The SpiesAmong Us (Spione Unter Uns)
2025 • 1h 33m • Documentary
Availability
In-person
Available Worldwide
Speakers Available
Language
English
Subtitles
German
Closed Captions
English
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About the film
THE SPIES AMONG US is a story about the power of data, and what happens when its turned against a population.
Thirty years after the end of the Cold War, a former political prisoner of the East German secret police searches for the truth after learning his brother spied on him for the regime, and discovers the lasting effects of living in a surveillance state.
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Join the dozens of institutions that have already booked screenings of SPIES, including Harvard, Dartmouth, Freie Universität Berlin, Die Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur, and the German International School of Boston, and ignite timely conversations about...
data collection and technology ethics
the Cold War and today's geopolitics
power and the fight for democracy and personal freedom.
*Filmmakers and key subjects available for post-screening conversations, both virtual and in person.
If you'd like to preview the film before booking, or have any questions, please reach out to the filmmakers.
Crew
Jamie Coughlin Silverman, Gabriel Silverman, Gernot Grassl, +7 more
Awards & recognition
DC/DOX
Documentary Spotlight
SXSW
Nominee for Best Feature Documentary
Warsaw International Film Festival
Best Feature Documentary
New Hampshire Film Festival
Best Feature Documentary
SIMA Awards
Shortlist for Best Documentary
Snowdance Film Festival
Best Direction
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
Feature Documentary Best of Fest
Wilmington International Film Festival
Nominee for Best Feature Documentary
Montclair Film Festival
Nominee for Best Feature Documentary
United Nations Association Film Festival
Documentary Spotlight
Film Festival Kitzbühel
Nominee for Best Feature Documentary
Wisconsin Film Festival
Audience Award Nominee
Cleveland International Film Festival
Best Documentary Feature Honorable Mention (runner up)
What people are saying
‘“‘The Spies Among Us’” is the most important film about the East German secret police since the Oscar-winning feature film ‘The Lives of Others.’‘
Sven-Felix Kellerhoff
‘“The Spies Among Us” proves a vital resource in understanding how these global conflicts can reach into the home, pitting neighbor against neighbor and even brother against brother.‘
Harrison Richlin
‘Fearless but empathetic, "The Spies Among Us" should be essential viewing for anyone worried about the world today.‘
David Crow, Louisa Mellor, Joe George
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