I Laugh to Keep from Crying (2023)
This portrait shows Black cartoonist Oliver Harrington from New York, who fled to the GDR. For his political drawings, he drew on worldly anecdotes and his love of storytelling. Director Hans Hattop later taught videography at the University of Film and Television.
Director:
Hans Rudolf Hattop
Writers:
Hans Rudolf Hattop, Egbert Lipowski.
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Oliver Harrington as Self |
| Writing | Hans Rudolf Hattop | Screenplay |
| Writing | Egbert Lipowski | Screenplay |
| Directing | Hans Rudolf Hattop | Director |