Collage made out of three film stills Created by Ricardo Roa. Copyrights (stills) 1: © UFA Fiction 2018; 2: © CORSO Film- und Fernsehproduktion; 3: © Markus Zucker / 2022 Schiwago Film, DOMAR Film
Created by Ricardo Roa. Copyrights (stills) 1: © UFA Fiction 2018; 2: © CORSO Film- und Fernsehproduktion; 3: © Markus Zucker / 2022 Schiwago Film, DOMAR Film

Celebrate German-American Friendship through Cinema
Goethe on Demand: Our free streaming platform for German films

Over the years and across the Atlantic, countless German-American friendships have been formed. Lifelong bonds have grown – friendships that stand the test of time. And that’s exactly what we want to celebrate! Dive into a curated selection of remarkable German films – available to stream for free. So get comfortable, press play, and enjoy. Here’s to friendship — and great cinema!

Goethe on Demand, our free streaming platform, offers a carefully curated collection of contemporary German cinema – from modern classics and arthouse gems to powerful documentaries that offer a behind-the-scenes look at German society.

Start streaming – discover the Goethe on Demand collection!

Scene from a Konrad Wolf movie: A lady leaving a car © DEFA Stiftung/Rudolf Meister
© DEFA Stiftung/Rudolf Meister

Film Series
Konrad Wolf: Ways to Enlightenment

To celebrate the 100th birthday of East German filmmaker Konrad Wolf on October 20, this streaming series offers a selection of his pioneering, politically daring, and thought-provoking work. A committed anti-fascist of Jewish descent, Wolf vividly and pointedly depicted a generation questioning its role in Third Reich’s horrors, inviting his viewers—then and today—to consider their own relationship to the historical movements of their time. Stream for free until November 30!

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