Martha
(Martha)
GDR, 1978, 48 min, color
In German; English subtitles

Martha © DEFA-Stiftung
Credits:
| Böttcher, Jürgen |
| Böttcher, Jürgen |
| Geier, Wolfgang |
| Arnold, Angelika |
| Dietzel, Wolfgang |
Themes & Genres:
Synopsis
Martha Bieder, born in 1910 in Berlin, is the last rubble-woman in Rummelsburg. Every day, rain or shine, she stands at the conveyor belt of an excavation plant – as she has for decades – sorting through rubble. After a retirement party thrown for her by her male colleagues, she tells stories from her difficult but fulfilling life in post-war Germany.
Awards
| 2025 | Retrospective The Long Way to the Neighbor, International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany |
| 1978 | Award of the World Peace Council, Leipzig International Film Festival for Documentary and Animated Films |
| 1978 | Award of the Festival Organizers, International Short Film Festival Oberhausen |

