Farewell, Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall

An old man mourning the loss of his wife starts rebuilding a piece of The Berlin Wall on a field outside his house.

Beloved Berlin Wall

Berlin, 1989. Sascha is a young East German border guard and Franzi is a lively young West German woman who's just moved into a flat next to Sascha's watchtower at the Berlin Wall. It takes only a slight mishap and a sel

The Berlin Wall

The history of the Berlin Wall, why it was built, and how it affects Berliners.

The Berlin Wall

Documentary about the construction of the Berlin Wall. From 12 to 13 August 1961, West-East Berlin was secretly separated. We follow the course of this historical event hour by hour.

The Berlin Wall

‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Sohrab was supposed to go to the stadium at the end of the week with a girl he loves to watch a football match, but a few days before the game, he learns that she has suddenly moved to Germany without telling h

A Wall in Berlin

Hasselhoff vs. The Berlin Wall

David Hasselhoff, better known for his roles in “Knight Rider” and “Baywatch” released a song titled, “Looking for Freedom” the year before the Berlin Wall came down. He performed it on top of the Berlin Wall to a millio

Berlin Wall and the Sex Pistols

Through her work for the magazine Search and Destroy in San Francisco, Mondini-VanLoo met several prominent punk bands (including the Sex Pistols) whom she interviews and films. Intrigued by Holidays in the Sun, Johnny R

Destruction of the Berlin Wall

Filmed in Berlin, July 1990. Images of workers taking down the wall and street peddlers selling pieces of it to make a living. From the cycle of FIRST FORTY I made in late 2006 as an introduction to my work for my new, I

Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin

A global television broadcast of the event in which former Pink Floyd leader singer and composer Roger Waters led an all-star cast in a mammoth benefit performance of his acclaimed concept album, The Wall. Set in Berlin,

The Berlin Wall: Escape to Freedom

Berlin Wall: Escape To Freedom reveals the stories of courageous East Germans who dared to challenge the authorities and the Berlin Wall in their bid for freedom. From tunnelling under the Wall, to smuggling refugees in

Virtually History: The Berlin Wall

9th of November, 2019 marks the 30th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the momentous day that caused ripples of change throughout the world. YouTube Originals brings you the chance to step back to a moment in h

The Secret Life of the Berlin Wall

Berlin is a place that is indispensable to the imagination, a city where history ticks all the boxes. The longest of all the helter-skelter rides that Berliners have taken through the playground of history ended in 1989

Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall

In August 1961, a few railway cars and barbed wire divided East Germany from West. It was a barrier that would be extended and become increasingly more sophisticated, a technological counter to each escape attempt. Compu

The Fall of the Berlin Wall with John Simpson

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the BBC's John Simpson goes back to examine his reports and consider why history did not turn out quite the way he expected.

Breaking Borders - The Legacy of the Berlin Wall Jumper

In the heart-wrenching documentary "Breaking Borders," viewers are taken on a poignant journey through the life of Andreas Jaeger, a courageous man who dared to defy the oppressive Berlin Wall. Shot while attempting to c

Berlin Wall: The Night the Iron Curtain Closed

In August, 1961 three million Berliners woke up to discover their world had been thrown into chaos. In total secrecy a 28-mile ring of steel had been erected in the dead of night, forming a barrier between east and west

Beyond the Berlin Wall: Reports from Stasi Prisoners

Thirty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, three former political prisoners recall their moments of violation and humiliation in the clutches of state security in East Berlin and their experiences in the then H

In the Shadow of the Wall: The Meaning of Berlin Today

The film opens with an image of a refugee dying beside a wall. The place is Berlin in 1962. Various shots of the wall and its defences follow. The film shows people attempting to cross to West Berlin after the wall was b