Films by Jörg Herrmann

Germany 2023, 100 min
by Jörg Herrmann

The rediscovery of an author of the century: Helga Schubert. Awarded the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize at her second attempt at the age of 80. Author, poet, chronicler.Somewhere in the nowhere between Schwerin and Wismar, 83-year-old Helga Schubert lives, cares for her 95-year-old ailing husband, former psychology professor and painter Johannes Helm, and writes her stories every day, as she has done for the past decades.From here she sets out, as often as possible, for readings, lectures and reception

Germany 2021, 110 min
by Jörg Herrmann

Decided at the highest level - in the Council of Ministers - the only new art museum in the GDR was built in Rostock, with construction starting in 1964. As a "weapon" in the Cold War, the modern exhibition house was the focus of many political intentions. Despite tough disputes between artistic aspirations and ideological interests, between international orientation and provincial preservation of vested interests, the Kunsthalle developed into a magnet for the public.With the fall of the Berlin