German Archives - Luci Westphal

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Introspection, Reflection and Need for Action – by a White German Expat in America

During the anguish of these days, something comes through clearly: it’s not enough to think one is not a racist, one has to be a proactive anti-racist. And that starts with some introspection and reflection.

Meet Luci Westphal (Documentarian) – In A Minute Portrait (Week 366)

For my very last weekly 1-minute video and the 7-year anniversary of the “In A Minute” Moving Postcard web series, I shot and edited (that’s…

Meet Miriam Blaich (Quilter, Fashion Designer) – In A Minute Portrait (Week 302)

Miriam Blaich is a passionate quilter and fashion designer with her own fashion label no mimikri and a store of the same name at Pfluegerstrasse…

U3 Hamburg U-Bahn (Subway), Germany – In Another Minute (Week 293)

With my love for train and subway travel, I have a favorite subway line in my hometown Hamburg, Germany: the U3 Hamburg U-Bahn. The most…

Elbe River Ships – Willkomm Höft (Germany) – In Another Minute (277)

Elbe River Ships – Willkomm Höft (Germany) – In Another Minute (277) Willkomm Höft on the Elbe River in Wedel, Germany, is where the big…

Meet Günter Westphal (Visual + Social Artist) – In A Minute Portrait (Week 240)

Meet Günter Westphal (Visual + Social Artist) – In A Minute Portrait (Week 240) Most people know Günter Westphal from Hamburg, Germany, as a photographer,…

Home Country Roads (Germany) – In Another Minute (Week 217)

Home Country Roads (Germany) – In Another Minute (Week 217) This week, I want to show you some of my favorite roads in the world:…

Die Liga der gewöhnlichen Gentlemen – “Der fünfte Four Top” (MusicMonday)

Die Liga der gewöhnlichen Gentlemen (the league of ordinary gentlemen), a new German band featuring musicians who have left their mark in the German music…

David Hasselhoff sings at the Berlin wall to save the East Side Gallery

Today David Hasselhoff came to Berlin to support the East Side Gallery – a stretch of the former wall, which has become both an…

The Expat Language and Culture Dilemma or “Can’t we all just get along?”

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Ostalgie: Intershop 2000 – In A Berlin Minute (Week 140)

Ostalgie: Intershop 2000 – In A Berlin Minute (Week 140) from Luci Westphal on Vimeo. The Intershop 2000 in Friedrichshain (Danneckerstrasse 8) is both a small museum…

Fehlfarben – “Platz Da” (MusicMonday)

This makes me so happy. Thank you, Fehlfarben for continuing to rock and share your sarcastic, socio-political messages in great beats. And I love seeing…

East Side Gallery (The Wall Art) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 95)

This 1-minute video is only intended to give a quick impression of the East Side Gallery – an outdoor gallery of 105 official images painted…

German American New Year’s Eve (Silvester) – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 88)

Every New Year’s Eve that we are in Brooklyn, we follow certain traditions – collecting a few new ones as they are discovered. Without any…

überlin blog

One of my favorite personal blogs is the überlin blog by Berlin Brits James and Zoë who moved to Berlin a year ago and with…

Music Monday: Four Dollar Wine

– Four Dollar Wine – We Gave It A Go – This is the most excited I’ve been about sharing music on my blog ever:…