine neue Heimat. Eine Langzeitdokumentation von Leslie Franke und H. Lorenz.Koproduktion der Kern TV mit WDR und Arte, Länge: 82 Min. , Hamburg 2000 Mein Herz zerreißt“, das ist die Empfindung des bosnischen Flüchtlings Dzemal…
Ein Film von Leslie Franke Eine Koproduktion der Kernfilm mit ZDF/ARTE 2003 Länge: 59 Minuten FSK: freigegeben ab 0 Jahren Wenn heute ein Grund für Kriege im Nahen und Mittleren Osten das Öl ist, so könnte Süsswasser, seine gerechte Verteilung und nachhaltige Nutzung der…
