Program Overview

We are extremely excited to share this year’s film festival program! Find all information & ticket options on the detailed pages of the films.
All screenings marked with a "•" in the following overview are followed by a film talk (e.g. Q&A, interview with director, discussion with experts...)

Thursday, 16 September 2021

Festivaleröffnung

BUFA Studios (Berliner Union Film)
Oberlandstraße 26-35, 12099 Berlin (Tempelhof)

20:00 Sabaya

Please come by invitation only.

Friday, 17 September 2021

BUFA Studios (Berliner Union Film)

Oberlandstraße 26-35, 12099 Berlin (Tempelhof)

16:00 I Am Here
18:00 Sírírí
20:30 There Once Was an Island

OPEN AIR
20:00 School of Hope

Sputnik Kino am Südstern

Hasenheide 54, 10967 Berlin (Kreuzberg)

18:30 Solutions
20:30 Ghosts of Afghanistan

Klick Kino

Windscheidstraße 19, 10627 Berlin (Charlottenburg)

17:30 Only the Devil Lives Without Hope
20:00 The Face of Anonymous

• = followed by a film talk (e.g. Q&A, interview with director, discussion with experts...)

Saturday, 18 September 2021

BUFA Studios (Berliner Union Film)

Oberlandstraße 26-35, 12099 Berlin (Tempelhof)

16:00 Bangla Surf Girls •
18:00 Night Will Fall
20:30 Imad's Childhood

OPEN AIR
20:00 Unapologetic

Sputnik Kino am Südstern

Hasenheide 54, 10967 Berlin (Kreuzberg)

18:30 The Face of Anonymous
20:30 Dream On! Yearning For Change

ACUD Kino

Veteranenstraße 21, 10119 Berlin (Mitte)

19:00 Belly of the Beast
21:00 Shadow Game

Klick Kino

Windscheidstraße 19, 10627 Berlin (Charlottenburg)

17:30 As I Want

• = followed by a film talk (e.g. Q&A, interview with director, discussion with experts...)

Sunday, 19 September 2021

BUFA Studios (Berliner Union Film)

Oberlandstraße 26-35, 12099 Berlin (Tempelhof)

16:00 Eatnameamet
18:00 The Ants and the Grasshopper
20:30 The Dissident

OPEN AIR
20:00 Dear Future Children

Sputnik Kino am Südstern

Hasenheide 54, 10967 Berlin (Kreuzberg)

18:30 Imad's Childhood
20:30 Mayor

ACUD Kino

Veteranenstraße 21, 10119 Berlin (Mitte)

19:00 The Last Shelter
21:00 Ophir

Klick Kino

Windscheidstraße 19, 10627 Berlin (Charlottenburg)

17:30 A Man Can Make a Difference
20:00 ... And Here We Are!

• = followed by a film talk (e.g. Q&A, interview with director, discussion with experts...)

Monday, 20 September 2021

BUFA Studios (Berliner Union Film)

Oberlandstraße 26-35, 12099 Berlin (Tempelhof)

18:00 Only the Devil Lives Without Hope
20:30 Mayor

OPEN AIR
20:00 Shadow Game

Sputnik Kino am Südstern

Hasenheide 54, 10967 Berlin (Kreuzberg)

18:30 School of Hope
20:30 Ophir

ACUD Kino

Veteranenstraße 21, 10119 Berlin (Mitte)

19:00 Eatnameamet
21:00 The Cartel Project

Klick Kino

Windscheidstraße 19, 10627 Berlin (Charlottenburg)

17:30 Finding Sally
20:00 The Colonel's Stray Dogs

• = followed by a film talk (e.g. Q&A, interview with director, discussion with experts...)

