2010 film by Franziska Buch

Based on the classic 19th century tale by German writer/composer E.T.A. Hoffmann, the film investigates the tale's themes of obsession and madness, emphasizing expressionist imagery and theatrical style. The story relates the life of the young student Nathanael, whose childhood memories are haunted by a sinister man. As a child, Nathanael believed this dark figure to be the mythic Sandman, who puts children to sleep by stealing their eyes. When confronted by this same evil presence as an adult, he is pushed toward madness as he tries to confront his childhood fears.

2018 television film directed by Marco Serafini

Eine bevorstehende Hochzeit im schottischen Hochland stellt nicht nur das Brautpaar, sondern die gesamte Hochzeitsgesellschaft auf die Probe - im schottischen Ferienhaus prallen die Temperamente gehörig aufeinander.

Zwölf Tage mit einer Eselin zu Fuß von München auf Deutschlands höchsten Berg, die Zugspitze: Diesen Trip werden Vater Marcel und Sohn Felix sicher nicht vergessen. Was als Erziehungsmaßnahme für den pubertierenden Sohn gedacht ist, wird zur dramatisch-komischen Belastungsprobe für beide. Denn nicht nur Felix hadert mit sich und der Beziehung zu seinem meist abwesenden Vater, auch Marcel steht vor einem neuen Lebensabschnitt. Während Eselin Maria bei der Wanderung stoisch das Tempo vorgibt, sind die beiden Dickköpfe auf sich selbst zurückgeworfen. Neben den Herausforderungen einer Bergtour, begegnen Vater und Sohn auch einigen ungewöhnlichen Menschen, die ihnen ihre eigenen Sehnsüchte und Ängste widerspiegeln und sie so einander näherbringen.

Georg "Schorsch" Kempter is a gardener in a small Bavarian town, working day-in, day-out in his nursery, which is facing bankruptcy. He doesn't like to talk much. He never has. His marriage has long lost all its magic and on top of that, he has trouble to connect with his daughter. Only when he is flying in his own rickety biplane, Schorsch feels truly free. When the owner of the local golf course tries to cheat Schorsch for his money, claiming the shade of green of the grass Schorsch has planted on the golf course is not right, insolvency seems unavoidable. So just when his airplane is about to be impounded, Schorsch grabs the control stick and flies away in an attempt to save his plane and himself. He embarks onto a journey into the unknown, to places he has never seen before, full of odd and special encounters - and with every take-off and every landing, this tough man's heart slowly warms up to what you might call an idea of happiness.