»100 JAHRE ADOLF HITLER«

The last hour in the Führer bunker - Udo Kier plays Hitler. A light, a day, a leader. Five men, four women, dragged out of the darkness by a hand-held spotlight. We see the last hour in the Führer bunker as it really happened. The Film Was Taken in one shot ,the shot was taken in less than 16 hours, in a bunker from the Second World War, Schlingensief shows incest and intrigue, roar and riot. It's about the big gesture and the abyss and the laughter when things went well.

»Aufstand der Michel«

Talk on the German (speaking) sovereign citizen movement and its specifics. Focuses on political practices, their techno-social implications and their often artistic characteristics. With video examples. In German. All in German. German German German.

By & with: Arne Vogelgesang

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»CHANCE 2000 – ABSCHIED VON DEUTSCHLAND«

After the highly praised premiere on 27 June 2017 at the Volksbühne on Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, "CHANCE 2000 - Farewell to Germany“ a movie about Christoph Schlingensief's longest theatre project of all time, is now coming to the cinema... Documentary film about Christoph Schlingensief's legendary election campaign theatre project - almost 20 years later and yet more topical than expected.

»DIE LETZTE SAU«

Es sind schwarze Tage für den Schweinebauern Huber. Sein Hof ist pleite. Die kleine Landwirtschaft ist nicht länger gegenüber den Agrarfabriken konkurrenzfähig. Und als schließlich vom Himmel ein Meteorit fällt und Hubers Hof in Schutt und Asche legt, hat Huber nichts mehr – außer einer letzten Sau. Zusammen mit diesem Schwein verlässt Huber die Ruine, welche einmal sein Hof war, und beginnt ein Leben als Heimatloser, als Vagabund und Indianer. Huber findet Gefallen an diesem Leben – Sehr lustig!

»Doctorella - An einem Tag für rote Schuhe & Zuckerbabys«

The Grether sisters and their band Doctorella don’t just count among the leading lights of pop feminism. Kerstin is also a talented author (“Sugar Baby” and “On a day for red shoes”) and journalist, writing for publications including the German music magazine Spex. And Sandra is one of the decisive players pushing the Riot Grrrl movement here in Germany with “Parole Trixi”. In short, both are activists who are well able to speak their mind. Doctorella know how to rock and how to tug at your heartstrings, so be there, sing along, dance and dream!

By & with: Kerstin und Sandra Grether.

»ES IST SCHWER EIN GOTT ZU SEIN«

Basierend auf dem gleichnamigen Science-Fiction-Roman von Arkadi und Boris Strugatzki hat German ein dreistündiges Monster von einem Film geschaffen, wie man es heutzutage kaum noch für möglich gehalten hätte: Er zieht uns mitten hinein in eine mittelalterliche Welt aus Schlamm, Scheiße, Schleim und Gedärm, dass man am Ende, von der Wucht der Films völlig überfahren, tief nach Luft schnappen muss. Und egal, mit welchem Gefühl man aus dem Kino kommt, die Bilder wird man nie mehr vergessen.

»Fuck Mutantenstadl! Reclaim the Yodel!«

»Donkey’s Bad Dream« is one part of the worldwide underground movement »YOLO - Yodel Offensive for a new Love Order«. Yodelling is our most intense vocal instrument against hate and closed-minded attitudes. In a competent presentation we introduce your to the four-stage technique for Ultimate Combat Yodelling. Join in! YALLA! YOLO! Love Yodel – Hate Fascism! Rocking guaranteed!

»Heartbeast«

With Nala Lakaschus as the singer and songwriter, and Heige Hasselberg as the guitarist and producer, Heartbeast have recently spent their time pouring a whole lot of love and detail into their songs. The result is an original sound, sometimes dreamy, sometimes melancholic, that brings together elements of pop, soul, jazz, hip-hop and punk in a refreshing new way. These two always stand with one foot forward in the electronic future and one foot back in the analogue past. At at.tension#7 you can experience them live with JBXDR on drums.



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»Jonas Engelmann (Hg.) - Damaged Goods. 150 Einträge in die Punk-Geschichte«

Lesung | 120 Min. | 16+ | Dt. 40 Jahre keine Zukunft. Keine Ahnung, wer dieses Punk-Jubiläum ausgerufen hat, aber wenn es nur für diesen Prachtband der Extraklasse war, hat sich das definitiv gelohnt. Das who-is-who der Punk-, Pop- und Subkultur, kurzum die namhaftesten Kulturexpert:innen in dieser Sache haben ihre Liebeserklärungen an den Punk verfasst: In rund 150 Texten zu zentralen Alben der Punkgeschichte, zu Lieblingsplatten, übersehenen Perlen und ewigen Klassikern. Gefärbt von persönlichen Erinnerungen, angereichert mit absurden Anekdoten und unbekannten Hintergründen, wird Bekanntes neu beleuchtet und Unbekanntem ein Platz in der Historie des Punk gesichert.

