This book is an excellent account of the berlin wall that separates east and west berlin. On november 9, 1989, the structure that divided the city of berlin into east and west, and was the source of tremendous political controversy, was brought down. Hi jon, i am a student filmmaker at santa barbara city college. Cnn cold war documentary series worksheets teaching. Though the name yao has come to identify over two million people in china, it is not the name of an ethnic minority. Young womans berlin wall diary revealed on the day the berlin wall fell in 1989, anke domscheit bergs journal described joy, sorrow, doubt and optimism for the future. The history channel tells the story of the building of the wall, the development of the border fortifications and the tales of some of those willing to risk. The extraordinary true story of a man who dug an escape tunnel under the berlin wall. Memories of it, however, are still very much alive.
I arrived there in january of 1962 and engaged in doing work which was highly classified at the time. Sometimes, tv documentaries can be a real inspiration. I was imprisoned twice by the communists when i was 15 and tried to flee the oppressive system and again at the age of 21 when organising a demonstration in dresden in february 1988. This really is the best way to see the wall outside of going to berlin. The berlin wall stood from 1961 to 1989, dividing the city of berlin. In those 28 years berlin was the focal point of the cold war. You can find these stories at the berlin wall memorial. The fall of the berlin wall archive, november 1989. The wall may be gone, but its stories continue to emerge. The fall of the berlin wall archive, november 1989 world news. Two hundred and fifty films document life in the divided city from 1961 to 1989.
The berlin wall separated east and west germany from 1961 to 1989. A mixture of documentary and loosely scripted drama, the black and white film, people on sunday was a surprise hit when it was released in february 1930 in berlin. Young womans berlin wall diary revealed world news. Produced by reuven frank as an nbc news white paper, the tunnel was originally scheduled to air on october 31, 1962, but nbc postponed the program until. Nielsen, edge of eternity by ken follett, cloud and wallfish by anne nesbet, black dogs by i. Berlin wall documentary national competition final by ben franco. You can change the order of your videos, delete videos and give the finished product its own name. The wall project consists of 10 sections of the original berlin wall, 6 of which have been painted by artists and 4 of which contain original graffiti from cold warera berlin. Between 8200 people are estimated to have died trying to cross from one side of the berlin wall to the other, including 90 victims of east germanys shoottokill orders. The berlin wall a multimedia history is an online project developed by rundfunk berlinbrandenburg rbb to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the wall on november 9, 2014. This was the case for aircraft mechanic hans peter strelczyk and his friend gunter. As the protagonist, lore, comes of age, she also has to come to terms with the fact.
Diary of anatoly chernyaev regarding the collapse of the berlin wall. History channel rise and fall of the berlin wall youtube. Army film presented a critical history of soviet communism beginning with a 1905 failed revolution up to the construction of the berlin wall. Berlin wall and cold war video webquestworksheet by. Except for one short, weekend leave to hamburg, i was in west berlin until march of 1964. Rise and fall of the berlin wall 2009 rotten tomatoes. The anti fascist protection rampart, more commonly known as the berlin wall, was erected on august 1961 and fell on 9 november 1989. On the historical collections page, you can download pdf files of the booklet and declassified documents.
Berlin history of 15 the fall of the wall 1 of 3 bbc our. But one of the walls most dramatic breaches was funded almost entirely by nbc news. The berlin wall split many families in two, which is part of the reason why escape attempts were so common. Twenty years later, this extraordinary documentary examines the communist era and its legacy, illustrating the endurance of the human spirit in the face of political dogma. For 18 years beginning in august 1961, germany was separated into two halves by a massive patrician known as the berlin wall.
The dead would often be buried anonymouslyas was the. In this 1962 nbc news documentary, a group of west berlin students dig a secret tunnel under the berlin wall into communist east berlin in order to rescue 59 friends and family members. Rise and fall of berlin wall history channel, approximately 90 minutesthis documentary may be available free online. I watch my copy of former bbc journalist matt freis documentary on berlin this series comprises three near hourlong episodes, originally recorded for broadcast on bbc terrestrial television in the uk, but now released in dvd format, during which germanborn matt frei guides the. Berlin is a 2009 documentary series codeveloped by the bbc and the open university. A world united revisits the events surrounding the walls historic collapse. This download includes worksheets to accompany some of the excellent cnn cold war documentary series on the cold war. Greg mitchell reports on how a group of people from west berlin in 1962 were determined to dig tunnels under the berlin wall in the hopes of aiding those who wished to escape from east berlin. West berlin citizens hold a vigil atop the berlin wall in front of the brandenburg gate on november 10, 1989, the day after the east german government opened the border between east and west berlin. My products are word documents, allowing for customization this handout includes questions a thought provoking documentary on the berlin wall, from cold war roots to its fall. Erected in the dead of night on august, 1961, the berlin wall known as berliner mauer in german was a physical division between west berlin.
