In 2016, DEFA celebrates its 70th anniversary: the film embarks on a journey into the exciting film history of the GDR. In a comprehensive kaleidoscope, the importance of DEFA productions is illuminated, the relevance of the films as propaganda productions for the GDR, which socio-political themes were in the foreground, but also which heroes DEFA brought to the screen and celebrated as people from the people.

The life story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, who survived the Nazi reign as a trans woman and helped s...

This riveting music documentary traces the history of Jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson, from his ear...

After the publication of a CD book with the poems of Leopoldo María Panero, musicians Carlos Ann and...

Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino in conversation about The Irishman.

From an official perspective, marginal youth culture did not exist in East Germany. The topic of sub...

The Medal of Honor is awarded for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her li...

Memoirs of a Spectrum Addict is a full length documentary feature film which takes a detailed look a...

History is Marching is a feature length documentary analysing the rise in tensions between major pow...

The first of two documentaries about Ingmar Bergman produced to mark his 70th birthday. Includes beh...

This film speaks of archaic peoples, their customs and mores, in an attempt to make the last snapsho...
This visual essay by John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the...
'After Haiyan' is a short film about the challenges faced by the Deaf community in Tacloban, Philipp...

Hop on a Harley for this tour of the nation's highways and byways with other motorcycle enthusiasts ...