Schleimkeim - Otze and the GDR from under ground
The film travels back in time through the underground of the GDR until its demise. A punk documentary about the life and death of the GDR punk Dieter “Otze” Ehrlich and his band “Schleimkeim”. With the fall of the wall, Otze not only loses his enemies, but also his life at the cost of freedom.
Cast
- Abse
- Speiche
- Spinne
- Lippe
- Hagen
- Cabi
- Höhnie
- Wolfgang Musigmann
- Pankow
- Basti
- Steffen
- Geralf
Schleimkeim - Otze and the GDR from under ground
Jan Heck
- Documentary
- Production Country / Year
- Germany 2023
- Language
- de. OF mit en. UT
- Format
- DCP, Color, 96min
1.85:1, Stereo PCM
- Original Title
- Schleimkeim - Otze und die DDR von unten
Director & Crew
Jan Heck
Born in 1991 in Balingen. Studied Motion Pictures at the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences. Worked as a cinematographer and editor. Studied Time-Based Media in Mainz. Active as a director and guitarist in a punk band.
Filmography
2001 MOOSGRÜN, Kurzfilm
2013 DER KÖNIG DER STADT, Kurzfilm
2016 ASSIS!, Kurzfilm
2017 ÜBERS WASSER, Kurzfilm
2022 CHAOS COMEDY CLUB, TV-Serie
2023 SCHLEIMKEIM – OTZE UND DIE DDR VON UNTEN, Dokumentar-Spielfilm HOF 2023
“I got the idea to make a documentary about the GDR punk band Schleimkeim when I realized that there was no film, TV report or other moving images about the band’s incredible story. Since I knew about Otze Ehrlich and Schleimkeim and couldn’t believe that it hadn’t been told in a cinematic way yet, the thought formed in my head, ‘I have to do this.’
This film was not only to convey the heroic journey Otze lived through, which ended in tragedy, but also to depict the GDR punk scene. Above all, it was to be told by all those who had experienced it themselves. That’s why I chose the documentary form and used all the stylistic means of punk, especially in the editing and during the shooting. The film had to be loud, fast, dirty and colorful. It had to be DIY anyway. After a long search, I was able to uncover real treasures of archive material, which I used to complete the editing. So, over four years’ work, this documentary came into being, and I am very proud of it.”
Jan Heck
- Writer
- Jan Heck
- Director of Photography
- Fabian Weber
- Jonas Eichhorn
- Robert Schulzmann
- Robert Franz
- Martin Kadel
- Gabriel Sahm
- Johanna Amberg
- Matea Buzuk
- David Schütz
- Editor
- Jan Heck
- Sound
- Marian Mierzwa-Hofmann
- Benedikt Gaussling
- Perschya Chehrazi
- Marc Göbel
- Sound Designer
- Marian Mierzwa-Hofmann
- Music Composer
- Marian Mierzwa-Hofmann
- Producer
- Jan Heck
