Johnny & Me – Eine Zeitreise mit John Heartfield

Bertold Brecht called him one of the most important European artists. In 1918, Rosa Luxemburg personally handed over his party membership card to the early communist. George Grosz and Kurt Tucholsky were among his closest friends and artistic companions. He himself adopts an English name in protest against German warmongering. For the Nazis, however, the father of political photomontage John Heartfield quickly became one of the most dangerous enemies of the state. For years he was on the run in Europe, later finding no safe home in the socialist GDR either.
Graphic designer Stephanie, who is plagued by a creative crisis and self-doubt, is fascinated by John Heartfield's work, which she discovers in an exhibition. Through a time tunnel, she ends up in a studio where the artist, who has become a cartoon character, takes her on a journey through his eventful life. A loving friendship develops between the two colleagues. And Stephanie picks up scissors and paper again.