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Authority & Alterity in East German Moviessummer film festival |
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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! |
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... |
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. |
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Love's Confusion
Sonya, an art student, loves the med student Dieter. And Siegi, a factory worker, loves the bricklayer Eddie. At a lavish Carnival party at East Berlin’s art school an unintentional exchange of partners begins. When everyone...
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In the late 1950s, Sebastian Fußberg (Franciszek Pieczka) travels through the country performing traditional puppet shows. Although the old man is a dreamer and idealist at heart, he cannot come to terms with the...