Films by Barbara Etz

Germany 2020, 97 min
by Andreas Voigt

The river Oder: A historical and cultural landscape churned again and again by the tide of events of the past century. A tale told in concentric circles about a region which was and still is the scene of the beginning, end and open middle of voluntary and involuntary migrations. Virulent issues of daily life and politics that, asked with confident casualness, provide a robust account of the present.Movements and stories in the border region between Poland and Germany – Andreas Voigt’s new film t

2015, 90 min
by Lars Barthel, Gabriele Denecke, Peter Kahane, Thomas Knauf, Ralf Marschalleck, Hannes Schönemann, Andreas Voigt

Gabriele Denecke, Lars Barthel, Peter Kahane, Thomas Knauf, Ralf Marschalleck, Hannes Schönemann und Andreas Voigt are the directors of this portmonteau (omnibus) film. They look back to their childhood and youth in the late fifties and sixties in the GDR. Some were fellow students at the Filmschool in Babelsberg or they met at work in DEFA Studios.For this film they re-nited once more. They looked through their private archives and recall everyday life in divided Berlin and East Germany. They n

2004, 88 min
by Andreas Voigt

Millions of people live illegal in Europe under difficult circumstances. They live amongst us. We meet them day by day, but we do not know them, we don´t know anything about them.“INVISIBLE” tells the touching story of five refugees. It tells about what happens to them on their way.Zakari is a former Officer from Algeria. He deserted from the army and lives for nine years without papers in Germany. Malika a Ceczenian woman flew with here family from Russia to Poland. Oumar came from Guinea Biss