Thalheim, Sebastian2021-03-042021-03-042021-01-28https://film-history.org/issues/text/analyzing-familiar-approaches-home-movies-east-germanyhttps://mediarep.org/handle/doc/16268Analyzing East German home movies presents a challenge for researchers, since 8 mm and Super 8 reels reveal a harmonious image of life under dictatorship. This article proposes a combination of film analysis, the analysis of written sources, and film interviews as a methodological approach to studying films in the absence of contextual information. This approach is especially effective as a way of distancing oneself from preconceptions about vernacular filmmaking under socialism.engCreative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 GenericGeschichteDDRAmateurfilmErinnerunghome movieGDRmemory79110.25969/mediarep/154552627-5848