Champagne, red carpets, and millions of fans – Bollywood seems like one enormous dream world. But what really lies behind the world's largest film industry? Y-Kollektiv reporter Samuel Häde follows his best friend, Bollywood actor Anant Joshi, through his everyday life, offering a rare glimpse behind the scenes of India's film industry. Along the way, he meets German actress Lisa-Marie Spiegel, who dreams of making her breakthrough in Mumbai, as well as the people behind the scenes, many of whom work under challenging conditions. A report about glamour, ambition, luck, and the price of success in a billion-dollar industry.

The report follows three young men navigating life between drones, shelling, and the fears of their parents. It offers a rare look into the International Legion, the everyday reality of young volunteers, and a generation coming of age in war.

Embarking on a captivating journey across India, filmmaker Samuel Häde sets his sights on the uncharted northeast. With the help of local villagers, he plans to build a bamboo raft to navigate the mighty Brahmaputra River, one of the most powerful in the subcontinent, without taking any food or drinking water along.

The Sahara: a place of extremes. A journey of extremes: With the help of three locals Samuel Häde wants to traverse 400 kilometers through the desert. On foot, with a camel caravan, through the largest desert in the world and across endless sand dunes, enduring merciless temperatures. An exciting adventure documentary about a journey through an endless landscape of golden sand and majestic dunes.

With a handmade cardboard sign reading “From Germany wants to see USA,” Samuel Häde hitchhikes across the United States. Over 8,500 kilometres and 15 states, he meets a young generation, camps in remote landscapes and paddles Utah’s Green River. A road-trip documentary into the heart of America.

In Mexico, approximately 10 women are killed every day – with every third one being killed solely because of her gender. Out of jealousy, anger, or simply because they are stronger. The perpetrators: mostly the partner, the ex-partner, or the partner of the mother. However, hardly any case is officially recognized as femicide, let alone solved – 93% of the crimes go unpunished.

Deep in the Afghan Wakhan Corridor lies a nomadic tribe, living far from modern civilization. Filmmaker Samuel Häde sets out to capture their unique way of life in one of the most remote and unforgiving landscapes. Witness a rare glimpse of Afghanistan in this stunning documentary.

There is no greater adventure than discovering foreign countries and meeting new people. Never knowing what surprises the next day will bring. Whether the directors of the ARD doco series Young Adventurers are hitchhiking, renting a motorcycle, or boarding a shaky bus to get further. Whether they sleep in cheap hotels, on the beach, or as guests with unfamiliar families. They are in search of the next adventure. Also, to test their own limits and to find out who they really are.

For decades, the south of the Philippines has been shaken by terror and kidnappings. In 2017, the conflict escalated in the “Battle of Marawi.” Reporter Samuel Häde travels to the crisis region, speaks with victims, the military and refugees and asks: How powerful is the so-called “Islamic State” today in the Philippines?

There are many clichés surrounding the Caribbean state of Jamaica. In order to understand what life on this island is all about, filmmaker Samuel Häde embarks on a journey outside of his comfort zone. In three months, he wants to circumnavigate the island and does not shy away from any new encounters. Whether on forays through the rainforest with an old-school Rastafarian or driving through the jungle on a motorbike, Samuel's western way of thinking is increasingly put to the test on this journey.