Film premiere: Curtain up for ‘Wrocław/Breslau’

Premiere of our new short documentary

On November 18, 2023, at 5 PM, the curtain finally rose for our fifth self-produced short documentary “Wrocław/Breslau”. In our museum’s fully packed Roxy cinema, the invited guests could follow the results of many months of research, interviews, and an autumn journey from Bremerhaven through Bremen, Potsdam, Berlin, Frankfurt an der Oder to the Polish university city.

The film discovers the city through personal experiences and through the eyes of those who lived or live in it.

The film depicts the history of the city of Wrocław (formerly Breslau) from 1945 to the present as a starting point for migrations into the Federal Republic and as a city of immigration, particularly from Turkey. Narrators are the people who have left the city or are currently living in it. This creates a picture of diverse life stories in the context of a vibrant city, between jazz festivals, historical city centers, gray concrete buildings, a cultural center, a modern student city, and political upheavals.

Exciting details from the shoot (l. to r.): Marie Gründer, journalist Mia Raben, Martin Granata

Protagonists live on stage (l. to r.): Andrzej Holka, journalist Mia Raben, and Bart Wieczorek

After the premiere, both filmmaker Martín Granata and editor and scientific associate of the DAH Marie Grüter, as well as two of the protagonists of the film, Andrzej Holka and Bart Wieczorek, took to the podium to answer questions. The panel was moderated by Mia Raben, who explores her German-Polish identity in her work as a journalist and author.
Subsequently, the evening concluded in the Dietzen-Blanke Hall of ACOMIS with animated discussions about the film and the city alongside other protagonists and parts of the film crew, accompanied by finger food and Polish specialties, specially selected and served for the evening by “Speisesaal” chef Agnes Szymanska and her team.

Lively discussions over wine, pierogi, and Polish poppy seed cake after the premiere.

The film will be shown – in a slightly shortened version – daily from early December at the Roxy Cinema next to the Forum Migration for all visitors of the exhibition.