Von & mit: Jonas Engelmann, Gregor Hesse, Salvador Oberhaus.

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»KNISTERN DER ZEIT«

Ein afrikanisches Bayreuth, eine Oper in Afrika? Christoph Schlingensief reiste trotz schwerer Krankheit immer wieder nach Afrika, um sein wichtigstes Projekt zu starten: Ein Operndorf in Burkina Faso, ein Raum an dem Leben und Kunst zusammen gehören. „Knistern der Zeit“ erzählt die Geschichte eines scheinbar unmöglichen Projekts, von der Suche nach dem richtigen Ort im Mai 2009 bis zur Schuleröffnung im Oktober 2011.

»MARKETA LAZAROVA«

Based on a novel by Vladislav Vančura, this gripping and poetic story of a feud between two rival medieval robber clans is a wild, epic and meticulously illustrated parable about the struggle of Christianity and paganism, of man and nature, of love and violence. Instead of telling a conventional historical drama, director František Vláčil was much more interested in bringing back to life the form and way of thinking of a time long past - with overwhelming results... Celebrated in its homeland as the best Czech film of all time.

»NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD + SOLO TERROR«

The mother of all zombie films and an absolute classic of the horror genre. "They come to get you..." - this joking phrase quickly becomes bloody serious. In the supporting program: Solo Terror - Introductory performance by Julieta Figueroa on the Night of the Living Dead. Don't panic - it's just theatre!

»Perera Elsewhere«

Elsewhere is the spaces for dreaming of a better tomorrow and utopian worlds – always specific yet usually unattainable. Spaces that may no longer exist when we desire them constantly. For Sasha Perera aka Perere Elsewhere has a hypnotic atmosphere filled with acoustic crackles. Down-tempo beats meet richly adorned electronic intrumentalisation inspired by trip-hop, avant R&B, and experimental folk. Perera’s voice is scintillating and leads us on a journey. Elsewhere is not as unattainable as we first assumed!



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»Räuberhöhle«

The Räuberhöhle cave invites: beer, shots, smoke, hustle and bustle, music and dance. Whisper into the glass, scream from the stage, be together. DJs, concerts, theatre. Always a pub. Every evening from 18 o'clock, sometimes even earlier. Come in, come in!

»Schorsch Kamerun - Die Jugend ist die schönste Zeit des Lebens«

"Anarchy!" they cry in naïve enthusiasm on Bimmelsdorf Beach and set off running. Sick of the petit-bourgeois, Horsti and his gang are tormented by those whose lives revolve around order, by former Nazis, by this period after the economic miracle – until they learn to stand up for themselves. Schorsch Kamerun's stories are the memory of a fast and furious career of subversion. They reveal ecstatic experiments where rowdiness clashes with the concert hall, unexplored arenas of combat with constant revisions of approach, the "aesthetic of opposition", and above all the battle for integrity. Though he has long since crossed over into the realm of institutional high culture, Kamerun remains an activist and a sceptic.

By & with: Schorsch Kamerun.

»y-Kollektiv - Journalisten im Kackesturm«

The y-Kollektiv is a network of young journalists and creative talent. They make films that bear witness to the issues of our age - from leather production in India and war in Iraq to Nazis in Germany. The collective gets up close and personal with its subjects and always takes a clear stance. Its members are less concerned with objectivity - they're too honest and transparent for that. With its powerful reports, the y-Kollektiv is always likely to spark a heated debate.



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»A100«

The soundtrack for the A100 music film describes urbanity, the feeling you have when partying by the Docks, and the general restlessness that grows between constant house moving and trips abroad. Composition, improvisation, and the variance between hard and soft provokes its own images. The piano provides the backcloth that the strings and the bass finally emerge from. Subtle vocals and syntheses precede the force of the drums. The sound is made up of jazz, hip hop, electronic and orchestral music.



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»AWAKE – A DREAM FROM STANDING ROCK«

The documentary "Awake, a Dream from Standing Rock" follows the Indian tribe Standing Rock Sioux in North Dakota. The members are protesting against a planned oil pipeline at their reserve. The Indian tribe’s protest against the pipeline has been going on for several years. The construction was stopped under Barack Obama, but Donald Trump approved to the continuation of the construction as one of his first official acts as president of the USA. The camp continued for more than six months until a large part of the protesters anticipated the police eviction and voluntarily left the site. The Indians see in the pipeline a threat to their holy sites and also fear pollution of their drinking water.

