Deep Dive Genre

We talked to the talented director Rosa Friedrich about her film My Friend the Porn Star - an invitation to stay open-minded and explore your own sexual desires, about telling stories with a playful approach and a lifelong wish to direct. Plus, a possible future tree-killer mockumentary and why her favorite part of directing is creating a vision – and doing it as a team. Enjoy! You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

We talked to the wonderful director and producer Birgit Schulz about her documentary Petra Kelly – Act Now, telling stories through images and looking for stories with a political message and a feminist subtext. Plus, the immense political legacy of Petra Kelly and a possible future film about Angela Merkel and her instinct for power. Manifesting that now! Enjoy! Find out more about Birgit and her latest work: https://www.bildersturm-film.de/home Watch Petra Kelly – Act Now in the ARD Mediathek https://www.ardmediathek.de/film/petra-kelly-act-now/Y3JpZDovL3JiYi1vbmxpbmUuZGUvcGV0cmEta2VsbHktYWN0LW5vdw You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

We talked to fearless director Daniela Magnani Hüller about her documentary Sometimes I imagine them all at a party, about approaching the big questions of life through filmmaking, the importance of a good editor, seeing her - in this case - personal story resonate with the audience and doing something a bit lighter for her next film. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Daniela and her latest work: https://www.magnanima.de/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Welcome to Deep Dive Genre! Starting October 6th Season 10 covers projects about Green party founder Petra Kelly, climbing mountains, the sex-positive world of porn and the dark side of female assault. Join us, won’t you? When we talk to Birgit Schulz, Rosa Friedrich, Daniela Magnani-Hüller and many more about all things Documentary Film.  

We talked to producer Jonas Dorbach about meeting Janine (& Maren) on the dancefloor, a first foray into filmmaking via so-bad-they’re-good music videos, his super 8 road movie, his “not humble enough” application at the Munich film school, why good stories need an unknown element and why there is no such thing as “the” truth. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Jonas and his latest work: https://www.komplizenfilm.de/de You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Jella Haase is an actress who genuinely lights up a conversation, and this interview with her proved exactly that. We talked about her inherent Spieltrieb, why she loves her job, and how she finds the drama in comedy and the comedy in drama. We also discuss how her new movie Gentle Monster holds up a mirror to the dark side of humanity. Plus, an idea for a movie about punk and Nina Hagen gets put out into the universe. Enjoy! Find out more about Yella and her latest work: https://spiel-kind.com/femaleactors/haase-jella/ https://lilie2a-pr.de/jella-haase/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Director Hannu Salonen has three projects coming out this fall. He talked to us about why he considers himself a craftsman and a storyteller first rather than a filmmaker. We discussed his interest in exploring the human condition, the advantage of having tunnel vision on big productions – and blowing the socks off the audience through visuals on Adam’s Eight/Rome Eight (in German Cinemas 17.09.2026) or the playfulness of Vienna Game. And above all – he brought his exuberant joy to our conversation. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Hannu and his latest work: www.hannusalonen.info You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

We talked to terrific director Veronika Kaserer about her new documentary Simon Messner – Aus dem Schatten, about her quest of tackling taboos and digging deep in documentary filmmaking, looking for the universal topic in her documentaries and why specifically she enjoys the moment all the plans come crashing down while on set. Enjoy! Find out more about Veronika and her latest work: https://www.imdb.com/de/name/nm5561880/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

We talk to director Markus Goller about his new film 23.000 lives, why it’s important to remember we are all one – and to act accordingly, the learning curve of shooting on open water and how his experience as an editor helps him now. Plus, he teases several great upcoming projects. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! 23.000 lives premieres at the Munich Filmfestival and will be available on Netflix in July. Find out more about Markus and his latest work: https://www.abovetheline.de/de/director/markus-goller You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

First a Best Director-award for his co-writer and director of Vaterland/Fatherland Pawel Pawlikowski in Cannes and now their film opens the Munich film festival. We talk to writer Henk Handloegten how Vaterland/Fatherland came about, the writing process, the influence of Edgar Reitz’ “Heimat” on his choice of career, the responsibility of a writer (hint: accuracy matters, but so does perspective) and we speculate how AI might change the business. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Henk and his latest work: https://players.de/writers/henk-handloegten/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de