Leipzig in the Fall (1989, dir. Andreas Voigt, Gerd Kroske)
Film Screening on October 9, 7:00pm, UMass, 227 Herter Hall
The most comprehensive documentation of events surrounding the 1989 Monday demonstrations in Leipzig, East Germany, including interviews with demonstrators, members of the citizens’ rights movement, officials and bystanders. Introduction and discussion with Dr. Skyler Arndt- Briggs. The screening will be followed by a reception.
SEEKING TRANSFORMATION: THE FILMS OF SIEGFRIED KÜHN
From October 19 to November 5, the German filmmaker Siegfried Kühn is the 2014 Artist-in-Residence at the DEFA Film Library. During his stay, Kühn will present his work in a public film series. All screenings followed by a Q&A with the director.
The Second Life of Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Platow (1973)
Film Screening on Mon., Oct. 20, 7:00pm, UMass, SOM 137
Introduced by Skyler Arndt-Briggs, UMass Amherst.
Time of the Storks (1970)
Film Screening on Tues., Oct. 21, 7:00pm, UMass, 227 Herter
Introduced by Victoria Rizo Lenshyn, UMass Amherst
Childhood (1986)
Film Screening on Mon. Oct. 27, 7:30pm, Amherst Cinema
Introduced by Barton Byg, UMass Amherst.
Elective Affinities (1974)
Film Screening on Wed. Oct. 29, 7:00pm, UMass, 277 Herter Hall
Introduced by Jason Doerre, Trinity College.
The Actress (1988)
Film Screening on Thurs., Oct. 30, 7:00pm, National Yiddish Book Center
Screening with the film Traces (1989, dir. Eduard Schreiber)
Introduced by Jonathan Skolnik, UMass Amherst.
Introduced by Jonathan Skolnik, UMass Amherst.
My '89 (2009)
Film Screening on Wed. Nov. 12, 7:00pm, UMass, 227 Herter Hall
[Photo ©Konrad Wolf Film Universität Babelsberg.]
My ‘89 (2009,directed by Stepan Altrichter, Konrad Kästner, Josephine Frydetzki, Esti Amrami, Jöns Jönsson and Banu Kepenek, former students of the Konrad Wolf Film University Babelsberg). The collection of six international short films was supervised by former GDR filmmaker Helke Misselwitz. These short films are particularly captivating because of the international point of view present within the personal reflections each director provides as they recount their experience, as teenagers, with the events of 1989. UMass students of the Thatcher Language Program have translated and added English subtitles to the films with the help of the DEFA Film Library. With introductions and Q&A by the director.
The film screening is followed by a reception.
During this event, an exhibit on November 9th as a historic date with multiple commemorations, designed as a class project by graduate students in Public History, will be on display outside the screening venue.
My ‘89 (2009,directed by Stepan Altrichter, Konrad Kästner, Josephine Frydetzki, Esti Amrami, Jöns Jönsson and Banu Kepenek, former students of the Konrad Wolf Film University Babelsberg). The collection of six international short films was supervised by former GDR filmmaker Helke Misselwitz. These short films are particularly captivating because of the international point of view present within the personal reflections each director provides as they recount their experience, as teenagers, with the events of 1989. UMass students of the Thatcher Language Program have translated and added English subtitles to the films with the help of the DEFA Film Library. With introductions and Q&A by the director.
The film screening is followed by a reception.
During this event, an exhibit on November 9th as a historic date with multiple commemorations, designed as a class project by graduate students in Public History, will be on display outside the screening venue.
Herzpsprung (1992, dir. Helke Misselwitz)
Film Screening on Thurs. Nov. 13, 7:30pm, Amherst Cinema
Johanna, a young mother and widow, lives in the little town of Herzsprung. Almost nothing has changed since German unification, except the rise in unemployment and racism, which also affect Johanna’s life.
Winter Adé (1988, dir. Helke Misselwitz)
Film Screening on Mon. Nov. 17, 7:00pm, UMass, 227 Herter Hall
Shortly before GDR’s collapse, the director interviewed women of different ages and backgrounds all over East Germany. This groundbreaking documentary caused a sensation when it premiered. In it, women reveal their personal and professional frustrations, hopes and aspirations—and, in doing so, paint a portrait of a changing society.
Last Year Titanic (1991, dir. Andreas Voigt)
Film Screening on Thurs. Nov. 20, 7:00pm, UMass, 231 Herter Hall
Following his film Leipzig in the Fall (see October 9 screening), director Andreas Voigt decided to continue following the lives of people in Leipzig. This film covers the period from December 1989 through 1990—the last months of the GDR and the first months in united Germany. The director paints an important picture of this historic period in German history filled with social and economical insecurity. With introduction and Q&A by the director.
VIRTUAL EAST GERMANY!
All members of the UMass community can now stream East German films year-round through the UMass Library’s website! Look for the [East] German Film Collection at http://umass.kanopystreaming.com/node/117199.
The Collection includes over 200 feature films, documentaries and cartoons produced in East Germany from 1946 until 1990. These films tell stories about daily life and culture, entertainment and politics in East Germany before the fall of the Wall.
The Collection includes over 200 feature films, documentaries and cartoons produced in East Germany from 1946 until 1990. These films tell stories about daily life and culture, entertainment and politics in East Germany before the fall of the Wall.