Volker Koepp Movies

Shortly behind the once East Prussian, now Russian town of Tilsit, the Memel splits into a delta. The widest arms of this delta, the Ruß and...

Social, cultural, and historical changes in a village, the first film of Koepp's “landscape” series.

Interview with Volker Koepp about his filmmaking practice conducted and directed by Christoph Hübner

In December 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. Four years later—the Islamic calendar's year 1362—, director Volker Koepp visited...

Documentary about the impact of uranium mining in East Germany.

Under the artistic direction of director Andreas Dresen, 20 renowned documentary filmmakers, experienced television writers, and teams tell stories...

Wittstock an der Dosse is located in the German state Mark Brandenburg, apx. 90 kilometers from Berlin. Since 1974 Volker Koepp visited the town...

Volker Koepp revisits locations and people from his earlier documentaries in the wide Eastern European region of Sarmatia.

Documentary by Volker Koepp.

"Frankfurter Tor" is the name of a huge parking lot for trucks on the A12 Berlin-Frankfurt freeway. For many years, this asphalted spot in the Mark...

In late 1990 times are changing in Zehdenick, Brandenburg: Russian troops are leaving, the German Reunification brings euphoria and new hope, but...

36 year old welder Karin works at an agricultural factory in Mecklenburg, Germany.

Volker Koepp documents life in the Dorotheenstadt in Berlin-Mitte, which was called "Feuerland" in the 19th century.

A documentary about young people just starting their higher education and their professional life.

The film follows on from "Mädchen in Wittstock", in which the director already portrayed young female workers at the VEB OTB...

Documentary about a farmer's wife in former East Prussia.

Portrait of 80 year old Gustav J., born in Lithuania, who became a blacksmith and whose paths of life led him to East Prussia, Russia and finally to...

A short documentary about dealing with people in rent arrears.

Documentary by Volker Koepp.