Movies

Based on the life experiences of photographer Horst Sturm, the story of Kollwitzplatz in Berlin is retold.

A mother hedgehog lives in the forest with her seven sons. Two of them fall down a slope; one is eaten by an owl, the other is found after...

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

One morning, the little mouse crawls out of its hole and decides to have a look around. He hops over hill and dale, marvels at grasses and flowers,...

A report on the oldest citizen of the GDR at the time, Emma Wagner from Gotha.

The documentary tells the story of Anke, Birgit and Katrin, who are training to become cattle breeders and graduate from high school. During this...

Young people talk to the camera about their ideas of marriage and plans for their future lives.

This film describes a yearning for beauty and gentleness. The philosopher Lothar Kühne was especially concerned with how we live and build. He...

Der Fall Harzmann und andere (The Harzmann Case and Others) (1957) is a 31-minute East German documentary directed by Andrew and Annelie Thorndike....

Von Hamburg bis Stralsund (From Hamburg to Stralsund) (1950) is an East German documentary directed by Andrew Thorndike. Running at approximately 35...

Otto, the master of the house, behaves in an exemplary manner. He washes, cooks, does housework, gives presents to his wife, in short, he does...

Documentary focusing on socialism and East German industry and labour, including a script of Lenin's most famous writings and speeches.

The film reports on the return of Soviet units from Czechoslovakia (CSSR) to their stationing areas in the GDR. It depicts the reception by the...

The Grand Fleet Parade on the Baltic Sea on November 4, 1960 to mark the renaming of the GDR's naval forces to the "Volksmarine". The renaming...

A couple of good friends find a bottle containing a little devil. The devil manages to trick the naive friends to release him. As a result, several...