Defa Studio Fur Wochenschau Und Dokumentarfilme Movies

  • 1991
    Bulky Trash

    Bulky Trash

    Bulky Trash

    01991HD

    In early summer 1989, Helke Misselwitz portrays young musicians in a band who produce their music on other people’s waste items. The four boys...

    Bulky Trash
  • 1989
    After Winter Comes Spring

    After Winter Comes Spring

    After Winter Comes Spring

    7.61989HD

    A locomotive journey traversing the North to the South of the German Democratic Republic on the eve of its dissolution. Labourers, punks, mothers,...

    After Winter Comes Spring
  • 1973
    The Winter's Tale

    The Winter's Tale

    The Winter's Tale

    01973HD

    Leontes, king of Sicily, tries to convince his friend Polyxenes, king of Bohemia, to stay longer as his guest. But only Hermione, Leontes' wife, can...

    The Winter's Tale
  • 1953
    Jagd um Sekunden

    Jagd um Sekunden

    Jagd um Sekunden

    01953HD

    Jagd um Sekunden
  • 1951
    Helgoland dem Frieden

    Helgoland dem Frieden

    Helgoland dem Frieden

    01951HD

    Under the sign of the swastika, it was, amongst other things, turned into a naval base, it got heavily destroyed in two waves of attack in April of...

    Helgoland dem Frieden
  • 1957
    The Wind Rose

    The Wind Rose

    The Wind Rose

    51957HD

    An international anthology about the struggles of female workers around the world.

    The Wind Rose
  • 1987
    Der springende Punkt

    Der springende Punkt

    Der springende Punkt

    01987HD

    Archive footage of bomb detonations during the Second World War combined with abstract graphic elements which show the destructive potential of...

    Der springende Punkt
  • 1989
    Aschermittwoch

    Aschermittwoch

    Aschermittwoch

    01989HD

    Sketches from a store cashier's everyday life.

    Aschermittwoch
  • 1984
    Nude Portraits – Gundula Schulze

    Nude Portraits – Gundula Schulze

    Nude Portraits – Gundula Schulze

    81984HD

    Photographer Gundula Schulze wrote her graduate thesis on "nude photography of women in East Germany". It's a subject she continues to pursue in her...

    Nude Portraits – Gundula Schulze
  • 1989
    Our Children

    Our Children

    Our Children

    101989HD

    From an official perspective, marginal youth culture did not exist in East Germany. The topic of subcultures was taboo in the GDR, and groups such as...

    Our Children
  • 1990
    I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson

    I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson

    I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson

    01990HD

    Biographical notes on the American singer, actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson (1898-1976). At the height of his fame and skill,...

    I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
  • 1988
    whisper & SHOUT

    whisper & SHOUT

    whisper & SHOUT

    71988HD

    Documents important parts of the East German rock music scene of the late 1980s, from well-established bands like Silly, to underground rock bands...

    whisper & SHOUT
  • 1988
    Feuerland

    Feuerland

    Feuerland

    01988HD

    Volker Koepp documents life in the Dorotheenstadt in Berlin-Mitte, which was called "Feuerland" in the 19th century.

    Feuerland
  • 1985
    Tango

    Tango

    Tango

    01985HD

    A brief history of the emergence and artistic innovations of tango in 19th-century Argentina and Europe. The film offers a mosaic of tango melodies,...

    Tango
  • 1984
    What We Remember

    What We Remember

    What We Remember

    01984HD

    Nine very private encounters with different people of the post-war generation and their memories of childhood and youth. Among others, the guitarist...

    What We Remember
  • 1991
    Time Loops - A Conversation with Christa Wolf

    Time Loops - A Conversation with Christa Wolf

    Time Loops - A Conversation with Christa Wolf

    81991HD

    Journalist Daniela Dahn interviews the East-German author Christa Wolf during the German reunification: reflections on history, changing politics,...

    Time Loops - A Conversation with Christa Wolf
  • 1954
    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    01954HD

    Documentary on the master composer, from a GDR point of view.

    Ludwig van Beethoven
  • 1988
    From Us To Me / Vom Wir zum Ich

    From Us To Me / Vom Wir zum Ich

    From Us To Me / Vom Wir zum Ich

    81988HD

    This first co-production between the GDR and Great Britain is intended to contribute to an understanding of the situation and attitudes of millions...

    From Us To Me / Vom Wir zum Ich
  • 1992
    Strictly Propaganda

    Strictly Propaganda

    Strictly Propaganda

    6.21992HD

    A realistic satire about the path of the German Democratic Republic from its foundation until its 40th birthday. This eye-opening film tells the...

    Strictly Propaganda
  • 1963
    The Russian Miracle

    The Russian Miracle

    The Russian Miracle

    81963HD

    Das russische Wunder (The Russian Miracle) (1963) is a two-part East German documentary directed by Annelie and Andrew Thorndike. The documentary...

    The Russian Miracle