Defa Studio Fur Wochenschau Und Dokumentarfilme Movies
- 1991
Bulky Trash
Bulky Trash01991HD
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...
- 1989
After Winter Comes Spring
After Winter Comes Spring7.61989HD
A locomotive journey traversing the North to the South of the German Democratic Republic on the eve of its dissolution. Labourers, punks, mothers,...
- 1973
The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale01973HD
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...
- 1953
Jagd um Sekunden
Jagd um Sekunden01953HD
- 1951
Helgoland dem Frieden
Helgoland dem Frieden01951HD
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...
- 1957
The Wind Rose
The Wind Rose51957HD
An international anthology about the struggles of female workers around the world.
- 1987
Der springende Punkt
Der springende Punkt01987HD
Archive footage of bomb detonations during the Second World War combined with abstract graphic elements which show the destructive potential of...
- 1989
Aschermittwoch
Aschermittwoch01989HD
Sketches from a store cashier's everyday life.
- 1984
Nude Portraits – Gundula Schulze
Nude Portraits – Gundula Schulze81984HD
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...
- 1989
Our Children
Our Children101989HD
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...
- 1990
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson01990HD
Biographical notes on the American singer, actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson (1898-1976). At the height of his fame and skill,...
- 1988
whisper & SHOUT
whisper & SHOUT71988HD
Documents important parts of the East German rock music scene of the late 1980s, from well-established bands like Silly, to underground rock bands...
- 1988
Feuerland
Feuerland01988HD
Volker Koepp documents life in the Dorotheenstadt in Berlin-Mitte, which was called "Feuerland" in the 19th century.
- 1985
Tango
Tango01985HD
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,...
- 1984
What We Remember
What We Remember01984HD
Nine very private encounters with different people of the post-war generation and their memories of childhood and youth. Among others, the guitarist...
- 1991
Time Loops - A Conversation with Christa Wolf
Time Loops - A Conversation with Christa Wolf81991HD
Journalist Daniela Dahn interviews the East-German author Christa Wolf during the German reunification: reflections on history, changing politics,...
- 1954
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven01954HD
Documentary on the master composer, from a GDR point of view.
- 1988
From Us To Me / Vom Wir zum Ich
From Us To Me / Vom Wir zum Ich81988HD
This first co-production between the GDR and Great Britain is intended to contribute to an understanding of the situation and attitudes of millions...
- 1992
Strictly Propaganda
Strictly Propaganda6.21992HD
A realistic satire about the path of the German Democratic Republic from its foundation until its 40th birthday. This eye-opening film tells the...
- 1963
The Russian Miracle
The Russian Miracle81963HD
Das russische Wunder (The Russian Miracle) (1963) is a two-part East German documentary directed by Annelie and Andrew Thorndike. The documentary...