Movies

  • 1963
    The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle

    The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle

    The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle

    6.11963HD

    A strangler is loose on a British estate, and he not only strangles his victims but brands an "M" onto their foreheads before he decapitates them.

    The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle
  • 1961
    Black Gravel

    Black Gravel

    Black Gravel

    7.21961HD

    Tensions arise when a US military base is built in a small village in post-war Germany.

    Black Gravel
  • 1970
    Being Gypsy

    Being Gypsy

    Being Gypsy

    5.71970HD

    Roma and Sinti people talk about their experiences in the Third Reich and the Federal Republic of Germany, inspired by Otto Pankok’s paintings...

    Being Gypsy
  • 1966
    From Greece

    From Greece

    From Greece

    7.61966HD

    The first part of this film is devoted to the Greek resistance against fascism and the civil war for independence. While the voice-over recites facts...

    From Greece
  • 1973
    Introduction to Arnold Schoenberg’s Accompaniment to a Cinematic Scene

    Introduction to Arnold Schoenberg’s Accompaniment to a Cinematic Scene

    Introduction to Arnold Schoenberg’s Accompaniment to a Cinematic Scene

    5.41973HD

    This is a small, intense film based on Schoenberg’s opus of the same name with the subtitle “danger, fear, catastrophe”. It deals...

    Introduction to Arnold Schoenberg’s Accompaniment to a Cinematic Scene
  • 1958
    Der Schinderhannes

    Der Schinderhannes

    Der Schinderhannes

    7.81958HD

    Der Schinderhannes
  • 1966
    Rhine River

    Rhine River

    Rhine River

    5.81966HD

    In a 13-minute navigation, Nestler takes us downstream the Rhine River. The opportunity of cheap water transport kept prices of raw material down and...

    Rhine River
  • 1964
    Ödenwaldstetten

    Ödenwaldstetten

    Ödenwaldstetten

    6.21964HD

    Portrait of a small south German village and its residents in the early sixties. Rural culture is undergoing a transformation caused by the intrusion...

    Ödenwaldstetten
  • 1963
    By the Dike Sluice

    By the Dike Sluice

    By the Dike Sluice

    5.21963HD

    In his first film, Peter Nestler gives voice to an old floodgate. A nearby village, its inhabitants, wooden posts and twisted willow rods are...

    By the Dike Sluice
  • 1966
    Abschied

    Abschied

    Abschied

    01966HD

    The burial of an old woman leads to several complications among family and friends.

    Abschied
  • 1991
    The North Calotte

    The North Calotte

    The North Calotte

    51991HD

    A documentary about the Sami people across Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, and about the environmental devastation in that area throughout the...

    The North Calotte
  • 2009
    Death and the Devil

    Death and the Devil

    Death and the Devil

    52009HD

    Ethnologist and adventurer, Count Eric von Rosen was a man of contradictions: interested in the natives of Africa and colonial racism. Nestler...

    Death and the Devil
  • 2002
    Die Verwandlung des guten Nachbarn

    Die Verwandlung des guten Nachbarn

    Die Verwandlung des guten Nachbarn

    02002HD

    The revolt at Sobibór extermination camp in October 1943 is a central episode of resistance against national socialism. Thomas...

    Die Verwandlung des guten Nachbarn
  • 1974
    Saturday Chile

    Saturday Chile

    Saturday Chile

    01974HD

    A reflection on the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet captured in its economic and social causalities. Originally shot for a TV youth program but...

    Saturday Chile
  • 2022
    The Open View

    The Open View

    The Open View

    02022HD

    The film presents artists from the Sinti and Roma minority who shape the trauma of persecution and very personal experiences in their works.

    The Open View
  • 1963
    Essays

    Essays

    Essays

    7.21963HD

    A cheerful take on the lives of school children in a Swiss rural environment. Young pupils recite short essays they have written on subjects such as...

    Essays
  • 1976
    Foreigners Pt. 1: Ships and Cannons

    Foreigners Pt. 1: Ships and Cannons

    Foreigners Pt. 1: Ships and Cannons

    01976HD

    "Nestler relates the histories of shipbuilding, armaments, and war in Europe to the exploitation of labor and the circulation of knowledge and...

    Foreigners Pt. 1: Ships and Cannons
  • 2022
    Injustice and Resistance

    Injustice and Resistance

    Injustice and Resistance

    02022HD

    For more than eight decades, German Sinti and Roma experienced injustice. The film tells of the family of activist Romani Rose, their resistance and...

    Injustice and Resistance
  • 1961
    The Magic Fountain

    The Magic Fountain

    The Magic Fountain

    01961HD

    In this tale based on a Brothers Grimm story, Prince Alfred searches for an enchanted castle that holds a magic fountain whose waters can cure his...

    The Magic Fountain
  • 1971
    Får de komma igen? Om nyfascistica tendenser i Västtyskland

    Får de komma igen? Om nyfascistica tendenser i Västtyskland

    Får de komma igen? Om nyfascistica tendenser i Västtyskland

    01971HD

    Documentary about the return of fascism in Western Germany

    Får de komma igen? Om nyfascistica tendenser i Västtyskland