Vorschulerziehung im Ausland
Year: 1974
Country: West Germany
Section: documentary
Tags: boy, girl
Description: The media project 'Preschool Education Abroad' originated from an initiative by Hans-Jürgen Weineck, a film and television journalist from Heidelberg, and the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs of Baden-Württemberg, and was funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Science and the state ministries of education and cultural affairs. The starting point for the development of the media network was the fact that the new initiatives in the field of preschool education developed in the Federal Republic of Germany in recent years were, to a significant extent, influenced by corresponding developments in other countries. Concepts and experiences existed there that provided an opportunity to reexamine conventional ideas in the field of preschool education, which could offer inspiration for a structural and content-related reorientation. It therefore seemed sensible to present the models and activities for preschool education developed in various countries and make them accessible to all educational professionals who work with children. The episode 'Socialzation' begins by showing Israeli children in a kibbutz kindergarten. Here, the children experience separation from their biological caregivers at an early age and come to see the teacher as a surrogate mother. The parents work nearby, so the separation is only experienced in the immediate moment. Socialization under limited living conditions is illustrated with examples from a Bedouin camp, slum children in a redevelopment area, and a satellite town of Amsterdam. The film then explores socialization in kindergartens, focusing on the child's interactions with peers. The footage shows children from various kindergartens across Europe. Finally, the film highlights the important relationship between the teacher, the parents, and the child.
Video Added: 18.09.2026

Rätsel der Urwaldhölle
Year: 1938
Country: Germany
Section: documentary
Tags: boy, girl
Description: The expedition report documents the first south-to-north crossing of Brazilian Guiana. Between 1935 and 1937, the German geologist and zoologist Otto Schulz-Kampfhenkel (who also authored a book of the same name) explored a previously completely unexplored jungle region by first navigating the Amazon and then its tributary, the Rio Jary, all the way up to Guayana. Among other things, the film depicts the jungle life of the Oayana and Oayapi. These two Indian tribes, whose culture had remained at the Neolithic stage, were believed to be extinct until that time.
Directed by Otto Schulz-Kampfhenkel.
Video Added: 18.08.2026

Aussiedler

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Year: 1989
Country: West Germany
Section: documentary
Tags: boy, girl, medical check
Description: With sensitive images, the film attempts to sensitize the viewer to the situation of emigrants in German transit camps and temporary homes. The problems of the young people become particularly clear: Identity, language, work.
Video Added: 10.07.2026

Kondition und Sicherheit im Schulsport 1988
Year: 1988
Country: West Germany
Section: documentary
Tags: boy, girl
Description: Nowadays, lack of exercise and obesity are leading to poor posture in more and more children. The film shows 25 different exercises that can be used to specifically strengthen the explosive power, strength endurance, and flexibility of individual muscle groups. Good physical condition reduces the risk of injury in sports and improves overall well-being.
Video Added: 03.07.2026

Alltag nach dem Krieg
Year: 1948
Country: West Germany
Section: chronicle
Tags: boy, girl, medical check
Description: The documentary contains exclusively original footage by amateur filmmaker Elisabeth Wilms from the years 1945-1948 and shows (using examples from Dortmund) the living conditions in a city destroyed by the Second World War: living in bombed-out houses, in cellars and emergency shelters, completely inadequate supplies of food, fuel, clothing and general consumer goods, the consequences of the emergency situation for people's state of health, chaotic traffic conditions, self-help and support from foreign charitable organizations, clean-up and reconstruction work.
Video Added: 02.06.2026

Der letzte Babinga
Year: 1991
Country: Germany
Section: documentary
Tags: boy
Description: The tropical forest in Cameroon, the Central African Republic and Congo has been plundered for over a century. From 1982 to 1990 alone, an area of forest the size of Belgium was cleared and destroyed in this region. Hundreds of cubic meters of wood are felled every day. Two German concession companies are also involved in this very lucrative business for the exporting companies. The fate of the Babingas, a pygmy tribe, is closely linked to that of the rainforest. The film lends its voice to one of them. Old Maganla, who sees himself as a powerless observer of this destruction, complains: Gazelles and other wild animals have long since fled, mushrooms and medicinal plants are hard to find. All this is disappearing along with the forest, the witness to their history. They, the oldest people in the world, are therefore also dying. More and more of them are having to leave the forest. They are settling along the new roads. They are forced to work in the farmers' fields in exchange for alcohol, salt and tobacco. Many of them fall ill and die from diseases that did not exist in the past. The world is out of balance. The whites take everything, but they give nothing back - 'God created us all equal. Where does this injustice come from?'
Directed by Batetana David-Pierre Fila.
Video Added: 26.05.2026

Brot

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Year: 1961
Country: West Germany
Section: documentary
Tags: boy, girl
Description: Without commentary, the images speak a powerful language about the importance of bread as a staple food for humanity. We see the growth of the grain: plowing, sowing, ripening, harvesting, and milling. In a modern bakery, we learn about the baking process and the diverse range of baked goods. An abundance of bread, pastries, and treats is often coupled with a lack of respect for it. Thus, pieces of bread and baked goods—usable or spoiled—are carelessly and recklessly discarded in garbage cans and classrooms. A lack of bread leads to hunger and malnutrition, unrest and discontent. Many hands reach out toward the bread as an urgent plea to those who are well-fed and prosperous to help the hungry.
Video Added: 05.05.2026

Der schnelle Draht

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Year: 1982
Country: West Germany
Section: documentary
Tags: bathing, boy
Description: When Nick Köster from Ratingen watches an electrician at work, the electrician tries to explain to him why electricity can 'flow upwards' and how fast it does so. The fact that electrical current can be used to transmit messages is explained using the example of telegram and telex transmission (wired message transmission).
Video Added: 31.03.2026

Raka
Year: 1965
Country: West Germany
Section: documentary
Tags: girl
Description: Raka is a little Balinese girl who dreams of becoming a dancer. We accompany her on her way to school, in the rice paddies herding ducks, and on a visit to a temple. We watch her lessons at the dance school and witness the first magnificent performance of this enchanting little girl.
Video Added: 27.03.2026

Bewegungserziehung im 3. und 4. Schuljahr
Year: 1958
Country: West Germany
Section: documentary
Tags: boy, girl
Keywords: physical education
Description: The course covers practical and teaching methods with their methodological, pedagogical, and organizational tasks. The physical education content shown includes: jumping (jumping rope, forms of high jump); cartwheels, swinging into a handstand, hanging swings, climbing, balancing in conjunction with helping in a group, gymnastics on the horizontal bar/vault combination, swinging (rope, rope/vault combination); hopping, running, throwing, catching (including passing, dribbling, and netball). Endurance and playing skills are promoted.
Video Added: 06.03.2026