GDR Photo Shoot: Propaganda and Daily Life
Life in the GDR was not only documented on behalf of the state, but also by photographic artists and journalists. The documentary goes on a journey through time with some of them and shows little-known aspects of the GDR from its foundation to the fall of the Wall. Photographers in the GDR had a surprising amount of freedom; there was no explicit censorship of images. This allowed them to make visible what the state wanted to hide. This documentary presents two photographers who observed life in the GDR and whose work has been rediscovered in recent years.
Director: Daniel Guthmann
Director: Joachim Palutzki
Writer: Daniel Guthmann
Writer: Joachim Palutzki
Cast
Eberhard Klöppel
Dietmar Riemann
Barbara Wolff
Christiane Eisler
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