Nicotine – A Drug with a Future

Nicotine – A Drug with a Future

Nicotine - A Drug with a Future

A film by Bärbel Merseburger-Sill, 90 min., ZDF/Arte 2020

The number of smokers in Europe is declining, yet the tobacco industry is still making considerable profits. Electronic innovations such as e-cigarettes and tobacco heaters play a significant role in this. Both are said to be far less harmful than conventional cigarettes. But is the aromatic steam really not a danger to our health?

Officially, the tobacco industry is committed to a ‘smoke-free world’: Non-smokers should not start at all, smokers should switch to an electronic device. But isn’t this too good to be true? Aren’t the advertising campaigns aimed specifically at young non-smokers, the consumers of tomorrow?

And what about the influence of the industry through lobbying? To what extent are the health hazards of the dangerous drug nicotine concealed? Despite numerous lawsuits against the tobacco industry and counter campaigns by politicians and NGOs, tobacco and the new e-products remain good business.

Winter Equalizer: Champions vs. Legends

Winter Equalizer: Champions vs. Legends

Winter Equalizer: Champions vs. Legends

Director: Heinz Leger / Produced by Berlin Producers and Kensington TV and pre tv | 2018
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Every year multiple records are surpassed by a newer generation of athletes and, according to the numbers, elite athletic performance is continually improving. However, are today’s competitors actually better athletes than their predecessors, or are there other forces at play? Our 45 minute documentary, Champions vs. Legends is a lively investigation led by renowned sports scientist Steve Haake. We challenge an elite line-up of winter athletes to compete against the legends of five winter sports in the gear of the past: Christine Nesbitt – Speed Skating, Max Arndt and Alex Rodiger – Bobsleigh, Manuel Feller – Giant Slalom, Anna Schaffelhuber – sit-skiing, and Shea Weber – Hockey.

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

Director: Rebecca Snow / Produced by Kensington TV and fernsehbüro | 2016
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What will happen when modern champions compete against the legends of the past?
We send 5 top athletes back in time to compete against the heroes of the past. But they can’t use modern sports technology. They have to use the gear that was used back in the day.

Who will win?

Schatzkammer Berlin – the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation Berlin’s Treasure Trove

Schatzkammer Berlin – the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation Berlin’s Treasure Trove

Schatzkammer Berlin – the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation Berlin’s Treasure Trove

A film by Dag Freyer, 90 min. China, Cameroon, Russia, Germany, DW/rbb/arte 2018

The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation guards a treasure that is unique worldwide. The 19 museums, archives and libraries encompass a collection that spurs the mind to travel across the globe through the entire history of mankind. More than 5 million objects from everyday life as well as archaeological artefacts and art masterpieces form one of the five greatest universal collections anywhere in the world.

Beyond their beauty, these objects provide answers to the important questions that have occupied humans since prehistory.

‘Berlin’s Treasure Trove’ is more than a documentary about Berlin’s museums – it is an exciting and entertaining journey through the cultural history of mankind.