Backpack Cinema is a selection of inspirational Travel Documentaries for everyone full of wanderlust! The films show personal and thrilling adventures around the world.
Climbing the Kilimanjaro and Himalaya, exploring Iceland or crossing Sri Lanka on a Tuk Tuk – Backpack Cinema takes you on a journey with new perspectives, where everything seems possible.
Salima and Timo decide to sell everything in Germany and travel through Sri Lanka. Along with their five months young child and without any plan. During their three- year journey, strangers become friends, they get to know customs and rituals and even have their second child…
Iceland benefits greatly from tourism. But many Icelanders are paying a high price for this. Nature is destroyed and the otherwise idyllic and lonely regions are overrun by thousands of tourists. Three young filmmakers from Germany take a detailed look at the advantages and disadvantages of tourism in the region.
My father, my son and the Kilimanjaro
Father and son are fighting their way through the wild of Eastafrica, accompanied by the Massai- Nomads. They experience the beautiful wildlife of the Serengeti and breathtaking landscapes, facing their final ambitious challenge: climbing the top of the Kilimanjaro.
Before their individual paths lead them into different directions, long-time friends Val and Kristin decide to go on a four week long hike through the Himalayan Mountains in Nepal. Together Free is a heartfelt ode to their friendship and to friendship itself.
4 on 4 wheels
Can a family with two children explore South America for months on end in and expedition camper without giving up everything in Germany? Yes, it is possible!
Five years ago Fredrika Ek decided to go for a bikeride. Around the world. With little experience but with big dreams she started the impossible adventure. She danced in Iran, camped out in salt dessert in Bolivia and had hut-dinners in Ghana.