Detlef Bierstedt

Pianke (2026)

The story of a young German boy and his father who befriend a Jewish family during WWII. ...

A Piece of Cake (2019)

The legendary Elfkins (Heinzelmännchen) of Cologne were gnomes secretly helping craftsmen at night until they were ousted by a tailor's malevolent wife 200 years ago. This is the story of their return. ...

Death of the Filmmaker (2019)

With no memories of his past the puppet Fredelius awakes in the film workshop of his creator. Fredelius - innocent and kind-hearted - soon has to realize that he was only built to play the role of a super villain. Will his new consciousness help him change ...

H.O.P.E.: What You Eat Matters (2016)

H.O.P.E. is a life-changing documentary uncovering and revealing the effects of our typical Western diet high in animal-based foods. It contrasts the limited interests of the pharmaceutical and agricultural industry with the all-encompassing interests of l ...

Being George Clooney (2016)

A documentary that delves into the creative, often humorous world of audio dubbing a Hollywood motion picture for the international market. ...

Two Films About Loneliness (2014)

Split-screen, bilingual stop-motion film, in which two neighbours turn to technology in their search for companionship and acceptance. ...

Sex, Dogz and Rock n Roll (2011)

A couple assassins are taking a job which will bring the whole world in disorder. ...

Fed Up! (2005)

Kaminsky is a long-distance driver disappointed both in life and other people. His last duty as a drives takes him to Estonia where he decides to fulfill an old promise. By chance, Kaminsky meets an Estonian cellist Stella on his road. Her career in German ...

The Tell-Tale Heart (2003)

A young man feels being watched by his old landlord's vulture-like eye. ...

Der doppelte Nötzli (1990)

Josef Nötzli has swapped his job as an accountant for a chicken farm in Switzerland. He wants to be just as successful as his twin brother John, who he believes runs the Aurora Hotel in Berlin. In reality, however, John is one of the biggest underworld bo ...

Die Senkrechtstarter (1989)

In the not too distant future, in the year 1999: In Germany, payment may only be made by credit card, which leads to many people purchasing things they cannot pay for. A nasty debt collector from the almighty central bank sends out employees to take back u ...

Käthe Kollwitz – Pictures of a Life (1987)

Kathe Kollwitz was 47 years old, and already a well established artist in Germany and abroad when Peter, her youngest son, volunteered to join the German army in WWI and was killed two weeks later. This painful tragedy changed Kollwitz's life and art forev ...

Vampires in Havana (1985)

Professor Von Dracula, a vampire scientist, leaves Transylvania for Cuba, where he invents "Vampisol," a potion that allows vampires to survive in sunlight. When the professor announces his intention to donate the formula free-of-charge to vampires all ove ...

Olle Henry (1983)

1945. Peace still bears the traces of war everywhere. There meet the animated girl Xenia and the former boxer Henry. Being together gives them a sense of opportunity. She wants to break away from the semi-world milieu, he try a comeback in the boxing ring. ...

A Long Way to School (1982)

A young boy fantasizes his way to school into a battle between cowboys and Indians, where the bad guys want to steal some gold medals. Real events and fantasy interacts in his mind. ...

Soviel Wind und keine Segel (1982)

The water sports fans of a cooperative on the coast finally want to acquire a seaworthy sailing ship. But at the board they encounter deaf ears. Only the chief accountant Irma shows interest in sailing and especially the leisure captain named Ali. Then a m ...

Your Unknown Brother (1982)

A communist is released from prison in 1935 Hamburg. He tries to link up with the Party again, but is unsure as to who he can trust, and has difficulty adjusting to life in Nazi Germany. ...

Berühmte Ärzte der Charité: Der Mann aus Jena (1981)

Lachtauben weinen nicht (1979)

The film tells the story of the smelter brigade of a steel mill whose members are connected by a strong comradeship. Among the workers are, for instance, young Rolf, whom everybody just calls "Lachtaube" and who always comes through for his co-workers, or ...

Ursula (1978)

Switzerland 1523. The mercenary Hansli Gyr returns with his soldiers from Italy to his home in the Oberland. They have fought for the Pope and now find a religious upheaval in Switzerland. ...

Pirate with Obstacles (1975)

The fisherman's son Christian, called Spinner, has a lively imagination. When he is sailing with his pirate sailboat, he feels like the sailor Magellan on the oceans. ...