Jörg Foth

As part of the Centre’s efforts to mark the 20th anniversary of German Unity this October, CCGES is pleased to present a talk and film screening with German filmmaker Jörg Foth on Tuesday, October 19 from 11:30-2:30 pm in the Nat Taylor Cinema (Ross N102, building #28 on the map found here). Born in Berlin in 1949, Foth studied directing at the East Germany’s Academy for Film and Television in Potsdam-Babelsberg from 1972 to 1977. After working as an assistant director at the DEFA Studio for Feature Films and East German television, he made his directorial debut with Das Eismeer ruft. Starting in the early 1980s, Foth lobbied for a role for the youngest generation of DEFA filmmakers in studio structures. He was finally promoted to director in spring 1990, a few months before the studio was closed. Since 1991, Foth has worked in television and film, as well as theater. He lives in Berlin.

Jörg Foth will discuss East German film production around the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall and will introduce his film Latest from the Da-Da-R. In a loose set of cabaret pieces, Steffen Mensching and Hans-Eckardt Wenzel – highly acclaimed East German poets, songwriters and clowns – satirize East German life in its final days and the arrival of new times after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Mr. Foth’s talk will be given in English and the film clips shown will be in German with English subtitles.

All are welcome to this event, but attendees are asked to register at ccges@yorku.ca

Location: Nat Taylor Cinema (Ross N102)
Time: 11:30 am – 2:30 pm