The Vault

From an official perspective, marginal youth culture did not exist in East Germany. The topic of subcultures was taboo in the GDR, and groups such as goths, ski

Documents important parts of the East German rock music scene of the late 1980s, from well-established bands like Silly, to underground rock bands like Feeling

The documentary accompanies the team of Genclikspor Recklinghausen during one season. It is one of over 50 Turkish football clubs active in the Ruhr region. The

The first summarizing film about the path of the class and the common stations in life. But also about the different paths in the profession, in love, marriage

An allegorical documentary about the workers of the world, whose common destinies and hopes for peace are symbolically united by the rivers that run through the

The children of Golzow, six or seven years old, in kindergarten. Their enrollment in school together, the first days of school. Playfully learning the first let

They are now no longer children. Young citizens distinguish themselves. The time before the Jugendweihe and its celebration. They visit Weimar, the former Sachs

The age group in a group portrait of the fifth grade. They make suggestions for filming at school, in their free time and at home. Growing challenges through th

Set by a beautiful river canyon in Western Ukraine, a pacifist community with unique religious beliefs, sees their peaceful way of life gradually distressed by

Around the festival week for the 675th anniversary of Golzow for GDR television a portrait of the village, its landscape and agriculture in the past and present

A sequence of nine individual biographical sketches with a prologue and epilogue on Golzow and the long-term observation. Deepening of the preceding chronicle.

Documentary on the master composer, from a GDR point of view. Ludwig van Beethoven is a 1954 documentary film that examines the life and work of the master comp

For half a century, photographer Ruth Walz has been immersing herself in Europe’s theaters and opera houses, capturing the action on stage with passion and an u