World Premiere and Award Nomination at SXSW 2025
SideXSide Studios returns to SXSW for the world premiere of their new feature length documentary!
THE SPIES AMONG US is a rare look into the inner workings of a data-driven surveillance state run by one of the most feared secret police forces the world has ever known – East Germany’s Stasi.
A personal investigation into family secrets by Peter Keup, a Stasi victim-turned-historian, takes a turn when he contacts the men who ran the system. These are the first conversations of their kind between Stasi officers and a victim. Through these meetings a terrifying mosaic is built of the lengths people go to maintain power in a dictatorship, as well as the indomitable human spirit that seeks truth and self-determination.
After six years in production, Jamie Coughlin Silverman, Gabe Silverman, and the whole team at SideXSide Studios are thrilled to have been invited to premiere at SXSW. “Our nomination for the Best Documentary Feature Award is an honor that we couldn’t be more excited about.”
