Alexej Getmann has a degree in media science (Diplom) from the University of Cologne and works as a freelance author, journalist and filmmaker. He has worked on numerous documentaries and reports for public television, but also on freelance and artistic projects. His debut documentary "Ich bin nicht krank – ich bin schwul“ ("I'm not sick - I'm gay"), about the problems of a homosexual in Kazakhstan, won the audience award at the 2015 Homochrom film festival in Cologne as well as the "Special Jury Prize" at the Central Asian Documentary Film Festival (CADF) in Almaty, Kazakhstan. His second documentary film "Der weite Weg zurück" about the Russian-German theater in Niederstetten, also received both national and international acclaim.
Webdocu

"We, too, are stepping down from our role"

Between staying and leaving – the German Theater in Temirtau and the Germans in the Soviet Union
Web documentary about the German Drama Theater in Temirtau and the Germans in the Soviet Union between staying and leaving.
Alexej Getmann | Edwin Warkentin