The Haunted Screen

The Haunted Screen

4 movie-matched episodes

The Haunted Screen is an antifascist project using film, history, and experimental storytelling to understand our authoritarian present. The first season—"From Caligari to Hitler"—investigates the chaotic, creative world of Weimar Germany. New episodes are tackling new topics.

The Blue Angel
1.6 — The End: The Blue Angel and the Twilight of the Weimar Republic
The Blue Angel (1930) · Sep 21, 2022
Nosferatu
1.2 — Villains: Nosferatu, Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, and the Timeliness of Terror
Nosferatu (1922) · Aug 17, 2022
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
1.2 — Villains: Nosferatu, Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, and the Timeliness of Terror
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1.1 — Beginnings: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, the Rise of Expressionism, and the Long Shadow of World War I