»Circus im Nationalsozialismus«

The Nazis aimed to subject all all circus acts to national socialist ideals. The Jewish artist Irene Bento was therefore banned from exercising her profession in 1939. She was hidden by the Adolf Althoff Circus and survived. In this reading, the public are tugged to and fro, between the fantastical world of the circus and the grim reality of life under the Nazis – using various means of artistic expression, including theatre and live music. Afterwards we will give a talk about the circus under the Nazis, analysing the past in a lively, yet critical manner and shedding light on its significance for the present day.

»DIE MAISINSEL«

In meisterhaft arrangierten Bilderströmen von berückender Schönheit und sinnlicher Wildheit erzählt »Die Maisinsel« die Geschichte eines zarten Erwachens und einer Freiheitssuche. Der Gewinner des Internationalen Filmfestivals Karlovy Vary führt uns auf eine hypnotisierende Reise durch eine Welt voller Vergangenheiten und Zukünfte, durch Geheimnisse und Wandlungen, die wir nirgendwo besser als in der Natur erfühlen können.

»EL TOPO«

The bizarre, extremely brutal Western EL TOPO founded the genre “Midnight Movies” in 1970. Adored by such diverse people as John Lennon, David Lynch or Marilyn Manson, this unique mixture of DJANGO and Far Eastern spiritism still influences and fascinates films and film makers all over the world. WARNING! This extraordinary film contains excesses, anomalies and brutalities that penetrate into the depths of consciousness like a drug trip.

»Firas Alshater«

Firas Alshater is a normal Berliner with a Hipster beard and glasses, a comedian and a successful YouTuber. The only difference is that until three years ago he was imprisoned in Syria, being tortured by the Assad regime and Islamist groups Because of his political videos. It was his work on a film that brought him a sought-after visa for Germany, and thus Firas entered the biggest cocoon in the world: the West. Since then he has tried to understand us: the bottle deposit system, private letterboxes, train ticket machines and the German language ("one lifetime isn't enough"). But when his brother came to Europe via the Mediterrannean, Firas realised: I am a total German. So he asked, what can become of us and this new country? When Firas talks about his experiences in Germany and Syria, his stories are witty, tragi-comic, open, and always a perfect blend of loveable and cheeky.

»GAZA SURF CLUB«

A young generation, trapped in Gaza between Israel and Egypt and ruled by Hamas, is drawn to the beaches. They have had enough of occupation, war and religious fanaticism and have found their very own kind of protesting: surfing. The surfers create a little piece of freedom with their surfboards between the beach and the six-mile boarder controlled by the Israelis. The film shows the dreams and hopes of the young people of this border region, where the older generation have given up all hope.

»INTERRUPT FEAR«

Fear and its intentional creation are among the most effective vehicles for modern capitalistic societies around the globe. The fear business is booming. At the heart of it is hegemonic violence, which can be found in all of its many facets in most corners of the Earth. Most of humanity is victim to this violence. “Interrupt Fear” creates and analyses concepts related to fear – fear of the unknown, of expectations unmet, of the loss of social and societal security and cohesion, of musical meanderings, of bad taste. Fear that the trivial could be important. We’re not here to shine light into the darkness, nor to educate you. At most, we’ll try to still your fears; at the very least, help you to recognise them. “Interrupt Fear” are temporary galleries with exhibitions that will evolve over the course of at.tension#7. The inner area provides a central space for performances and installations, as well as daily concerts. Visit to Interrupt Fear space to see the detailed programme with all acts and times.

»Karl Kutter«

The broken corner of your heart, filled with ultrasonic sound and smoke. Kutter transforms himself into an apocalyptic fairground freak show with some circus magic to boot.

»LEVIATHAN«

What can an individual do when confronted with a heartless state? Kolia lives as a simple car mechanic in the rough, beautiful north of Russia. Together with his wife and son, he cultivates the spot of land on the coast of the Barents Sea, which has been owned by his family for generations. The untouched, breathtaking landscape soon attracts the cunning mayor Vadim, who tries to drive Kolia from his land by all means of a corrupt bureaucracy... A dark parable from the Russian province.

»Mitten ins Gesicht - Die Geschichte des Tortenwurfs in Theorie und Praxis«

Bill Gates, Nicolas Sarkozy, Beatrix von Storch and Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg all have one thing in common: They have all had a cream pie thrown in their face. This talk examines the theory, idea and origin of this form of protest. It will also review some of history’s greatest pies to the face, and gives practical tips on how to achieve similar success.

