Hans earns a lump of gold for his services, which he trades in order to have a horse to ride. He continues trading one thing for another, each time believing he has the better end of the deal.
The farmer wishes for a son, even if it is only a male hedgehog. His wish gets fulfilled! But he is afraid to get mocked by the villagers and hides Hans, his son. When Hans sees the king in danger, he saves him.
Heiner takes good care of his three little roosters and gives them fresh sand every day. One day, he goes to the beach to get some sand. When he sees a plover, he races with him and forgets about his roosters.
Heinrich the deer arrives at the zoo. The children enthusiastically welcome him and soon they all become friends. When winter arrives, the children don't come to visit Heinrich anymore. He doesn't know that they are just busy with their Christmas preparations and goes to search for them.
Unable to live in the big city, a man flees to the desert in search of peace and quiet.
This short film is available for purchase or streaming as part of the collection Animation Before Unification: 16 Shorts from East Germany.
This animated short exposes the Pinochet government through comparisons to Hitler's Nazi regime using cut-out silhouettes.
In this experimental short, Dammbeck relocates his Leipzig-based artists’ circle known as the Herbstsalon (Autumn Salon), to La Sarraz Palace in Switzerland.
Whoever shoots the most game will be the new court hunter. When Hans saves the King of the Dwarfs’ Son during a hunt, he earns three miraculous presents that could help him to become the new court hunter and end the intrigues of the other hunters…