Volker Schlecht

The Waiting

A biologist describes her research into various species of frogs in the rainforest of Central America and their mysterious disappearance as if it were a criminal case. Brilliantly animated drawings accompany her vivid scientific analysis.

Kaputt

An animated documentary short about the central prison for women in the former GDR, based on interviews with former prisoners.

Transforming Gods

A film about the ancient Greco-Roman influences on early Christianity. An animated meditation on iconography and on the history of religion, art and architecture, accompanied by the sacred music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Transforming Gods

A film about the ancient Greco-Roman influences on early Christianity. An animated meditation on iconography and on the history of religion, art and architecture, accompanied by the sacred music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Germania Wurst

A rapid rundown of German or rather Germanic »national history« -starting with the ancient Roman empire and ending with the German»reunification« and the present day. A sausage hereby is a time line, a connecting element between the scenes and also an ironic national symbol.

Germania Wurst

A rapid rundown of German or rather Germanic »national history« -starting with the ancient Roman empire and ending with the German»reunification« and the present day. A sausage hereby is a time line, a connecting element between the scenes and also an ironic national symbol.

Germania Wurst

A rapid rundown of German or rather Germanic »national history« -starting with the ancient Roman empire and ending with the German»reunification« and the present day. A sausage hereby is a time line, a connecting element between the scenes and also an ironic national symbol.

Sonst Nichts

The story (or: the non-story) is focusing on small, unconscious gestures during a moment of non-communication on a train.

Sonst Nichts

The story (or: the non-story) is focusing on small, unconscious gestures during a moment of non-communication on a train.

Pink Street

A satirical sketch about the different rhythms, intensities and body languages of walking people and an experiment of characterization through movement, while telling a short story about the absurdity of life and about the limitations of our worldview.

Pink Street

A satirical sketch about the different rhythms, intensities and body languages of walking people and an experiment of characterization through movement, while telling a short story about the absurdity of life and about the limitations of our worldview.