Berlin the Metropolis

For many, Berlin is more than just the capital of modern Germany, it is its symbol, its heart. A city of historical and cultural extremes, a place that captures the past but is also moving into the future at full speed.

 

Paul Roorda is a Canadian artist who spends part of each year in Berlin.

 

A photo essay about the tenants of a crumbling apartment building near Berlin

 

Can Germans overcome their respect for regulations and cross against a red light?

 

Budding romance gives way to a gritty gangster story. And it's all shot in a single 140-minute take.

 

Watch the trailer to Victoria, Sebastian Schipper's one-take sensation.

 

In a wide-ranging interview, filmmaker Marc Bauder discusses memory culture in Germany and his work on the Lichtgrenze.

 

The Lichtgrenze (Border of Light) memorial project.

 

What life is like for a Canadian in Berlin.