DEFA@75Join Us in Celebrating! |
Authority & Alterity in East German Moviessummer film festival |
Black Lives in GermanyResilience - Art - Hope |
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On May 16, 1946 the founding of the DEFA Studio in the Soviet Occupation Zone got official approval. In 2021, we celebrate the 75th anniversary of this occasion with a wide range of new programs and resources! |
SAVE THE DATES: 3 SPECIAL EVENTS! Twenty full-length and short films highlight issues of authority and alterity in the former GDR. Feature, documentary and animation films show how filmmakers addressed state values and proscriptions and different types of East Germans reacted. |
THANK YOU for attending our virtual film festival showcasing films by and discussions with Black German filmmakers, actors, scholars and activists! Recordings of all five events are now available in our FILMBOX Digital... |
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Art Unleashed: Experiments on Film by Lutz Dammbeck
This 2-DVD set with a collection of five early short films made by German director and media artist Lutz Dammbeck introduces the formative period of an artist who remains one of Germany’s boldest and most innovative creators...
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Sisyphus
As a punishment, the Greek god Zeus forces Sisyphus to roll a large boulder up a mountain, but every time the rock is almost at the the top, it rolls back down the slope. Over time, Sisyphus becomes...