»OPERA«

The young opera singer Betty gets the female leading role in a performance of the Verdi opera "Macbeth", after the original leading actress has been injured by a car due to what she can not performe. The opera is directed by Marco, a former horror film director. In contrast to his films, the opera and its surroundings become part of a completely real horror. An unknown admirer of Bettys turns out to be a murderous psychopath who arranges his gruesome murders in such a way that the singer has to watch... Dario Argento in high form - so beautiful and yet so cruel!

»Politaoke«

It’s real political speeches that we’ve turned into Karaoke!Politaoke is non-partisan political karaoke project in which participants can respeak real contemporary political speeches from local, national and international politicians. Now you too can deliver the great rhetoric filled speeches of today’s most important politicians in this audience participation performance! Just come to a show, select a speech and take the mic when your name is called. It’s just like Karaoke, but easier since you don’t have to sing!

»REMAKE, REMIX, RIP-OFF«

Cem Kaya, who grew up with Yeşilçam films from Turkish video stores in Germany, traces the copying practice of Turkish filmmakers from the beginnings of Turkish cinema to today's television series in his documentary film. The television series market in Turkey is of course one of the largest in the world. In Istanbul, the filmmaker talked to senior directors, producers, actors, cinema operators and film scientists about the country's turbulent cinema history.

»SWISS ARMY MAN«

He does not have a “Friday” to distract nor a volleyball to address. That's why Hank, stranded on a deserted island, has already ended his life and tied the rope that ends everything when a strange "flotsam" distracts him and unexpectedly becomes his life saver: Manny's bloated corpse turns out to be a veritable, (un)dead all-rounder, with whom one can perfectly drive a boat, hunt and even communicate. The beginning of a wonderful friendship …

»Zentrum für Politische Schönheit«

The Centre for Political Beauty (ZPS) sees itself as a storm trooper for moral beauty, political poetry and human generosity. It stands for aggressive humanism; it experiments with the laws of reality; it makes a secret weapon of empathy. Resistance is an art that can irritate, unsettle and inflict real damage. The fundamental conviction of the ZPS is that the lessons of the Holocaust are being undone by recurrent political apathy, cowardice and the rejection of refugees. If Germany is to prevent history from repeating, it must act upon the lessons it has learned.

»ALP – BERLIN: DIE SINFONIE DER GROßSTADT«

The documentary film shows life in the city of Berlin from the early morning, with the arrival of a speeding train, until late at night. By doing so the day is shown in a naturalistic and simply observing view, which in its pace lends a unique rhythm to the whole event and reproduces the life at that time in an unadorned way. ... The Berlin band ALP plays a hypnotic sound bed with drums, electronics and guitar noises to the classic silent movie.

»BUNCH OF KUNST«

Jason Williamson, former chicken factory assembly line worker and lead singer of Britain's angriest band the Sleaford Mods, Beat maker Andrew Fearn and manager Steve Underwood are mixing up the music business according to their rules. They convince their fans with songs on topics that are normally ignored. Because who cares about another song with lyrics about love when you have to survive from 15 pounds a week? Accompanied by sharp-edged speech punk, rumple beats and DIY ethos, the music documentary Bunch of Art follows the three persuaders from the improvised recording studio in the bedroom to the pop arena of the Glastonbury-Festival.

»DIBBUK«

A vodka-soaked wedding celebration in the Lublin countryside gets out of hand when the Groom Piotr, who grew up in England, begins to suspect that the property offered to him as a bridal gift holds a dark secret. Based on a play, director Marcin Wrona stages the Jewish legend around the Dibbuk as an atmospheric wedding frenzy and political parable, with plenty of cheerful, surreal and sinister elements. A par force ride through the Polish state of mind.

»DO NOT RESIST«

After the 18 year old African-American Michael Brown was shot by a policeman, there were long lasting, violent riots and demonstrations against racially motivated police violence. Director Craig Atkinson accompanies the SWAT special forces on their adrenaline-charged missions, gets between the fronts of the riots in Ferguson with the camera, and penetrates deep into the surveillance centres that resemble science fiction films. The gripping documentary thriller DO NOT RESIST reveals the rapid militarization of the US police and gives a shocking glimpse of the future of police work.

»ENTERTAINMENT«

A broken, ageing comedian tours the California desert, lost in a vicious circle of run-down venues, novel tourist attractions and futile attempts to reach his alienated daughter. He drags himself through the barren landscape during the day and unintentionally hits every acquaintance in the head. At night he seeks comfort in the embodiment of his stage character. Spurred on by the prospect of a lucrative Hollywood engagement, he struggles through a series of increasingly unreal and fleeting encounters... Tragic, funny, different!

