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.
January 2020
Happy Birthday, dear Verlorenwasser!
POSTPONED TO LATE SUMMER 2020 DUE TO CORONA VIRUS
30 years ago in March 1990: first free elections in the GDR and at the same time the first day of filming the Lost Water (Verlorenwasser) films.
Restaurant […]
December 2019
Last short film of the month: BEAUTIFUL AMERICA
With BEAUTIFIL AMERICA we conclude our series with maxim short film productions from over 20 years and thank you for the numerous positive feedbacks.
Do not trust the young gentleman in the picture. You have […]
November 2019
Addendum to maxim short film of October: MARIE’S HEART
The winner of the maxim DVD package for the question of the exact film length of the film MARIES HERZ at 24 frames per second is the Berlin-based jazz musician Tilmann Dehnhard with the correct […]
maxim short film of the month: LANDSCAPES INTERNAL | EXTERNAL
Welcome to the monthly film series with short films and background stories from over 20 years of our production activity.
The right film for the last days of the Indian Summer: LANDSCAPES INTERNAL| EXTERNAL by Manfred […]
October 2019
maxim short film of the month: MARIE’S HEART
Welcome to the monthly film series with short films and background stories from over 20 years of our production activity.
For Sülbiye V. Günars (today active as Verena S. Freytag) short film MARIES HEART we had […]
September 2019
PETER premieres at Filmfest Bremen
PETER, an experimental short and 360 film by Peter Roloff, celebrates its premiere at the Filmfest Bremen, Germany, on Saturday, September 21, 2019 […]