Founded in 1954 as the “Deutsche Hochschule für Filmkunst”, today's “Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen” is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The documentary traces the history of the university. Graduates of the school have their say and excerpts of student films from five decades are presented.

Helke Misselwitz

Andreas Dresen

Carmen-Maja Antoni

Jürgen Böttcher

Jaecki Schwarz

Kurt Maetzig

Roland Oehme

Winfried Junge