Film (English)

Japan at the Vienna World Exhibition 1873

In May 1873, the Vienna World’s Fair opened. The emerging Japanese Empire was officially represented there for the first time with its own pavilion. An encounter took place that was not without consequences for Japan as well as for Austria.

Chao’s Transition

Chao (25) was born in Japan as son of a Chinese woman and has lived in Switzerland since she was five. It was clear early on that she was not a “normal” boy, but actually a girl. Now she takes the step and wants to have a surgery to become a biological woman. CHAO’S TRANSITION

Paju – The Inner Division

Documentary/Cinema/78 min D 2019 A German-Korean filmmaker travels to the border between North and South Korea, to the town of Paju, where she encounters its residents, and their various attitudes toward the division of their country. In these meetings, an inner division also emerges — between the generations, their experiences and wishes for the future.