BERLIN EAST SIDE GALLERY

The longest remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall is the world's largest open air gallery, attracting millions of visitors from around the world since opening in 1990.

The documentation gives a multi-faceted insight into the overall history of the East Side Gallery. It also covers the current conflicts that threaten the survival of the monument which has been declared a symbol of the peaceful revolution. In the film, artists from many countries make an unusual contribution to the reappraisal of the German-German division and the associated culture of commemoration. What does freedom mean to us and what is it worth?

Directors

KARIN KAPER was born in 1959 and studied Acting.

DIRK SZUSZIES was born in 1956 and studied Education, Sociology and Acting. Their films include: DIE LETZTE MAHADEVI (2000), RESIST! (2003), LITTLE MYSTERIES (2003), DIALOGE 99/II (2004), PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS (2005), UNKNOWN ELEMENTS FROM THE ORBIT (2007), ANOTHER GLORIOUS DAY (2009), BUT LIFE GOES ON (2010), and BERLIN EAST SIDE GALLERY (2015).

Dirk Szuszies, Karin Kaper photos © Karin Kaper Film