It Must Schwing - The Blue Note Story (2018)

In 1939, Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, two young émigrés from Berlin, founded the legendary jazz label Blue Note Records in New York, a label dedicated itself exclusively to the recording of American jazz music and developed its own unmistakeable recording style and sound. 

Elaborate and moving documentary about one of the most important jazz labels combines the personal histories of its protagonists and the artists with a sharp portrayal of the political ramifications in America and Europe.

Eskimo Limon - Eis am Stiel. Von Siegern und Verlierern oder Die bittersüße Geschichte einer unendlichen Filmproduktion (2018)

Documentary about the international success of the movie Eskimo Limon (Lemon Popsicle) and its actors, who still live with the image of the film.

Depressing insight into the harrowing production, surprising success and long-term personal repercussions of an - in itself depressing - movie phenomenon.