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The Goethe-Institut Brussels and the Cinematek are presenting the film series “1989: Stories of Change” with film screenings and discussions with directors to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall from October 16 to November 13.
Filmmakers Eyal Sivan and Helke Misselwitz come to Brussels on October 16 and November 13 to present their respective films. What can one see and understand at the moment in which something occurs, when it is only later known that these events will have made history?
All films in the series revolve around similar moments in 1989, in which change and uncertainty come together. In October 1990 the GDR is history, nobody knew that in November 1989. The kick-off film was the essay film “For the love of the people” on October 16, (Cinematek, 19 h) The film screening was followed by a Q & A discussion in English with director Eyal Sivan and moderator Stoffel Debuysere (Courtisane).
The Goethe-Institut Brussels and the Cinematek are presenting the film series “1989: Stories of Change” with film screenings and discussions with directors to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall from October 16 to November 13.
Filmmakers Eyal Sivan and Helke Misselwitz come to Brussels on October 16 and November 13 to present their respective films. What can one see and understand at the moment in which something occurs, when it is only later known that these events will have made history?
All films in the series revolve around similar moments in 1989, in which change and uncertainty come together. In October 1990 the GDR is history, nobody knew that in November 1989. The kick-off film was the essay film “For the love of the people” on October 16, (Cinematek, 19 h) The film screening was followed by a Q & A discussion in English with director Eyal Sivan and moderator Stoffel Debuysere (Courtisane).
