Nachrichten aus der Provinz

Terminal Basement

Laws of Nature An experimental film that looks afresh at landscape by using the medium to explore its time and space in ways other than ‘eye view’. A rich, sensual, densely textured film poem that sets out to challenge perceptual habits without being drawn into the seductive trap of the picturesque.

Indecent Talk

Sugarlove The marriage between sociology professor Patrick and psychotherapist Julia is a successful, stable union, a relationship many envy. It is a partnership in which both find a sense of security and inspiration. The only thing missing is sex. Julia has lost all desire for it. Patrick, however, refuses to resign himself to abstinence. Since both are determined to save their relationship, Julia proposes an unconventional solution to the problem. Online, Patrick finds Claire, a woman who is natural, intelligent, attractive, and desirable. Claire is a woman who knows exactly what she is doing, and who shrewdly leverages her erotic capital to ensure her financial security. The affair is intended to remain strictly sexual. Yet Patrick proves unable to control his emotions as planned. When Claire discovers that she is merely a means to an end for the couple, she begins to cross the established boundaries thereby throwing the entire lives of the married couple, and their family, into turmoil.

Adelheim Meetings with priest of the Russian Orthodox Church, archpriest, cleric of the Pskov diocese, church publicist, Father Pavel Adelheim.

Keybaord Warrior What do we do when we encounter ideas different to ours? Keyboard Warrior is a short film about the chaos of online chatting.

His Greatest Sacrifice Richard Hall is a successful writer, while his wife, Alice, is interested in pursuing a career as a singer. She meets James Hamilton, a musical agent, who arranges an opera engagement with Rimini, an impresario. Hall quarrels with his wife over this, and they separate, with Hall taking their daughter Grace.

The Hole in the Wall When spiritualist Madame Mysteria is killed in a train wreck, her three associates decide to replace her instead of declaring her dead. One of them, the Fox, calls on Jean Oliver, who he knew from prison. Jean was serving time after being framed by her former employer, Mrs. Ramsey, for a theft just to keep her and her son, Donald Ramsey, from marrying. Jean agrees to the crooks' scheme providing that they help her kidnap the baby that belongs to Donald and the woman that his mother had him marry.

The Magic Pearl Fisherman Mahadev finds a shiny pink pearl that brings him luck, and soon he wins the lottery. But a greedy goldsmith wants the pearl at any cost and hires goons to kidnap Mahadev's daughter.

The House That Jazz Buil... Cora and Frank Rodham are happily married until Frank lands a lucrative position. He doesn't want to see his pretty wife slaving away at domestic chores so he hires servants to do the work for her. As a result, Cora becomes fat and lazy. Frank is very unhappy with his wife's change in attitude and appearance and starts to take an interest in her friend, Lila Drake, who is secretly just as lazy.