Films by Kai Christiansen

Germany 2019, 104 min
by Kai Christiansen, Matthias Schmidt

Who were the players in the 'poker game' between East and West? What were the stakes? This documentary focuses on the diplomatic twists and personal stories behind key moments in the struggle between hostile ideologies and superpowers. While unfolding THE COLD WAR STORY in the fields of politics and diplomacy, the military, economy and everyday life, the films deliberately contrast the enemy camps and perspectives: East vs. West; US vs. USSR; West Germany vs. East Germany.  An intriguing journey

Germany 2016, 416 min
by Emmanuel Amara, Kai Christiansen, Florian Dedio

Cuba – the island where dreams clash. It was the gateway to the New World, the port of call for the American underworld, a crossroads for drug smuggeling. It has brought us cigars, sugar and rum. And a Socialist Revolution: Cuba stands for schools for everybody, and an eternal struggle for freedom. Cuba may seem synonymous with Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, but its history was shaped by adventurer Christopher Columbus, freedom fighter José Martí, Dictator Fulgenico Batista, Mafia Boss Meyer Lans

Germany 2011, 78 min
by Kai Christiansen

The Universal Studios Hollywood will be celebrating their 100th birthday in 2012. Everybody knows the legendary film studios, but hardly anybody knows its founder: Carl Laemmle. Together with his niece, the actress Carla Laemmle, who was born in the same year as the dream factory 100 years ago, we embark on a fantastic journey through film history – featuring silent screen diva Mary Pickford, Phantom of the Opera Lon Chaney, Frankenstein Boris Karloff and Dracula Bela Lugosi. 100 YEARS HOL

160 min
by Ira Beetz, Christoph Weinert, Kai Christiansen, Achim Scheunert

The legendary Levi’s jeans, Heinz Tomato Ketchup, Boeing planes, precious Steinway pianos and the legendary Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York.“Pioneers Turned Millionaires” is a five-part series that delves deep into the stories of five German entrepreneurs who redefined American economy and left a major imprint on American culture.Five visionary entrepreneurs from the ‘old world’ redefined the economy of the ‘new world’ and left a major imprint on American culture. Levi Strauss, Henry E. Steinw