Unmasking Lies and Spies in East Germany: A Documentary

About this episode

The episode discusses the making of the documentary 'THE SPIES AMONG US' and the personal journey of Peter Keup in East Germany.

In this episode, host Sandra Abrams talks to Jamie Coughlin Silverman and Gabriel Silverman about the making of their feature documentary, THE SPIES AMONG US and how a German-American journalism program known as RIAS helped them meet Peter Keup, the subject of their film. The husband and wife duo, who run SideXSide Studios, filmed Keup’s personal journey and the actions he took after reading his secret police file created by the East German government. The secret police, or Stasi, had a data ...

People in this episode

Host: Sandra Abrams

Guests: Jamie Coughlin Silverman, Gabriel Silverman

Topics covered

• documentary filmmaking
• East Germany
• journalism
• personal stories
• secret police
• interviews

Keywords

• documentary
• East Germany
• Stasi
• journalism
• personal journey
• Peter Keup
• SideXSide Studios

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SideXSide Studios, RIAS, Stasi

Books & works: THE SPIES AMONG US

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