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Documentary about the socialist politician and writer August Bebel

The documentary shows historical film footage from the workers' and farmers' faculties (ABF) of the GDR, which existed until 1962 and were intended...

Portrait of Interflug airline captain Günter Schneider.

In December 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. Four years later—the Islamic calendar's year 1362—, director Volker Koepp visited...

Scenes of everyday life in South Africa which give an idea of the daily racism in this country.

Car parts found at a garbage dump, old mannequins, clocks and bicycle racks find a new purpose as installations in an exhibition.

"The Free Orchestra" is a group of young people who have various careers, and get together in their free time to make music. Improvisation and...

Documentary on the 1000-year-old town of Weimar. The film presents an example of the victory of humanist traditions over nazi brutality.

Around 1 billion apples are harvested every year in Havelland, one of the largest fruit-growing regions in the GDR. In order to obtain this quantity...

People discuss their ideas of the future. In this 2nd episode of the film series, the problem of "beauty" in our current and future ideas is...

"Dearest Dziodzio" was filmed using quotes from letters Rosa Luxemburg wrote to her lover, the revolutionary labor leader Leo Jogiches, during her...

Documentary film.

Three couples are presented who live together under very different conditions and in different situations. They are between the ages of 19 and 23,...

East German short documentary

A documentary about the planning and construction of the Palace of the Republic, Berlin.

Angela Davis visiting the German Democratic Republic. A film about the people she met and her impressions.

The enjoyment of life between the construction site and the caravans is not as cultured, as the officially ordered leisure time was supposed to be.

The film depicts the everyday lives of children in Nicaragua in three episodes.

The film documents the well-known story of Anne Frank, whose family hid from the Nazis in Amsterdam. Eventually caught, Frank was sent to the...