The World of Ghosts (1974)
A six-minute DEFA short that montages lurid covers from West German sci-fi pulp—especially the Perry Rhodan series—over an electronic/musical collage (including “Glory, glory, hallelujah”) and a polemical voiceover. Framed as a warning against a U.S.-style, militarized “future,” the film critiques capitalist sci-fi imagery (spaceship battles, soldiers vs. aliens/robots) and counters with the claim that “this is not our future.”
Director: Joachim Hellwig
| Writing | Joachim Hellwig | Writer |
| Writing | Claus Ritter | Writer |
| Directing | Joachim Hellwig | Director |
| Crew | Wolfgang Randel | Cinematography |
