Kann withdrew from two other projects 20 because of the political disconnect with reality and resigned from the SED in the spring of 1989. In 1992, Kann co-directed the feature film "1 May, I'm Searching for Your Face (1. Mai, ich suche dein Gesicht)" for the ARD broadcasting station Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg (ORB). In 1996, he directed the documentary Don't Cry, Hungary on the Hungarian Uprising of 1956. The film was broadcast by MAGYAR TV, Arte, and Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR).