Dear docfilm42 community,
Right-wing music is no longer a marginalised problem. In Germany, it serves as a door opener for extremist ideologies – often concealed by catchy beats and supposedly harmless lyrics.
Our film of the month DEUTSCHE POP ZUSTÄNDE (German Pop and Circumstance) by Dietmar Post and Lucía Palacios paints an impressive picture of this dangerous development from the 1970s to the present day. The film shows how right-wing music groups deliberately infiltrate pop culture and youth movements in order to spread messages of hate – often subtly and therefore all the more effectively.
EPD Medien writes about the film, which was nominated for the Grimme Prize in 2016: “‘Deutsche Pop Zustände’ is a tremendously dense film, created from a broad and wide-ranging overview, which argues precisely, points out developments and raises salient questions. The fact that it provides few answers increases its impact. Anyone who has seen it can discuss it for a long time.”
And you can discuss this together with us at our next ‘DOC&TALK’ on Sunday, 4 May 2025, 19:00 after the film.
Registration here and more information below.
And check out our YouTube channel for more film talks of ‘Nach der Zukunft’ (director: André Krumme) & ‘Mich vermisst keiner!’ (director: Erik Lemke), “Ruina” (director: Markus Lenz) and ‘How About a Fascination of Mind’ (director: Katti Jisuk Seo & Finnja Willner).
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Online doc&talk – Deutsche Pop ZuständeSunday, 04.05.2025, 19:00
DEUTSCHE POP ZUSTÄNDEDirector: Dietmar Post & Lucía Palacios, 80 minutes, 2016, German / English UT, Germany
For decades, popular culture was considered progressive and emancipatory, but in reality it has long been part of the center of society, and it has noticeably opened itself up to the right-wing. Pop music played a central role to the neo-Nazi terror cell NSU (National Socialist Underground). The film establishes connections to the socio-political developments in Germany from the late ´70s to today.
Similar to their pop-historical documentary “Monks – The Transatlantic Feedback”, co-produced by ZDF/3sat and awarded the Adolf Grimme Prize in 2008, the authors also work with conversations, meticulously researched archive material and without commentary in this film.
They visited pop theorists and sociologists, musicians and label representatives as well as a dropout from the right-wing scene and an exit consultant with an extensive collection of musical examples and had the interviewees analyze, comment on and contextualize them.”
Followed by a discussion with Dietmar Post (director)
Moderation: Eberhard Spreng
Registration here