2024 Special Topic Film Programme

image of the film auf der Kippe
image of the film auf der Kippe
image of the film auf der Kippe
image of the film auf der Kippe
image of the film auf der Kippe

Auf der Kippe

Followed by a panel discussion: “City and Just Transition”

with Torsten Pötzsch (mayor of Weißwasser, 2010 -2024), Lina Wiemer-Cialowicz (Eine Stadt für Alle, Freiburg) and Jannis Niethammer (ICLEI)

Thursday 07.11.2024 | 19:45

Britt Beyer (Germany | 2023 | 86 mins)

Language: German

Subtitles : English

Moderation Language: German

Panel language: German

KoKi CINEMA ROOM


Lusatia, a region on the eastern edge of Germany but located in the centre of Europe, has already experienced many changes. Lignite mining has shaped the regional identity and prosperity for generations. After reunification, deindustrialisation of historic proportions followed, from which the region has still not recovered. With the long-planned and now legally approved coal phase-out, Lusatia is once again facing a deep rupture. The new buzzword is “structural change”, and an entire region has to redefine itself. Britt Beyer’s documentary film takes a sensitive look at the region and meets the people who live there: Their memories, fears and desires – and their unconditional will to actively shape the future of their homeland.


Note: Although no entrance fee is required, it is recommended to book in advance. Choose the film session you are interested in on our Filmfreeway platform (tickets are organised per film name and follow the chronological order of our festival). There are no assigned seats.  Please come half an hour before the session. We will give away the tickets that haven’t been collected 15 minutes before the session starts.







wheelchair access / RollstuhlbefahrbarThe cinema is accessible via a ramp.
need for assistance for toilets / hilfestellungThere are also toilets accessible with a wheelchair. However assistance might be required since there are a few (heavy) doors to open to arrive to it.
hoeranlage PiktogrammThe cinema room is equipped with an inductive sound system. We use two microphones for the discussion afterwards (one for the moderator and/ or speaker, one for the public).
Information about languages is provided above. We tend to provide live interpretation towards English or German when needed (it might be whispered). However live interpretation is harder to put into place when some speakers are taking part online.

€

No entrance fee is required. We invite our public to support the festival through a donation at the end of the sessions. You decide how much you want to give.