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Una sorpresa per Aida

In 1985 Aida arrived in Germany from Eritrea at the age of ten having never seen snow before and never having heard the German language.

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The Stories of Migrants and Refugees

Your Exit

On the Move: Migration Worldwide

<p>In 1985 Aida arrived in Germany from Eritrea at the age of ten having never seen snow before and never having heard the German language.</p>

Refugees in Their Own Words

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Khalil fled Syria in 2015. He currently lives in southern Germany. He realised that people's attitudes towards him totally changed when they heard him speak their language and their dialect. So he decided to immerse himself in the language. By playing with German words, he makes people laugh. 

When Khalil fled to Germany from Syria, he knew if he wanted to flourish in his new life he had to live and breathe German

From Syria to Germany

In August 1961, when the Berlin Wall was built, Karin was on vacation. But when she returned to the University of Leipzig, that's when she realised how harsh the East German regime could be. So she decided to try to find a way out.

Karin wanted to escape East Germany. But her attempt to flee would cost her everything

Escape From East Germany

Skender is an Albanian who grew up in Kosovo, where he would play football with his Serbian friends. But when Milošević came to power, life quickly became unbearable for Skender and his family. His father, a politician committed to a free Kosovo, was forced to flee and Skender was arrested.

Skender is an Albanian who grew up in Kosovo. In 1992, his life fell apart

Hate Thy Neighbour

Hans is a loyal citizen of the GDR and proud to be a party member at 18 years old. But the 1968 Prague Spring changes his mind, making him want to leave for the West.

Hans Escapes the GDR via Denmark

Jutta was three years old when she had to flee from Pomerania in 1945 as the Russian army approached. Eventually she ended up in south west Germany where everything seemed different.

Jutta - A Foreigner in Her Own Country

Perwin fled Syria because of the war. By the time she arrived in Gemany she had missed out on four years of schooling, and now she’s the oldest in the class.

Refugees In Their Own Words

Further, But Where?

Sepideh was 17 when she left Iran with her family to settle in Germany. After the Islamic Revolution the future was bleak for girl with little access to education.

Finding Roots

Your Exit - The Stories of Migrants and Refugees

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“14 February was the day that I didn’t die.” In 2015 Daniel was involved in a serious traffic accident. He survived, but his injuries meant that his brain could no longer create long-term memories. A moving portrait of a thirty-something who had to rebuild a life without memory.

 A moving portrait of a thirty-something who, after a traffic accident, had to rebuild a life without memory.

Living without Memory

This documentary is a patchwork of material that gives insight into the mind of filmmaker, poet, and writer Thomas Brasch, who died twenty years ago. Material from his personal video diary, spliced with filmed interviews and archive footage of his plays, add up to a portrait of a Brasch who is strange, creative, and challenging.

This documentary is a patchwork of material that gives insight into the mind of filmmaker Thomas Brasch

BRASCH: Fear and Desire

Fifteen years ago, Gabrielle was called Bruno. She was a married man, father of two children, and unhappy. After her divorce, the transition from "him" to "her" was painful. From administrative procedures in hormonal treatments and surgery, Gabrielle has shaped her body into the person she knew she always was.

Fifteen years ago, Gabrielle was called Bruno. After her divorce, the transition from "him" to "her" was painful

Gabrielle, or the Angel's Leap

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Behind his polite exterior lies a formidable leader with a ruthless character, ready to do anything to make China the world's leading power by the People’s Republic’s centenary in 2049. This well-documented portrait of the Chinese president gives an unprecedented insight into his politics and shows how Xi Jinping's personal journey has shaped his choices as he steers China towards world domination.

A portrait of the Chinese president giving an unprecedented insight into his politics and showing how Xi Jinping's personal journey has shaped his choices as he steers China towards world domination.

The New World of Xi Jinping

Recognisable by their distinctive snout, Tapirs were once common across North and South America. Today these beautiful mammals are threatened with extinction as humans encroach on their habitat. But in Costa Rica and Nicaragua biologists are devoting their lives to save the species.

Tapirs: Gardener of the Rainforest

Yapirs are threatened with extinction as humans encroach on their habitat. But in Costa Rica and Nicaragua biologists are devoting their lives to save the species.

GEO Reportage

Meet two of Poland's oldest hippies: Juliusz (92) and Krystof (77) have been living on the shores of Lake Solina, in almost total isolation and surrounded by nature and animals, for decades. But life in the middle of nowhere is increasingly hard on their aging bodies. 

Meet two of Poland's oldest hippies: Juliusz (92) and Krystof (77)

Re: An Unconventional Retirement

Millions of people worldwide suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS), an extreme and persistent exhaustion for which there is no cure. An investigation into a little known illness focusing on the experiences of three individuals suffering from CFS: Ralf, Sonja and Aileen.

ME/CFS – A Misunderstood Illness

 An investigation into little understood illness focusing on the experiences of three individuals suffering from CFS: Ralf, Sonja and Aileen.

Living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

A region of Europe with a shared experience of communism and USSR dominance, Eastern Europe today is characterised by nations with diverse cultural and political identities.

Mapping the World

How many Eastern Europes?

Lowriding is a passion for cars where owners customise their vintage vehicles to look cool gliding along the Los Angeles boulevards. For long a male-only pursuit, more and more women are getting into it lowriding.

