Because the East German photographer Harald Hauswald was considered a subversive element, the Stasi observed him for years under the code name ‘Radfahrer’ (cyclist). In this experimental short, Marc Tümmler intriguingly sets Hauswald’s pictures alongside the Stasi reports.
Also in this combined programme
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After the Crash
Notes on the economy of gravity. An airplane graveyard turns out to be an essential link in the contemporary feature film industry. -
Unforgettable Memory
In China, few people want to be reminded of the events of 1989. The maker of Unforgettable Memory is still struggling with the past. -
The Citizens
A new chapter in Kevin Jerome Everson’s oeuvre, which focuses on the life of Afro-Americans. This time he looks at the role of the media. -
The Hymn of a Republic
An eyelash falls into an eye, thus becoming a hostile object itself. A small event with huge implications. -
Strings of Affection
A woman’s special relationship with her domestic environment: she stretches yarn between the different rooms of her house.
Film details
- Country of production
- Germany
- Year
- 2008
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2010
- Length
- 28'
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
