27.10., 20:00
Kino im Zeiss-Großplanetarium
Prenzlauer Allee 80, 10405 Berlin

Following the screening of “Hotel Metalurg” by Jeanne Nouchi and George Varsimashvili

In cooperation with Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung

The discussion will bring together exciting guests from the fields of academia, the arts, and activism for a public conversation. The focus will be on the political and cultural legacy of the Soviet Union, which Georgian society must continue to actively grapple with. On October 26th of this year, with crucial government elections, the authoritarian and anti-Western policies of the ruling party Georgian Dream can be decisively rejected. [more]

PanelistIs: 

Nino Lejava, Director Belgrad – Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo Office of the Heinrich Böll Foundation

Katie Sartania, Research Fellow at Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO)

Giorgi Kakabadze, Georgisches Zentrum im Ausland (GZA)

Moderation:

Irine Beridze, Postdoc Researcher at Leibniz-Institut für Geschichte und Kultur des östlichen Europa (GWZO) e.V. 

26.10.
Kino im Zeiss-Großplanetarium
Prenzlauer Allee 80, 10405 Berlin

Following the Decolonial Short Film Program (“Where Russia Ends”, “Explosions Near the Museum”)

In cooperation with Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung

This panel will explore the multifaceted themes of colonial legacies, media representation, and institutional entrenchment in shaping decolonial approaches. Building on the films presented in the program, the discussion will focus on historical narratives, the portrayal of coloniality, and how institutions can both hinder and promote decolonial frameworks. [more]

Panelists:

Tereza Hendl - philosopher and bioethicist, board member of the RUTA Association

Philipp Goll - cultural researcher, writer

Yarema Malashuk - visual artist and filmmaker

Moderation:

Kateryna Demerza - philosopher, Vitsche e.V.

25.10.
Kino im Zeiss-Großplanetarium
Prenzlauer Allee 80, 10405 Berlin

Following the screening of “Kilometre” by Hanna Tykha

In cooperation with Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung

In times of war, film becomes more than a medium—it is a form of resistance, a beacon against the fog of disinformation.We will discuss how visual storytelling can create room for truth in the midst of chaos. Through the lens of Kilometre, where a family’s survival is a battle fought both at home and on distant frontlines, we confront the role of artistic practices in shaping resilience. Can art help to fight disinformation as well as should the art —providing visual evidence that shows reality clearly and in detail. [more]

Panelists:

Hanna Tykha - Film Director, Babylon #13  

Darya Averchenko – Producer, Scriptwriter, and Head of Communication at IDFF Docudays UA

Kateryna Tarabukina – Culture Manager and Curator of Public Programs at Vitsche e.V.

Moderator: 

Eva Yakubovska - Historian, Culture Manager, Vitsche e.V. / Pilecki Institute Berlin

24.10.
Kino im Zeiss-Großplanetarium
Prenzlauer Allee 80, 10405 Berlin

Following the screening of “Intercepted” by Oksana Karpovych

In cooperation with Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung

This panel will unfold like a conversation at the crossroads of fractured realities. As Intercepted (2024) peels back the layers of sound and image, revealing lives divided between the frontlines and distant homes, we confront a deeper question: how do we navigate the torn landscape of truth in war? In the shadow of disinformation, sources become both anchors and drifting objects—holding fragments of clarity while being pulled by powerful currents of manipulation. Our speakers will grapple with the delicate task of making sense of these fragments, where every narrative is contested, and every source is a thread in a larger, tangled web of stories. [more]

Panelists:

Dr. Franziska Davies - Historian  

Alina Gorlova - Artist and Film Director  

Christopher Nunn - Director of Photography for Intercepted, Photographer  

Max Bernhard, specialist in digital research and Open-Source Intelligence, Correctiv e.V (OSINT)

Moderator:  

Eva Yakubovska - Historian, Culture Manager, Vitsche e.V. / Pilecki Institute Berlin