Großes Kino made in DDR

In 2016, DEFA celebrates its 70th anniversary: the film embarks on a journey into the exciting film history of the GDR. In a comprehensive kaleidoscope, the importance of DEFA productions is illuminated, the relevance of

Aus dem Alltag in der DDR

Nazi-Karrieren in der DDR?

It was a foundational myth of the GDR that it was anti-fascist and free of Nazis. But was that really the case? The film takes a critical look on the actual way the brown heritage was dealt with in the GDR.

Der lange Abschied von der DDR

DDR-Magazin 1978/12

Rostock - GDR county on the Baltic. This county covering the northern part of the GDR is the welcoming destination of many people: holidaymakers, tourists, people on business trips and seamen. Sometimes there is an equa

Love and DDR at Blacktown Mall

On the verge of breaking up with her chaser boyfriend, Willow has a chance encounter with another doll that could change her life over a game of DDR.

DDR vereist - Einsatz an der Winterfront

Uncleared roads, frozen pipes, district heating breakdowns: winter regularly posed problems for the GDR leadership. From the mid-1960s, the GDR leadership set up a central, state-organized winter service. Entire workforc

Palace of Ghosts: The Last Anniversary of the GDR

East Berlin, October 7, 1989: While the state elite was celebrating the GDR's 40th birthday before the eyes of the world, resistance was forming in the streets. Guests celebrated in the Palace of the Republic in Berlin.

Guten Tag, Zollkontrolle der DDR

A short film about the work of the employees of the East German customs administration

Kult-Marken der DDR

My DDR T-Shirt

My DDR T-Shirt is a documentary film by Ian Hawkins. It was inspired by a trip to Berlin in 2005. When Ian bought a souvenir t-shirt with the old East German communist symbol on it, he realised he needed to learn about l

Sex-Shop DDR: Wildwest nach der Wende

Documentary about the German sex industry after the German reunification.

Verwahrt und vergessen? Psychiatrie in der DDR

DDR-Witze und der BND

Staatsgeheimnis RAF – Terroristen in der DDR

In the 1980s, the GDR provided shelter to ten RAF terrorists. The State Security Service (Stasi) furnished these individuals — who had left the group — with new identities, enabling them to lead inconspicuous lives withi

GDR Photo Shoot: Propaganda and Daily Life

Life in the GDR was not only documented on behalf of the state, but also by photographic artists and journalists. The documentary goes on a journey through time with some of them and shows little-known aspects of the GDR

Beutezug Ost - Die Treuhand und die Abwicklung der DDR

A documentary about the “Treuhand” that managed the transition of East Germany's companies to capitalism.

The Last Summer of the GDR: Freedom and Anarchy

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, citizens of East Germany had to get used to a new way of consuming, working, and living. New-found freedoms were a breath of fresh air for many but in the chaos leading up to reunificat

Die sieben geheimen Atompläne der DDR

Among Men: Gay in East Germany

More than two decades ago, a country in Europe existed that marked the border to a different political and economic system, yet was the very heart of the continent. This country called the German Democratic Republic, mad