Screen + Stream in 2024
We are very excited to add to our program 18 films that bring into focus the Chilean Experience in East German Cinema. These titles were newly digitized and subtitled In English and Spanish by the DEFA-Stiftung in Germany. These films were made by Chilean exiles (e.g., by the Chilean directors Juan Forch and Orlando Lübbert), or thematize Chile, including the productions by the H&S Studio that we release in their original English versions.
Additionally, we are adding films that we screened during the 2023 Summer Film Institute, HIDDEN FIGURES: Blackness and Black Experience in East German Cinema (The Homes We Carry, dir. by Brenda Akele Jorde; Namibia – Return to a New Country, dir. Christoph Schuch). We will also extend our series Reel Women (The Free Orchestra, dir. Petra Tschörtner; The Seventh Year, dir. Frank Vogel) and add another title about environmental issues in East Germany (Farewell Disco, dir. Rolf Losansky). Also Gerd Kroske's long observation project, known as the Sweep It Up trilogy, and Andrea Simon's provocative portrait of the Bulgarian-Jewish scriptwriter and novelist, Angel Wagenstein (Angel Wagenstein: Art Is a Weapon), will be part of our new releases.
A highlight of our 2023-24 releases will be the 4K restoration of Paul Robeson: “I’m a Negro. I’m an American.” (dir. Kurt Tetzlaff) with new English subtitles. The film was recently screened for a whole week at Anthology Film Archives, New York.
We know there will be films of interest for you among our new 2023-24 streaming and rental releases.
FEATURE FILMS
A Snowman for Africa (East Germany, 1977, dir. Rolf Losansky) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy
Blond Tango (East Germany, 1985, dir. Lothar Warneke) | Coming Soon | Kanopy: Aug. 27, 2024
Farewell Disco (East Germany, 1989, dir. Rolf Losansky) | Released DSL, rental, streaming | streaming and Kanopy
Osceola (East Germany, 1971, dir. Konrad Petzold) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy
Sheriff Teddy (East Germany, 1957, dir. Heiner Carow) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy
Taken for a Ride (East Germany, 1983, dir. Frank Beyer) | Released DSL, rental, streaming | Kanopy: Oct. 8, 2024
The Border Crossing (East Germany, 1978, dir. Orlando Lübbert) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy
The Seventh Year (East Germany, 1968, dir. Frank Vogel) | | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy
DOCUMENTARIES
A Chilean Wedding (East Germany, 1977, dirs. Valentin Milanov, Rainer Ackermann) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy (Playlist Chilean Experience in East German Cinema)
Aparcoa (East Germany, 1977, dir. Jürgen Steinheisser) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy (Playlist Chilean Experience in East German Cinema)
Art Is a Weapon: Angel Wagenstein (USA, 2017, dir. Andrea Simon) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy
Copihuito (East Germany 1977, dir. Günter Jordan) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy (Playlist Chilean Experience in East German Cinema)
Drawing a Line (Germany, 2014, dir. Gerd Kroske) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy. GuideDoc
El Golpe Blanco - The White Coup (East Germany, 1975, dirs. Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy
Fellow Citizens (East Germany 1974, dirs. Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy (Playlist Chilean Experience in East German Cinema)
La Brigada – A Mural for the Unidad Popular in Dresden (East Germany, 1976-77, dirs. Juan Forch, Rolf Hofmann | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy (Playlist: Chilean Films in Exile - Shorts by Juan Forch)
Money Troubles (East Germany, 1975, dirs. Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy (Playlist Chilean Experience in East German Cinema)
Namibia – Return to a New Country (Germany, 1997, dir. Christoph Schuch) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy
OK (East Germany, 1965, dir. Walter Heynowski) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy
Paul Robeson: “I’m a Negro. I’m an American.” (East Germany/West Germany, 1989, dir. Kurt Tetzlaff) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy, GuideDoc
Psalm 18 (East Germany, 1974, 5 min., dirs. Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy (Playlist Chilean Experience in East German Cinema)
Sweep It Up (East Germany, 1990, dir. Gerd Kroske) | Released DSL, rental, streaming | streaming and Kanopy, GuideDoc
Sweep It Up, Again (Germany, 2006, dir. Gerd Kroske) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy, GuideDoc
Sweep It Up, Swig It Down (Germany, 1996, dir. Gerd Kroske) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy, GuideDoc
The Free Orchestra (East Germany, 1988, dir. Petra Tschörtner) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy
The Homes We Carry (Germany, 2022, dir. Brenda Akele Jorde) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy
Chile (East Germany, 1975, dirs. Juan Forch, Jörg Herrmann) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy (Playlist: Chilean Films in Exile - Shorts by Juan Forch)
Chile Lives (East Germany, 1976, dirs. Michael Börner, Juan Forch) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy (Playlist: Chilean Films in Exile - Shorts by Juan Forch)
Hitlerpinochet (East Germany, 1975, dirs. Juan Forch, Jörg Herrmann) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy (Playlist: Chilean Films in Exile - Shorts by Juan Forch)
Lautaro (East Germany, 1977, dir. Juan Forch) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy (Playlist: Chilean Films in Exile - Shorts by Juan Forch)
Neutron Peace? (East Germany, 1977, dir. Juan Forch) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy (Playlist: Chilean Films in Exile - Shorts by Juan Forch)
Nobody Can Stop the Revolution (East Germany, 1976, dir. Juan Forch) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy (Playlist: Chilean Films in Exile - Shorts by Juan Forch)
Rosaura (East Germany, 1978, dir. Lothar Barke) | Released DSL, rental, streaming and Kanopy (Playlist: Chilean Films in Exile - Shorts by Juan Forch)