Geo Reportage

Lowriders of Los Angeles

To celebrate 50 years of French radio station FIP, Sting gives a special performance in the monumental surroundings of the Pantheon in Paris.

50 Years of FIP Radio

Sting at the Pantheon in Paris

Researcher Natalia Romik is looking for the secret hiding places of Warsaw where Jewish people hid to avoid deportation. She discovers the stories of survivors, hidden in old oak trees or cemeteries, doing what they can to stay alive.

Secret Hiding Places of the Warsaw Ghetto

Re: Surviving the Holocaust

Pippi Longstocking, the superhumanly strong redhead with pigtails and freckles, conquers the world of classical ballet. The Swedish dancer and choreographer Pär Isberg stages Astrid Lindgren’s favourite character from the Villa Villekulla for the Helsinki opera house. The ballet music is the work of Georg Riedel and Stefan Nilsson.

From the Helsinki Opera

The Swedish dancer and choreographer Pär Isberg stages Astrid Lindgren’s favourite character for the Helsinki opera house.

Pippi Longstocking

The Indian state of Sikkim has banned pesticides completely, allowing only organic farming. The results: healthy food and healthy soils.

ARTE Reportage

India: Sikkim - A Green New World

A journey through Middle-earth, or rather New Zealand. Peter Jackson used the natural beauty of his native land to great effect in his film adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien’s classic trilogy. A tour through locations for the Shire, the Misty Mountains and Mordor… 

Cult Film Locations

A journey through New Zealand used to great effect in the film adaptation of Tolkien’s classic.

Looking for the Lord of the Rings

Vadum Minsyuk and Yuri Andreyev fled the war in eastern Ukraine in 2014. In search of a new beginning, they decided to start a new life in the Chernobyl region, close to the exclusion zone from the 1986 nuclear disaster. The dangers of radiation are better than the rockets of war.

Vadum Minsyuk and Yuri Andreyev fled the war in eastern Ukraine to start a new life in the Chernobyl region,  The dangers of radiation are better than the rockets of war for them.

Re: New Beginning in Chernobyl

Saudi Arabia is reputed to be one of the richest and most conservative nations on the planet. But how do its citizens live today?

Unknown Arabia

Saudi Arabia: The West

Carolyn Carlson and her company bid farewell to each other in a final creation. On the Chaillot theatre stage in Paris, the legendary choreographer and performer presents The Tree (Fragments of poetics on fire), an ode to nature and the elements.

Théâtre de Chaillot

The legendary American choreographer presents The Tree (Fragments of poetics on fire), an ode to nature and the elements.

Carolyn Carlson's The Tree

Star pianists Martha Argerich and Maria João Pires join British conductor Daniel Harding and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in Geneva's Victoria Hall to perform two major works by Mozart and Mahler.


Programme:
W. A  Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos in E flat major

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major

Victoria Hall - Geneva

Martha Argerich, Maria João Pires and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande perform Mozart and Mahler at Geneva’s Victoria Hall.

Martha Argerich & Maria João Pires Play Mozart

How does sex, identity and self-expression interlace? We explore this muli-faceted question through the lives of multiple Berliners, starting with four voguing performers who've created a safe space for themselves, and an asexual model who posts sexy pictures online. Next we visit a hypersexual couple and discover puppy play with Marion and Leo.

Streetphilosophy

How does sex, identity and self-expression interlace? We explore this muli-faceted question through the lives of multiple Berliners

Embrace Your Sexuality!

Iraq in 2022: Will the emerging nation succeed in resisting foreign influence and from Iran in particular? What does the future hold for the Kurdish autonomous region? And will the USA ever really leave?

Iraq in 2022: Will the emerging nation succeed in resisting influence from foreign powers, and from Iran in particular? 

Iraq - A Sovereign Country?

A special gala concert to celebrate five years of Hamburg’s fantastic new concert hall, the Elbphilharmonie, opened on January 11 2017. The NDR Elbphilharmonie orchestra performs works by Adams, Adès and Salonen with conductor Alan Gilbert and pianist Kiril Gerstein.

With Kirill Gerstein, Alan Gilbert and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

A special gala concert to celebrate five years of Hamburg’s fantastic new concert hall, the Elbphilharmonie.

5 Years of the Elbphilharmonie

In recent years Oman has been opening up to western tourists. What awaits them is a land of mountains, deserts, fjords, and pristine beaches.

Fairytale Oman

Fawzia Koofi is an extraordinary woman: the only female party leader in Afghanistan and also the country's first female MP. Since the Taliban's return to power, she has been forced to continue her fight for women’s rights in exile.

Since the Taliban's return to power, Fawzia Koofi has been forced to continue her fight for women’s rights in exile.

Refugees in Their Own Words

Your Exit - The Stories of Migrants and Refugees

From Syria to Germany

From Syria to Germany

Refugees in Their Own Words

Escape From East Germany

Escape From East Germany

Refugees in Their Own Words

Hate Thy Neighbour

Hate Thy Neighbour

Refugees in Their Own Words

Hans Escapes the GDR via Denmark

Hans Escapes the GDR via Denmark

Refugees in Their Own Words