Films by Hans Albrecht Lusznat

Germany 2020, 87 min
by Wolfgang Ettlich (MGS Filmproduktion)

Deutschlandreise (Germany Journey) is a road movie through East Germany and at the same time a journey through time, because the documentary filmmaker Wolfgang Ettlich made the same journey for the first time after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1990 and then several times at long intervals and met the same people again. The original material from the first trip gives unspectacular insights into people's everyday lives and the major changes become visible in contrast to the new images. Have peop

Germany 2020, 56 min
by Bettina Ehrhardt

In Post-war Germany of 1945, even music went back to square one: New sounds were to make the Germans better people, according to the plans of the Allies. With their support, musicians went back to those sounds that had been forbidden by the Nazis. Atonal and twelve-tone music was now on the concert programs, including contemporary music hailing from the occupying powers' countries. However, with the beginning of the Cold War and the division of Europe into East and West, a change sets in: Music,

Germany 2014, 52 min
by Bertram Verhaag

“Is this what paradise looks like? With lush poetic images, Bertram Verhaag takes us on a trip to southern England, to Prince Charles’ organic farm. Be prepared to dismiss a many preconceptions after seeing this film; preconceptions against Prince Charles and against organic agriculture.” (ehp June 2013) This film depicts a Prince, who has the vision to feed the world with organic agriculture and heal damaged nature. Alongside his charismatic farm manager David Wilson, he has been pursuing

Germany 2013, 87 min
by Michael Teutsch

Café Ta'amon, King-George-Street, Jerusalem Golda Meir drank coffee here and so did Shimon Peres. The Ta'amon is one of the oldest cafés in Jerusalem and it is world famous. It has been a meeting place for radical Leftist-political-activists, artists, politicians and the literati. Israel and its political development have been fervidly debated here – in the past as well as today. The café is history in a microcosm. Established in 1936, a Jewish family took it over again in the 60s. Together with

Kenya, Germany 2011, 87 min
by Helmut Schulzeck

The film SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR (German title: Meine ferne Familie) is an autobiographical documentary about the director, Helmut Schulzeck and his relationship with Papa Wangechi, the director’s Kenyan father-in-law and his family. It shows in particular their understandings of each other despite cultural backgrounds as distant and as different from each other as those of Germany and Kenya. And the film reveals the difficulties that arise from these differences relentlessly. Papa and his famil

Germany 2010, 90 min
by Wolfgang Ettlich (MGS Filmproduktion)

In 1980, Oliver Neumann is 14 years old and always in trouble with his parents. He can’t decide whether to become a punk or a member of the Bagwhan-Movement. He is going through puberty, rebels against society and is part of the couldn’t-care-less-generation. Wolfgang Ettlich followed Oliver until 1995 on his search for identity and his way of growing-up. Over the years Oliver got married and became father of two sons Nicolas and David. 10 years later, in 2005, his sons are in the same age, as h

Germany 2010, 88 min
by Wolfgang Ettlich (MGS Filmproduktion)

1989, the habitants of the GDR had hight expecations of the German-reunification. Also the Schuetze family from Zschopau were dreaming about a shop in the free-market economy. But their neighbours in Zschopau were jealous of the primarily success of the Schuetze family, they even them. Ten years, until 1999, we followed the Schuetze family on their efforts to survive in the new Germany. Now, 10 years later, we visit the family again. The new movie ‘The Schuetzes - Unity and Right and Freedom!’ i

Germany 2010, 55 min
by Peter Heller (c/o filmkraft)

Nelson Mandela's long struggle against the racist minority regime in South Africa is legendary. In Mandela's shadow there is one of his most loyal fellow freedom fighters – a white South African. The film portrays the life of this campaigner who is less well known in South Africa and worldwide. He was imprisoned for 22 years – sentenced as a bomb maker and terrorist; branded a 'traitor to the white race'. But even the hatred of his fellow white South Africans could not break his spirit. Goldberg

Germany 2007
by Helmut Schulzeck

The film "You Are My Africa. A Black And White Love Story" is an autobiographical documentary about the filmmaker Helmut Schulzeck and his Kenyan wife Wangechi Schulzeck. For Helmut Africa had mainly been Cape Town for a number of years. It was there where in December 2003 he met Wangechi Njenga from Kenya. She became "his Africa". The film "You Are My Africa" tells the story of a love relationship with the two partners gradually acknowledging each other. It shows how a personal adventure dev