REBEL BEINGS unveils the fight for survival of three female artists behind the iron curtain of the GDR. As young women in Cold War era East Germany, Cornelia Schleime, Gabriele Stötzer and Tina Bara were repressed and persecuted by the socialist system and the Stasi for their art and political protest. At the lowest point, they only had cameras and their bodies left in order to express themselves. This film intimately explores their fearless struggle for existence, creative freedom and exceptional artistic works. Almost four decades later the GDR ceases to exist, but its traumatic impact on the artists lives remains.
Festivals/Awards
2022 65 DOK Leipzig, nominated for DEFA Sponsoring Prize, Gedanken Aufschluss Prize
Cast and Crew
Director Pamela Meyer-Arndt
Producer Irene Höfer, Andreas Schroth
Screenwriter Pamela Meyer-Arndt
Director of Photography Lars Barthel
Protagonist Cornelia Schleime, Gabriele Stötzer, Tina Bara