Sommer, Sonne, AK 8 (1956)

This documentary, intended to inspire new home filmmakers, tells the stories of ordinary people who learned how to make their own films by renting inexpensive AK 8 cameras. A young couple documents their vacation on the Baltic Sea, a garden plot community celebrates a party, and comrades from a sports club even film themselves playing cards underwater. The film's sarcastically humerous commentary on everyday life plays with clichés and taboos.

• Release Date: 1956-11-19
• Runtime: 0h 19min
• Production Company: DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
• Production Country: East Germany, Germany
• Director: Helmut Schneider