Axel Schmidt

Mystery of the Ice Age Giants (2020)

During the last Ice Age, millions of large animals roamed the Earth, from wooly mammoths and giant sloths to cave lions and saber-toothed cats. But as the temperatures rose, three-quarters of these species died out. What happened? Can environmental changes ...

Out Of Europe (2020)

Looking at whether the history of early human evolution should be rewritten. For decades, most experts have been convinced that Africa is the cradle of mankind and many fossil finds from Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa and Chad seemed to prove it. ...

What Killed the Ice Age Giants? (2019)

Scientists speculate why the end of the last Ice Age caused the extinction of some of Earth's largest animals. ...

Namibia: The Story of a German Colony (2019)

Germans colonized the land of Namibia, in southern Africa, during a brief period of time, from 1840 to the end of the World War I. The story of the so-called German South West Africa (1884-1915) is hideous; a hidden and silenced account of looting and geno ...

Wie schaffen wir die Agrarwende? (2019)

Industrial agriculture ensures our food supply and has made vegetables, fruit and meat cheaper. However, its negative consequences are becoming increasingly apparent. For one year, the documentary accompanies farmers who are looking for alternatives to ind ...

Transports du futur : A la conquête de la vitesse (2018)

Alexander der Große – Kampf und Vision (2014)

Behind the myth of Alexander the Great, romanticized by centuries of history, the reality of the character tends to fade. Here's a rereading of the story of a multi-faceted conqueror. ...