Movies

This documentary details the life of Klaus Fuchs who was a spy for the Soviet Union while working on nuclear research in the United States and Great...

The Prince of Porcelain, who only knows how to play with vain ladies in a cool porcelain world, wants to own the poor potters' myrtle tree. It was...

A worker in his forties picks up a student on the highway in his car and is thus torn from his previous life. He learns to respect the attitudes and...

Böttchers film showcases three young workers who learn how to paint, draw, and make sculptures out of stone. The film generated a storm of...

The FRG is planning an attack on the GDR with the "Deko II" maneuver. This thesis is used to legitimize the construction of the "Anti-Fascist...

Rolf Jarschel’s passion are lighters of every kind. He owns the largest collection in Europe with over 3,000 items. From Phoenician oil lamps...

In the crisis-ridden Germany of the 1920s, the desperate Frieda Hausmann pretends to be her deceased husband Wilhelm so that she can support her...

After the workers’ revolt on June 17th, 1953 this film disappeared in the archives until 1997.

The President Dr. Walter Becher, officially the spokesman for the Sudeten German Homeland Association, called out the old flags, as he does every...

The East German Navy's newest submarine hunter is presented. Also, a historical excursus about older anti-submarine ships and the hunt for enemy...

Animated short film

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

Three military drivers are introduced. They bear a special responsibility in their collective and often fulfill a dual function.

Die alte neue Welt (The Old New World) (1977) is an East German documentary directed by Annelie and Andrew Thorndike. The film explores the evolution...

Susi works in a large depot for waste paper, which is bundled and loaded onto trucks for recycling.

In long takes with few cuts, women talk about their lives. All the conversations are shot in interior rooms, attesting to trust and great candour....

A little girl who is eagerly awaiting the day she starts school falls ill and misses the big moment. Her disappointment is alleviated by loving...

East German animated film.