Life in the GDR was not only documented on behalf of the state, but also by photographic artists and journalists. The documentary goes on a journey through time with some of them and shows little-known aspects of the GDR from its foundation to the fall of the Wall. Photographers in the GDR had a surprising amount of freedom; there was no explicit censorship of images. This allowed them to make visible what the state wanted to hide. This documentary presents two photographers who observed life in the GDR and whose work has been rediscovered in recent years.

In 1999, Konami Corp. introduced a Japanese-influenced coin-operated arcade stand-up to the U.S. Its...
This color documentary tells the story of the "Mamais." In 1960, a group of workers at the Bitterfel...

In the 1960s, a white couple living in East Germany tells their dark-skinned child that her skin col...

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The documentary shows historical film footage from the workers' and farmers' faculties (ABF) of the ...

On the 160-hectare grounds of the former Friedrichsfelde Palace Park, the Berlin Animal Park was est...

Nine very private encounters with different people of the post-war generation and their memories of ...

In a city consumed by gentrification, artist João Fiadeiro and the company he keeps postpone and emb...

A documentary that explores questions of secrecy and power in relation to the East German Secret Pol...
In the midst of the transition towards reunification and a market economy, two teams meet for the la...

The Iron Man takes us on an introspective journey into the life of Toni, a man who finds in art and ...

Interview with Jochen Girke, a retired East German Stasi agent, filmed March, 1990 to June, 1991. Qu...
Erich Honecker ruled the GDR for 18 years. His fall in 1989 heralded the downfall of the state that ...

At Hotel Astoria, the former hotspot of Leipzig, guests were served champagne and turtle soup while ...