Tuesday, 21 September 2021

BUFA Studios (Berliner Union Film)

Oberlandstraße 26-35, 12099 Berlin (Tempelhof)

18:00 Don't Be Afraid If I Hug You
20:30 Writing With Fire

OPEN AIR
20:00 Ghosts of Afghanistan

Sputnik Kino am Südstern

Hasenheide 54, 10967 Berlin (Kreuzberg)

18:30 Wandering, A Rohingya Story
20:30 Fly So Far

ACUD Kino

Veteranenstraße 21, 10119 Berlin (Mitte)

19:00 La Vocera
21:00 Unapologetic

Klick Kino

Windscheidstraße 19, 10627 Berlin (Charlottenburg)

17:30 Watchers of the Sky

• = followed by a film talk (e.g. Q&A, interview with director, discussion with experts...)

Wednesday, 22 September 2021

BUFA Studios (Berliner Union Film)

Oberlandstraße 26-35, 12099 Berlin (Tempelhof)

18:00 Captains of Zaatari
20:30 The Last Shelter

OPEN AIR
20:00 Fly So Far

Sputnik Kino am Südstern

Hasenheide 54, 10967 Berlin (Kreuzberg)

18:30 Bangla Surf Girls
20:30 The Cartel Project

ACUD Kino

Veteranenstraße 21, 10119 Berlin (Mitte)

19:00 Toxic Business
21:00 Welcome to Chechnya

Moviemento

Kottbusser Damm 22, 10967 Berlin (Kreuzberg)

18:00 Sírírí
20:00 There Once Was an Island

Klick Kino

Windscheidstraße 19, 10627 Berlin (Charlottenburg)

17:30 I Am Here

• = followed by a film talk (e.g. Q&A, interview with director, discussion with experts...)

Thursday, 23 September 2021

BUFA Studios (Berliner Union Film)

Oberlandstraße 26-35, 12099 Berlin (Tempelhof)

18:00 ... And Here We Are!
20:30 Dream On! Yearning For Change

OPEN AIR
20:00 La Vocera

Sputnik Kino am Südstern

Hasenheide 54, 10967 Berlin (Kreuzberg)

18:30 Finding Sally
20:30 Writing With Fire

ACUD Kino

Veteranenstraße 21, 10119 Berlin (Mitte)

19:00 The Dissident

Moviemento

Kottbusser Damm 22, 10967 Berlin (Kreuzberg)

18:00 The Silhouettes
20:00 Belly of the Beast

Klick Kino

Windscheidstraße 19, 10627 Berlin (Charlottenburg)

17:30 The Return – Life After ISIS

• = followed by a film talk (e.g. Q&A, interview with director, discussion with experts...)

Friday, 24 September 2021

BUFA Studios (Berliner Union Film)

Oberlandstraße 26-35, 12099 Berlin (Tempelhof)

PREISVERLEIHUNG

Sputnik Kino am Südstern

Hasenheide 54, 10967 Berlin (Kreuzberg)

18:30 Night Will Fall
20:30 Sabaya

Moviemento

Kottbusser Damm 22, 10967 Berlin (Kreuzberg)

18:00 The Return – Life After ISIS
20:00 As I Want

Klick Kino

Windscheidstraße 19, 10627 Berlin (Charlottenburg)

17:30 Solutions

• = followed by a film talk (e.g. Q&A, interview with director, discussion with experts...)

Saturday, 25 September 2021

BUFA Studios (Berliner Union Film)

Oberlandstraße 26-35, 12099 Berlin (Tempelhof)

16:00 The Silhouettes
18:00 Welcome to Chechnya
20:30 Wandering, A Rohingya Story

OPEN AIR
20:00 Toxic Business

Sputnik Kino am Südstern

Hasenheide 54, 10967 Berlin (Kreuzberg)

18:30 Don't Be Afraid If I Hug You
20:30 The Colonel's Stray Dogs

Moviemento

Kottbusser Damm 22, 10967 Berlin (Kreuzberg)

18:00 The Ants and the Grasshopper
20:00 A Man Can Make a Difference

Klick Kino

Windscheidstraße 19, 10627 Berlin (Charlottenburg)

17:30 Captains of Zaatari

• = followed by a film talk (e.g. Q&A, interview with director, discussion with experts...)

10. SEPTEMBER 2021