Journal
Articles and commentary on current topics. The journal examines the historical background of photos and films. What we see seems clear—and yet remains open to interpretation. Behind every image lies a story, behind every film a reality that is greater than the excerpt it shows. Careful research is needed to understand the contexts that historical images reveal.
Secrets of Soviet technology
Secrets of Soviet technology When most people think of Soviet technology, they think of simple but robust equipment for the Siberian steppe. Few [...]
I don’t want to be a silent dog
I don't want to be a silent dog In April 2025, Walter Steffen's film "Ein stummer Hund will ich nicht sein" (I Don't Want to Be a [...]
Schweinfurt 1945
Schweinfurt 1945. On April 11, 1945, Schweinfurt was occupied by the American Rainbow Division. The war was over for the heavily destroyed ball bearing metropolis. In 2024, the [...]
Schweinfurt 1945. End of the war and invasion of US troops
Schweinfurt 1945. End of the war and invasion of US troops On April 11, 1945, Schweinfurt was occupied by the American Rainbow Division. The war was over [...]
The Historiatheque – collection of historical films and photos
The Historiatheque Over the last 20 years, the production company zb Media has collected a large historical archive of films and photos. I recommend this carefully edited [...]
We Sleepwalkers – Never Again War
We sleepwalkers - Never again war One hundred years after 1914, we sleepwalkers are watching war and threats return to Europe, directed against a [...]
Whales
Whales A French cameraman friend of mine filmed whales in the Pacific. How much longer will we be [...]
Once upon a time there was a garden of earth – A song by Georges Moustaki from 1970
Once upon a time there was a garden of earth - A song by Georges Moustaki from 1970 Parlé: [...]
John F. Kennedy elected US President 60 years ago
John F. Kennedy elected US President 60 years ago Sixty years ago, on 10 November 1960, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was elected US President after one [...]
The orphans of Dachau
The orphans of Dachau In the summer of 1945 the newsreel of the American occupation zone shows a film "The Orphans of Dachau" about the [...]
The Man Who Planted Trees
The Man Who Planted Trees A few years ago I made a documentary film for the Bayerischer Rundfunk about the Durance region in the south [...]
75 years later
75 years after (1) "Homo homini lupus; who, after all the experiences of life and history, has the courage to deny this sentence?(2) "The fate [...]
Mont Blanc and High Savoy
Mont Blanc and High Savoy A documentary about Savoy, Chamonix and the Mont Blanc massif. (BR 2000) Written and directed by Stephan Bleek Camera: Benedikt Preisinger Editing: [...]
Leonore Goldschmidt School
Film footage from the Leonore Goldschmidt School in Berlin The Dr. Leonore Goldschmidt School in Berlin was founded in 1935 as a Jewish private school in Berlin [...]
Online Banking 1973 – History of Computers
Online Banking 1973 – History of Computers During the last half century, banking has undergone a revolution. Technology has transformed the way we obtain financial services. The [...]
Films by Mrs. Hitler
Films by Mrs. Hitler The films by "Frau Hitler", by Eva Braun, are among the few testimonies of the everyday life of Adolf Hitler and the powerful [...]