In 1913/14, adventure and documentary films were shot in the German colony of Togo that are still largely unknown today. Jürgen Ellinghaus travelled to the original film locations with a mobile cinema to explore the historical background of the film images and the effects of colonialism to this day together with the Togolese audience.
Premiere
36th International Filmfest Emden-Norderney, Germany
June 5, 2026 – 4:15 pm – Inselkino im Kurtheater, Norderney
June 6, 2026 – 7:00 pm – CineStar 6, Emden – in presence of the director
June 7, 2026 – 6:00 pm – CineStar 1, Emden
Strange objects stand around: on the beach, in the water, in the dunes. Technical and scientific terms accompany the measuring devices in the centre of the picture on a North Sea island. These constantly send out signals, as if they were communicating with each other.
April 2009
SHADOW WORLDS at the MIT
MIT Short Film Festival in Cambridge, USA, presents Thomas Kutschker’s film d’ essay. The festival takes place April 17-19, 2009.
March 2009
TESLA and the blue portrait
The famous painting “blue portrait” of Nikola Tesla in Northern Germany rediscovered! ALL ABOUT TESLA – THE RESEARCH will be shown in a special exhibition in the NordseeMuseum Husum, Northern Germany, March 29 – June […]
SHADOW WORLDS in South America
Thomas Kutschker’s film d’essay “Shadow Worlds” will have severals screenings in 2009: Quito – Tumbaco – Guayaquil – Guadalajara and Hamburg. More info.
January 2009
Berlinale: A Cup of Coffee from Bremen
The Filmbüro Bremen – Cultural Film Fund of the City of Bremen – invites to the maxim office for a cup of coffee and chocolate cake on Saturday, February 7th, 2 – 4 p.m.
November 2008
“LOST WATER 4”
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and Filmbüro Bremen financially support the 4th part of Peter Roloff’s film d’essay “Lost Water”. More info
July 2008
New projects
Four new documentary projects ranging from nearly finished to in development. Have a look at ‘in progress’.