The Subversive Camera (1996)

The Subversive Camera

1996

Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Cornelia Klauß

Cast

Christine Schlegel as Herself

Claus Löser as Himself

Cornelia Schleime as Herself

Helge Leiberg as Himself

Mario Achsnick as Himself

Ramona Köppel-Welsh as Herself

Thomas Frick as Himself

Tohm di Roes as Himself