The Subversive Camera

Overview

The history of the GDR Super-8 scene—an underground art movement that produced films outside official channels in the 1980s—produced by Cornelia Klauss, herself a Super-8 artist. The Stasi (secret police) monitored this rebellious scene closely. Female artists Ramona Köppel-Welsch, Cornelia Schleime and Christine Schlegel, among others, talk about their art and films, their experiences as artists in the GDR, and how their work changed after the Wall came down.

Cast

Cornelia Schleime

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Ramona Köppel-Welsh

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Christine Schlegel

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Thomas Frick

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Claus Löser

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Mario Achsnick

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Helge Leiberg

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Tohm di Roes

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