Program

Hold up your smartphone camera – that always works. But how do you make an animated film? Learn with us!

Every month, we host the “Trickfilm-Samstag (Animation Saturday)” and invite you to make films (in German): Children between the ages of 8 and 12 craft and shoot in the animation studio of the Kinemathek. And at the end, they tell a story with their own little film.

An offering in collaboration with Jugend im Museum e. V.

→ Participation is free, registration required

In German

‘Im Glanze dieses Glücks’, D 1990, directed by Johann Feindt, Jeanine Meerapfel, Helga Reidemeister, Dieter Schumann, Tamara Trampe (directing collective Blick ins Land)
‘Ostwärts’, D 1990, directed by Christian Petzold

For the monthly series “KineKiez”, four Berlin cinemas take turns selecting films from the archive of the Deutsche Kinemathek for their program. In February, the Kinemathek will visit Kino Krokodil in Prenzlauer Berg. Under the motto “Ostwärts” (eastwards), the film of the same name by Christian Petzold will be shown. He made it in 1990 as a DFFB student, shortly after German reunification. Along the Bundesstraße 2, one of Germany’s oldest federal highways, he documents the social upheaval of the time.

In the same year, the East-West German directing collective Blick ins Land set out to depict everyday life and the impact of reunification on people. Using footage from Berlin and Thuringia and interviews with various social groups, they created a unique snapshot of this historic period. Workers, a teacher, her students, and a Stasi psychologist share their experiences of the changes and conflicts that continue to resonate to this day.

→ Tickets and more info (in German)

The city walk takes place in English.

Berlin’s Mitte is a walkable attraction. From the pleasure palaces of the Weimar era to the techno temples after the fall of the Wall: history was made here, and this is still where people from all walks of life come together to enjoy the vibrant nightlife. Our walk takes you along the district border and the former Berlin Wall, from Potsdamer Platz via Checkpoint Charlie to the gates of the future location of the Cinematheque, the E-Werk. Follow in the footsteps of Emil and the Detectives or James Bond, and discover the perfect filming locations for gangster and spy series like ‘4 Blocks’ and ‘Berlin Station’.

→ Participation is free, the number of participants is limited

The city walk takes place in German.

Berlin’s Mitte is a walkable attraction. From the pleasure palaces of the Weimar era to the techno temples after the fall of the Wall: history was made here, and this is still where people from all walks of life come together to enjoy the vibrant nightlife. Our walk takes you along the district border and the former Berlin Wall, from Potsdamer Platz via Checkpoint Charlie to the gates of the future location of the Cinematheque, the E-Werk. Follow in the footsteps of Emil and the Detectives or James Bond, and discover the perfect filming locations for gangster and spy series like ‘4 Blocks’ and ‘Berlin Station’.

→ Participation is free, the number of participants is limited

Hold up your smartphone camera – that always works. But how do you make an animated film? Learn with us!

Every month, we host the “Trickfilm-Samstag (Animation Saturday)” and invite you to make films (in German): Children between the ages of 8 and 12 craft and shoot in the animation studio of the Kinemathek. And at the end, they tell a story with their own little film.

An offering in collaboration with Jugend im Museum e. V.

→ Participation is free, registration required

The city walk takes place in German.

Berlin’s Mitte is a walkable attraction. From the pleasure palaces of the Weimar era to the techno temples after the fall of the Wall: history was made here, and this is still where people from all walks of life come together to enjoy the vibrant nightlife. Our walk takes you along the district border and the former Berlin Wall, from Potsdamer Platz via Checkpoint Charlie to the gates of the future location of the Cinematheque, the E-Werk. Follow in the footsteps of Emil and the Detectives or James Bond, and discover the perfect filming locations for gangster and spy series like ‘4 Blocks’ and ‘Berlin Station’.

→ Participation is free, the number of participants is limited

The city walk takes place in German.

Berlin’s Mitte is a walkable attraction. From the pleasure palaces of the Weimar era to the techno temples after the fall of the Wall: history was made here, and this is still where people from all walks of life come together to enjoy the vibrant nightlife. Our walk takes you along the district border and the former Berlin Wall, from Potsdamer Platz via Checkpoint Charlie to the gates of the future location of the Cinematheque, the E-Werk. Follow in the footsteps of Emil and the Detectives or James Bond, and discover the perfect filming locations for gangster and spy series like ‘4 Blocks’ and ‘Berlin Station’.

→ Participation is free, the number of participants is limited

D 1932, directed by Slatan Dudow
Restored version from 2020 | With open audio description in German
Introduction: Jörg Becker (historian, film publicist, and education officer)

“Who is supposed to change the world?” – “Well, those who don’t like it.”

‘Kuhle Wampe’, the most significant proletarian film of the Weimar Republic, ends with a powerful appeal. The film portrays the struggles of a working-class family in Berlin: unemployment, discontinued social benefits, eviction, and an unplanned pregnancy. Young Anni finds her way into the communist movement. The film set stylistic benchmarks with its use of Brechtian alienation effects, striking montage, and Hanns Eisler’s music. The ‘Solidarity Song’ became a classic of the labor movement.

Accessible Cinema Experience: Zeughauskino offers support for visitors with visual impairments, both in preparation and during the screening. Contact: zeughauskino [at] dhm.de

An event as part of “Ohren auf! Inklusives Kino … mit Hörfilm” – in collaboration with Zeughauskino and the General Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired Berlin (ABSV).