#MyEscape

A film by Elke Sasse, 90 min. | WDR | DW 2015

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The documentary film #MYESCAPE assesses the journey that refugees from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria and Eritrea chose to undergo, as circumstances in their home-countries have become increasingly unliveable. Hundreds of thousands are leaving their home countries, families and old lives behind, in search of some basic safety and freedom. In some cases, the mobile phone fulfilled the role of a constant companion and became a quintessential tool to facilitate the organisation of ones escape. This has lead many to document their experiences.

Worldwide Berlin

RBB, HD, 2 x 90 min., diverse Autoren

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Berlin is literally everywhere. There are over 100 places called Berlin across the globe. Berlin Producers will unite the most diverse Berlins on cinema screen, web and television! This cross-media project will connect people in the German capital with other ‘Berliners’ from around the world. Be prepared to be amazed: There is ‘MORE BERLIN THAN YOU THINK!’

Kinshasa Symphony

Ein Film von Martin Baer und Claus Wischmann. 90 min., Kongo, WDR/RBB 2011

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Two hundred orchestral musicians are playing Orff’s “Carmina Burana” in total darkness. A power cut has hit the Ngiri Ngiri district of Kinshasa, only a few bars before the last section of the work. Kinshasa’s power stations and main networks are insufficient to supply electricity to all the 8 million inhabitants of what is Africa’s third-largest city. Once again the lights have gone out in the “Salle des fêtes”, a kind of open garage where the orchestra practises. But for its members this is no reason to stop rehearsing. Most of them know their parts by heart. Small lapses of memory are compensated for by a talent for improvisation and the grace of God.

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Karneval!

Ein Film von Claus Wischmann. 90 min., WDR 2014

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One year, five seasons and 365 days uncovering the secrets of the Karneval. The film takes a glimpse behind the scenes of one of the world’s largest folk festivals. All in keeping with the motto “After the session is before the session”.

The Cologne Carnival is one of the biggest folk festivals in the world. >For a few days every year, millions of people – locals and strangers, dedicated revellers and tourists – come together in a collective frenzy of intoxication. But is it really all over on Ash Wednesday? After the Carnival is also before the Carnival. No culmination without a prelude, no spectacle without a rehearsal. What is the role of this giant festival outside the official season? In his documentary, Claus Wischmann takes a look behind the scenes and follows five Cologne carnival revellers for one year in ‘Carnival! Proud To be Mad’.

Schatzkammer Berlin – the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation Berlin’s Treasure Trove

A film by Dag Freyer, 90 min. China, Cameroon, Russia, Germany, DW/rbb/arte 2018

The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation guards a treasure that is unique worldwide. The 19 museums, archives and libraries encompass a collection that spurs the mind to travel across the globe through the entire history of mankind. More than 5 million objects from everyday life as well as archaeological artefacts and art masterpieces form one of the five greatest universal collections anywhere in the world.

Beyond their beauty, these objects provide answers to the important questions that have occupied humans since prehistory.

‘Berlin’s Treasure Trove’ is more than a documentary about Berlin’s museums – it is an exciting and entertaining journey through the cultural history of mankind.