Movies

This short film traces the story of a man from birth to old age. The magical dreams of his youth appear from time to time, but daily routine quickly...

Shortly after the construction of the wall in August 1961, many guests visit the East German army troops who protect the wall.

Documentary film

A biographical documentary about Ernst Thälmann.

Holidays in colony (in Thuringia and on the Baltic) of the children of workers of a chemical industry in the DDR.

Die Prüfung (The Examination) (1952) is an East German documentary directed by Andrew Thorndike. Running at approximately 35 minutes, the film...

A little bumblebee is tired of her daily routine and the other boring bumblebees. She flies to the place of her dreams and meets a frog who is also...

Die alte neue Welt (The Old New World) (1977) is an East German documentary directed by Annelie and Andrew Thorndike. The film explores the evolution...

Members of the Society for Sport and Technology (GST) dive in the blue Adriatic. During their dives to depths of up to 45 meters, they experience the...

Short film about the naval training in the GDR.

Ingeborg Tölke recaps her filmic biography, explains its elaborate technical conditions and talks about future core themes. She was presumably...

Images of the romantic city and tourist leaflets are burning – the vision of possible destruction.

An overview of fascist tendencies in post-war western Germany, illustrated by various events and everyday examples, backed up with numerous...

Three international students write letters home about their time in East Germany. Antonio Dega, a Cuban studying shipbuilding, writes home about the...

Sportivnyy prazdnik molodyozhi (Youth Sports Festival) (1951) is an East German sports documentary co-directed by Andrew Thorndike and Dmitri...