Für ausländische und deutsche Arbeiter

Montage of several photos of the work process of a Turkish guest worker.

Unemployed: The Destiny of Millions

Willy Zielke was a brilliant photographer and filmmaker from Łodź who suffered greatly at the hands of the Nazis: His German feature films of the 1930s, Arbeitslos and Das Stahltier, were banned; Leni Riefenstahl made us

The League of Extraordinary Employees

Lisa, Michael and Boris want to relax after a long week at work. But everything changes when an alien on board of a UFO suddenly lands and causes trouble in the neighborhood. Together with gas station cashier Daniela, th

Rosa Arbeiter auf goldener Straße – 2. Teil

Short film about queer left-wing people in West Berlin.

Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Jürgen Böttcher

Interview with Jürgen Böttcher about his filmmaking practice conducted and directed by Christoph Hübner

Ahlbeck. Wilhelm II Visits a Working-Class Children's Home

"At the Baltic Sea spa town of Ahlbeck on the island of Usedom, Kaiser Wilhelm II becomes convinced that playing in the sand of the dunes is beneficial to the recuperation of children." - Edition Filmmuseum

For the Many – The Vienna Chamber of Labour

During the preparations for its 100th anniversary, the Chamber of Labor is accompanied and proves to be a unique contact point for the many people fighting for their rights.

Vergiftet oder arbeitslos?

Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Harun Farocki

Among the "political" filmmakers who got their start in the student movement, Harun Farocki is perhaps the most formally brilliant and conscious, and today he is exploring new documentary territory with his video install

Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Thomas Heise

With his background in Brechtian theater and the material-like, pure poetic style of his documentaries, Thomas Heise has created his very own kind of filmic expression.

Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Hans-Dieter Grabe

Despite or perhaps because of his position at the public television channel ZDF, Hans-Dieter Grabe has developed his own unmistakable signature style which falls between journalism and documentary (similar to Klaus Wilde

Als Mutti arbeiten ging - 70 Jahre Gleichberechtigung

"Wir machen unsere Filme selbst" Arbeiterfilm im Deutschland der zwanziger Jahre

Documentary about German proletarian films in the 1920s

Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Elfi Mikesch

The cinematographer and idiosyncratic filmmaker Elfi Mikesch has significantly contributed to the extension of the aesthetic boundaries of the "standard" documentary.

Bandstrasse - Diese spontane Arbeitsniederlegung war nicht geplant

Documentary about one of the most significant migrant battles in the Federal Republic of Germany, a wildcat strike mainly sustained by migrant workers (euphemistically called “guest workers”) at the Ford plant in Cologne

Rosa Arbeiter auf goldener Straße – 1. Teil

Short film about queer left-wing people in West Berlin.

Der Nachwelt eine Botschaft. Ein Arbeiterdichter

A portrait of the writer and former miner Günter Westerhoff

Eingliederung hirngeschädigter Kinder und Jugendlicher in den Arbeitsprozeß Teil I

The film observes mentally handicapped children and young people and depicts learning and preparation for later activities and social life.

Arbeiterehe

Using the example of a migrant worker couple, the film aims to draw attention to the plight of many working-class marriages. The husband works the night shift, the wife works during the day. The film dispenses with any c

Ein Film über den Arbeiter

Autobiographical documentary.