Authority and Alterity in East German Movies:Political Experiments, Rebel Youth and Civil Unrest |
Art and Power:Lutz Dammbeck |
The Founder's Fundfor Student Researchers |
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Tenth biennial Summer Film Institute of the DEFA Film Library at UMass Amherst May 31 – June 6, 2020 Applications due April 6, 2020 |
The DEFA Film Library is very pleased to premiere the complete cinematic oeuvre of German filmmaker and media artist Lutz Dammbeck in North America. |
The Founder’s Fund, established in honor of retired founding director Barton Byg, aims to support the work of student researchers interested in East German cinema and DEFA Film Library collections. Application guidelines now posted! |
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Dusk: 1950s East Berlin Bohemia
Berlin in the 1950s: divided, but not yet walled. Young artists, at the start of their careers and seeking a new lifestyle, frequented the East Berlin cafés and bars that were meeting places for intellectuals, as well as...
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The Stolen Battle
During the Seven Years' War, Friedrich II of Prussia (Herwart Grosse) lays siege to the city of Prague without being able to capture it. He comes up with a plan which involves sending the famous ...