Films

Vilnius

Capital of free Lithuania

1991, ARD, 45 min

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Waiting for Lili

Three Days with Mickey Spillane

1991, WDR, 60 min

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White Gypsies

An ethnic group in Germany

Once a nomadic group of traders, the Yeniche people in Germany have now planted roots and are, to a large extent, an integrated part of society. Nonetheless, their past means they are continually fighting for their identity. With established settlers dubbing them gypsies and crooks, and gypsies calling them outsiders and members of the bourgeoisie, they are caught between two stools, two cultures and two traditions. For the most part, Yeniche families live in Southern Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Some are now fully integrated members of middle-class society, others are still stuck on the fringes, where they suffer as a… 2001, ZDF, 30 min

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Wildenranna

Lower Bavaria, Bavarian Forest, gentle hills, deep valleys and more forest. Beyond Passau, near the Austrian and Czech border is the village of Wildenranna. It has a church, a regular's table at the local pub, 900 inhabitants, hard winters, short, cold summers, agriculture and forestry. Some left to seek their fortune in 1930s America, but most of them came back again, unable to stay away from their roots forever. The feeling of belonging has always been a big part of life in Wildenranna, and those who live there today, say it still is. Writer and director Alice Agneskirchner sets off… 2002, BR, 75 min

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Young, Cute, Teeniestar

2000, ZDF, 30 min

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