Wolfgang Widerhofer
Påfuglen
Matthias jobber for byrået «My Companion», hvor klienter ansetter ham til å spille roller i deres privatliv. Trenger du en «kultivert kjæreste» for å imponere vennene dine? En «perfekt sønn»? Eller kanskje bare en sparringspartner for å øve inn en krangel? Uansett hva det er, bare lei Matthias. Mens Matthias utfører hver persona feilfritt, finner han seg følelsesmessig distansert og ute av stand til å få kontakt med sitt eget liv eller kjæresten Sophia. Til slutt, under en bursdagsoppgave, gir Matthias offentlig avkall på rollen sin og rømmer. Påfuglen er en tragikomisk og absurd satire som illustrerer identitet vs. prestasjon, og utforsker hvordan selvet forvitrer når livet reduseres til påtatte roller.
Befolkningsveksten
A well-known nightmarish vision of the future: The Earth's population reaches seven billion. Dwindling resources, mountains of toxic waste, hunger and climate change-the results of overpopulation? Who says that the world's overpopulated?
Master of the Universe
Investment bankers are the real Masters of the Universe, not politicians, armies or even countries. In economic powerhouse Germany, a top banker gives a disturbing insider’s account of his emotions, motivations and predictions. Revealing a parallel universe of extreme income and merciless pressure. A system disconnecting bankers from the outside world, unable to reflect about their work.
Pripyat
After the catastrophe in 1986, a 30-km restricted zone was erected around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, and 116,000 persons were evacuated from this area. PRIPYAT is a portrait of the people who still live and work in the zone, and of those who have moved back. What is life like for these people, a life with the invisible and incomprehensible danger of radioactivity? How do they deal with the aftereffects of an accident which is claimed to be statistically improbable? Four protagonists tell their stories and provide a look at everyday life in “their“ zone. PRIPYAT, released 1999 and awarded with numerous international prices, was scanned from ist original negative and is now available in a digitally restored version.