Jonathan rugman assesses the pros and the cons of what has happened since 1989. A world united revisits the events surrounding the wall s historic collapse. The story of the berlin wall and its effect on three irish people who have made berlin their home. While reunification has been a long and challenging process, berlin has now become a thriving city, featuring some of the most active and exciting artist. I recently this video material recently and thought that some of it is spectacular. I wanted the interview to highlight the thoughts and opinions.
The rise and fall of the berlin wall is a documentary dedicated to educate viewers of the once divided berlin starting. The original character for yao was a pejorative term roughly translating to jackal and was used by the chinese government to describe the southern hill tribes of the mien ethnicity. This activity will allow students to understand the importance of the berlin wall and how it connected with the cold war. Berlin wall video lesson plan most students have a lot of questions about the berlin wall and dont understand how it divided an entire city. Written and presented by matt frei, the series has three 60minute episodes, each dealing with a different aspect of the history of germanys capital city. The berlin wall how it worked dw documentary berlin wall.
A global television broadcast of the event in which former pink floyd leader singer and composer roger waters led an allstar cast in a mammoth benefit performance of his acclaimed concept album. You may prefer to watch the whole movie without stopping it the first time around, but. To build your film, click on the add to my documentary icon button in any of the videos on the timeline. The wall live in berlin a recording of the 1990 berlin benefit concert in which roger waters leads an all star cast in performing his famous concept album. The berlin wall came crashing down in 1989, bringing with it a reunited and stronger germany and an end to the cold war. Building of the berlin wall with an interactive dvd, use our comment form to send us your name. As germany celebrates the 20th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall, the bbc news website has asked readers to share their memories of the historic day.
The wall is a symbol of happiness and separation, of tear and laughter. View the collections photos on cias flickr stream and its videos on the cia youtube channel external link disclaimer to receive a printed copy of a city torn apart. Gorbachev advisers diary entry the day the wall fell. I became a german translator and went directly to west berlin. These flippedlearning resources are designed to be used by students at home to further their learning by taking notes on the documentaries. This blog post is available as a convenient and portable pdf that you can. The purpose of this interview is to describe how the wall affected families, what life was like during the time of the wall, and how life changed after the wall was torn down. When the berlin wall was built with a few railway cars and a lot of barbed wire in august 1961, no one could have foreseen its rise and fall. Download this free picture about berlin wall germany from pixabays vast library of public domain images and videos. Strict border regulations meant that if your family member died trying to escape across the wall, you werent even allowed to attend their funeral. All maps are to some extent political, and rarely more so than in divided berlin. The fall of the berlin wall 20 years ago today set off a wave of change throughout europe.
The berlin wall has long since disappeared from reunified berlin. It started small, and eventually grew to cover 97 miles. In its inaugural edition in 2010, the festival featured five days of thematic programming, including exhibitions. Arc identifier 68514 local identifier 342usaf31891a. Interdisciplinary in orientation, it engaged with the documentary across the fields of film, photography, contemporary art, performance, architecture and cultural theory. Described in the titles as film studio 1929s first experimenta film without actors, the main action. World leaders have hailed the berlin walls fall in celebrations 20 years on from the upheaval that changed europe. I understand it has got something to do with a wall in berlin 2. An other view of the berlin wall is on view at haus am kleistpark in berlin through august 21, 2016. I am currently doing a documentary for an organization at my school called 2020 a year without war. Lisa andergassen is an academic researcher, writer, and editor based in berlin.
In this featurelength special, history uses computer imagery to reconstruct how the wall grew from a meager obstacle to a mighty barrier of seven concentric walls with ditches, fences, signal wires, tanktraps and a floodlit death strip patrolled by. Roger waters the wall live in berlin 2004, region 0. Moments in history the fall of the berlin wall youtube. National archives research rooms are closed on monday, february 17, for washingtons birthday. Today she works as a reporter for dw and just finished a documentary about the fall of the wall. Museums in washington, dc, and at the presidential libraries will be open. German chancellor angela merkel was joined at the brandenburg gate by russias dmitry medvedev, frances nicolas sarkozy and uk pm gordon brown. This documentary looks deep inside the revolution that swept across europe two decades ago with the november 1989 opening of the berlin wall to understand how this remarkable event. Articles postwall berlin documentary films 72 film international issue 76 almost immediately after its beginnings, city films began to emerge in the 1920s, with films such as man with a movie camera 1927, berlin. An historic universal newsreel was shown with pictures of east berliners fleeing before the wall between east and west berlin was erected. Suddenly, the borders are open, and the wall comes down. Ich hab noch einen koffer in berlin, hat marlene dietrich einmal gesungen.
The fall of the berlin wall archive, november 1989 the guardian. East germans sweep aside iron curtain all border crossing points declared legal. Lore popular with teenagers and the late roger ebert, who gave it an unusual 5star rating, lore is an endearing comingofage story set in the complicated times at the end of world war ii. The audio, illustrations, photos, and videos are credited beneath the media asset, except for promotional images, which generally link to another page that contains the media credit. Here is a short 6 minutes documentary that shows the events that lead to the fall of the berlin wall and beyond.
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