Utopia in Babelsberg - Science Fiction aus der DDR (2021)
DEFA made several science fiction films that are hardly known today. These productions, called "utopian films" in the GDR, show astonishing technical achievements. ...Science fiction at DEFA was never a war of the stars, no alien invasion, but in most cases an establishment of contact with the alien via signals, a recurring plot motif. Communication instead of confrontation. These films provide information about the image of a coming socialist society, about expectations and hopes, and they were counter-images to the officially condemned Western SF art.
Director: Knut Elstermann
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Knut Elstermann as Narrator |
| Editing | Ingo Röske | Editor |
| Art | Ania Cremer | Graphic Designer |
| Production | Till Kolano | Researcher |
| Production | Sven Woldt | Producer |
| Production | Günter Thimm | Producer |
| Crew | Jens Stubenrauch | Editorial Staff |
| Writing | Knut Elstermann | Writer |
| Directing | Knut Elstermann | Director |
| Camera | André Böhm | Camera Supervisor |
| Sound | Mario Krauß | Sound |
