The Open Secret

Cuban Serenade(en)

Finnish documentary about Cuba.

Ein Traum von Revolution(de)

When the revolution in Nicaragua won its victory nearly 40 years ago, the world began to dream. A young generation was taking the reins in a country of grand utopias. From West Germany alone, 15,000 “brigadists” travelled to help rebuild the war-torn country: liberals, greens, unionists, social democrats, leftists and church representatives harvested coffee and cotton, built schools, kindergartens and hospital wards. No movement has mobilised so many people. What became of the hopes and dreams of the revolutionaries and their supporters?

The Red Elvis(de)

A documentary on the late American entertainer Dean Reed, who became a huge star in East Germany after settling there in 1973.

Gothix(en)

An innovative and charismatic influencer is suddenly exiled from her community of creative partners and colleagues when she states an opinion that she did not know was “unacceptable” in their eyes.

OstPunk! Too much Future(de)

Tells the story of punk in the GDR.

Karl Marx City(de)

Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker take a powerfully personal journey through the former East Germany, as Epperlein investigates her father’s 1999 suicide and the possibility that he may have worked as a spy for the dreaded Stasi security service.

Infinite Place(de)

Loitz is one of those former GDR towns that is a loser today. For a year "Infinite Place" looks through the eyes of old and new inhabitants behind the gray facade of a perishing small town and questions concepts of home and identity. What makes a life in the dying worthwhile?

The First Years(cs)

Fahrenheit 9/11(en)

Michael Moore's view on how the Bush administration allegedly used the tragic events on 9/11 to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Un homme de Parole(fr)

Das Ministerium für Staatssicherheit - Alltag einer Behörde(de)

Stasi, un État contre son peuple(fr)

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, thousands of documents were hastily shredded by the dreaded GDR political police. 16,000 bags filled with six million pieces of paper were found. Thanks to the meticulous work of technology, the destinies of men and women who had been spied on and recorded without their knowledge could be reconstructed.

Die Kinder sind tot(en)

A documentary exploring a crime that shocked Germany in the summer of 1999.

The Hugo Chavez Show(en)

Frontline examines Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez chronicling his rise to power and offering insights into his personality, policies and his shrewd use of the media.

Change of Scenery(en)

Born in Germany in 2002, Noa Blanche Beschorner evokes the memory of those who, a generation before her, lived through the separation of East and West Germany. Tapetenwechsel (Change of Scenery) is the story of youth seeking their identity when confronting their collective memory.

Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid - Meine kleine deutsche Revolution(de)

Datalagringsdirektivet(no)

Nazi-Karrieren in der DDR?(de)

It was a foundational myth of the GDR that it was anti-fascist and free of Nazis. But was that really the case? The film takes a critical look on the actual way the brown heritage was dealt with in the GDR.

Do Útero Ao Túmulo(pt)

Balaton retró(hu)

Scenes from holiday life at Lake Balaton in Hungary during the communism.