Documentary films since 1980

Films that build bridges.

Between continents, cultures and people with all their different ideas and dreams.Rüdiger Lorenz and Faranak Djalali-Lorenz

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“Dead Vlei” – 500-year-old tree skeletons. Scene from “Die Namib – The Place Where There Is Nothing”, Treasures of the World, Namibia

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Overgrown, graffiti-covered diesel locomotive on a disused track — Nature is reclaiming the machines. Locomotives in Argos – Myloi.

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PeloponnesNarrow-Gauge Railways Between the Sea and Olive Groves

Sunday, 1 November 202622:553sat
Monday, 2 November 202603:203sat

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Mud fortress of the Batammariba in Togo — Every year the mud fortresses of the Batammariba have to be replastered with a fresh coat of cow dung so that they can withstand the heavy rains.

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KoutammakouLand of the Batammariba

Sunday, 26 November 202319:413sat
Sunday, 19 October 202519:403sat
Sunday, 19 October 202519:423sat

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About us

From two cultural worlds

The ideas for our films come from two cultural worlds: Faranak Djalali-Lorenz, born in Iran, and Rüdiger Lorenz have been working on projects together since 1990.

From Ethiopia to Madagascar, from Isfahan to the Bavarian Forest: for ARD, ZDF, arte, SWR/3sat and BR we have made reportages, portraits and the major cultural documentaries of the series “Treasures of the World – Heritage of Mankind”.

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