COMING SOON - Scientific documentary by Eberhard Rühle for ZDF/ARTE (43/52 min)

Berlin's nightlife is world-famous – but the very places that have shaped it for decades are coming under increasing pressure: the clubs. This report accompanies people who represent this culture and shows what will be lost when such spaces disappear.

Patriarchal structures are strongly entrenched in Rajasthan. Nevertheless, three young Indian women, Monica, Pratiksha and Uvi, decide to pursue their dreams. In the art of mehndi, traditional body painting with henna, they find a way to express their desire for independence and self-determination.

What human and technical resources are deployed to safeguard species diversity and the Earth's wilderness? Here's an overview in three episodes.

The film is a very unusual project from the renowned cellist, Tanja Tetzlaff, directed by Stéphan Aubé. Tanja took her cello to places affected by climate change, including the Harz mountains, the French Atlantic coast and the Aletsch glacier, to play Bach’s Cello Suites 4 & 5.

The water-rich Amazon Delta is home to unique flora and fauna. This cinematographic voyage of discovery begins in the north of the delta, where the Tumucumaque National Park is the largest rainforest conservation area in the world. It then leads south across the Amazon and across the largest river island in the world, Ilha de Marajó, located in the middle of the delta, to the tropical city of Belém with its fascinating Ver-o-Peso fish market.

Romania competes with low-wage countries like Bangladesh or Myanmar in the textile sector. So far, the textile industry in Romania has been using the label “Made in EU”, suggesting fair working conditions, though the reality is in fact the very opposite. The film documents the precarious working conditions of female textile workers in Romania. By Eberhard Rühle – ARTE Reportage and Deutsche Welle (24 min.).

In the heart of Europe, a unique biotope and a landscape traced by water: The Rhine-Meuse Delta. Around a third of the Netherlands is located under sea level, where 3500 polders are contained and a lot of cities are crossed by canals. After years of struggling against the water, the world famous country in terms of water management, finally decided to learn to live with it. By Sylvie Deleule – ARTE Discovery (52/43 min., 4K).

Nature documentary on the unique river landscape of the South of Myanmar. The Irrawaddy Delta shelters the biggest diversity of mangroves in the world. Its fields serve as a natural shield against the cyclones that are frequently hitting the area. A multitude of species, such as the Irrawaddy dolphin, currently live in the delta. By Alix François Meier – ARTE Discovery (52/43 min., 4K).

A patrol of the Greek Coast Guard rescues the refugees arriving on the island of Chios, after which they will be quartered in the new "Hotspot" of the island. All hope of continuing this journey to Europe suddenly vanishes.

By Alix François Meier and Eberhard Rühle - ARTE Reportage, 19 min. (2016)

A wave of lynchings is threatening the Guatemalan society. People are being intimidated, beaten and killed without any opportunity to access justice. Simple rumours are often enough to make villagers gang up against the accused person and murder him or her.

By Laurence Cuvillier and Eberhard Rühle – ARTE Reportage and Deutsche Welle, 28 min. (2016)

Documentary by Alix François Meier - 43/52 min