Hello, Berlin!

director: Thomas Werner

original title: Guten Tag, Berlin!

year: 1987

running time: 11 min.

synopsis

Hello, Berlin! is a short film which utilizes found promotional footage of socialist Berlin juxtaposed with footage of an aggressive first date. In the film, Werner used colour footage of an ethereal socialist Berlin as a form of sarcasm which meshes with the imperfect first date; the sarcasm deriving from Eastern Germany’s contentious and fraying relationship with socialism.

biography

Thomas Werner is a filmmaker and photographer from Berlin. He is best known for his contribution to the East German Super 8 underground art scene, and his work has been featured in many festivals and exhibitions worldwide. He studied at the Berlin University of the Arts.