City Lives - Berlin

City Lives - Berlin

Berlin is changing fast, wrestling with the past in pursuit of is future, trying to leave behind the familiar images of decadence, fascism and cold war. This film directed by Veit Helmer embarks on a search for the essence of contemporary Berlin. The film is human, exciting and dynamic – just like the city itself.

Country, year: Deutschland 2000
Format: 52 min, Farbe, englisch & deutsch
Cast: Katharina Witt (DDR Ice-skating Champion), Daniel Liebeskind (Architect of the Jewish Museum), Markus Wolf (ex-head DDR Foreign Intelligence), Frederick Studemann (Journalist - The Financial Times), Denis Staunton (Journalist – The Irish Times), Edzard Reuter (ex-head Daimler-Benz), Eberhard Diepgen (ex-mayor of Berlin), Christopher Schlingensief (Playwright and Film Director), Neo Rauch (artist), Hartmut Richter (Former People Smuggler), Dietmar Arnold (Restorer of underground bunkers), Laura Meeritz („Whore Tour“ Guide)
Director: Veit Helmer
Cinematographer: Simon Richards
Editing: Penny Ashbrook
Music: Jonathan Miles, Nina Miles
Additional: Produced by EuroArt (Media)