DOK.fest is in the Here&Now
Contemporary documentary films on politics and society – Beyond blossoming landscapes
How does the legacy of the GDR continue to have an impact today? How great are the disappointments in the face of dashed hopes? This can be seen not only in the jagged edges of open-cast lignite mining in the Lausitz (Lusatia), but also in the political careers of women who began to become involved in the various parties of the democratic spectrum in the early 1990s. A further field is education in schools that conforms to the system between pedagogical mandate and ideological influence. Finally, there is the question of how cultural involvement in local communities can give people new self-confidence. The four documentary films shed light on the past and present in East Germany and use sensitive portraits to show how people live with it.
Free admission, registration welcome.
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Supported with funds from the Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship.
WENN WIR ERST TANZEN
Deutschland 2018 – Director: Dirk Heth, Olaf Winkler, Dirk Lienig – Free admission – Length: 93 min.
The town of Hoyerswerda is emblematic of the demise of the GDR. Everything that this town represented was swallowed up by the fall of communism. The people were left without any market worth. A citizens’ dance project helps them to live with the shame. A sensually choreographed, empathetic film.
English/Original Title: ONCE WE ARE DANCING. Writer: Olaf Winkler, Dirk Heth, Dirk Lienig. Camera: Dirk Heth. Sound: Karsten Höfer. Editing: Dirk Heth, Dirk Lienig. Music: Hanno Busch; Igor Strawinsky. Production: Contract 99 GbR. Producer: Dirk Heth, Olaf Winkler, Dirk Lienig. Distribution: Contract 99.