»FRAKSTARS 3000«

Schlingensief's version of the RTL show Popstars - singing, dancing, air guitar - two dozen participants are chased through a casting competition under the eyes of a merciless jury. FREAKSTARS 3000 is a film for a supposedly normal society that labels supposedly strange contemporaries as handicapped and outsourced, in order not to mess up the sky-blue painted television tristesse - a true human action, from the restricted for the restricted. The Freakstars hold a mirror in front of the audience's ratings regulators and market share takers, the viewers, from which a grimace that is sometimes difficult to bear gawps back.

»GHOSTLAND– REISE INS LAND DER GEISTER«

Life in the Kalahari has changed for the "Bushmen", the Ju/'Hoansi people: They have been forbidden to hunt , farmer fences run through the formerly endless dry savannah. The former nomads are now inevitably sedentary and dependent on state subsidies and tourism. But there is also curiosity about the world outside the reserve. And so some Ju/'Hoansi set off on a journey through the world of the "Others" in Namibia and into the "Land of Spirits", our modern, high-tech Europe.

»JBXDR«

Jörn Bielefeldt lives and works as a drummer, percussionist and producer in New York, but his guest appearances as a sideman, bandleader and beatmaker have taken him to most parts of the world. Inspired by the new possibilities inherent in electronic instruments, he developed his own electro-acoustic drum kit, which blends the organic sound of an acoustic drum kit with the aesthetics of electronic music. In the live shows for his solo project JBXDR, Bielefeldt draws on all types of music to improvise and create infectious beats and eclectic soundscapes. He blends influence of technological modernism with the warmth and energy of acoustic drumming, and so produces a very human response to the machine-dominated world of groove and dance music.



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»Kidsspace«

The best places to explore and discover are hidden around the site (or can be discovered as the great places for hiding on the site). Nonetheless, we thought that it is still a good idea to have space just for kids. Chill with your new homies, try to magic your self in to a massive soap bubble, get your face painted, honk a clown’s nose or dive into the ball pool – action and relaxation are both possible here. There’s no timetable for this space – just wander in and get involved. There’s always something going on! The Kids Space is an oasis for children, but it’s not a kindergarten. You can’t just drop off your kids here and leave – you’re still responsible for them. So take your kids by the hand and explore this area with them. There’s coffee and cake on offer too, for those in need of a sit-down.

»MACBETH«

The King slayer and his power-hungry wife: hardly any other work has for centuries fascinated as much as Shakespeare's tragedy of the rise and fall of Macbeth. The producers of the worldwide Cinema hit The King's Speech have produced an opulent new film version in which Michael Fassbender (Shame) and Marion Cotillard (De rouille et d’os, La vie en rose) reinterpret what is probably the most famous pair of tyrants in world literature in a breathtaking way.

»NEUES VOM FISH-FESTIVAL«

Die Preisträger vom Kurzfilmfest Rostock

»Peng! Moral tötet Kunst, Kunst tötet Moral. Wie politische Positionen im Kulturraum hyperventilieren können.«

How political positions can hyperventilate in the realm of culture.What happens when the boundary between art and activism becomes blurred? Are “artivists” well-behaved artists? Should we continue to strictly categorise artists according to their actions and motivations, or can the techniques used in some spheres be used to strengthen others too? Does a political action die in the moment that it leaves the cultural context? We look at various examples of acts, plays and poems that crossed the divide between different artistic scenes and reflect on what is right and what is wrong.

»Q-Karton«

The Q-Karton becomes a stage on which everything that springs from life can happen, like a unicorn from the border region. Katharsis A24 and its allies confuse dominant gender structures with a moving, stirring and therefore disturbing aesthetic. Classical forms are used here only when they are useful. In the impatient expectation of something new, the DIY- toughend lips are grinned like a rainbow on its back.

»SCHLINGENSIEF: AUSLÄNDER RAUS«

Christoph Schlingensief verwirklichte für eine Woche mitten im touristischen Zentrum von Wien eine Angstvision: Ein Abschiebecontainer für Asylanten, interaktiv beeinflußbar, rund um die Uhr beschallt mit rassistischen Ansprachen der FPÖ-Erfolgsfigur Jörg Haider und beklebt mit dessen fremdenfeindlichen Wahlplakaten. Tausende Passanten erregten sich vor Ort und wurden so zu Mitspielern in Schlingensiefs Inszenierung.

»Workshops«

After watching so many performances, you may well feel like getting involved yourself. So this year we've put together a broad programme of events in the Workshop Hangar, catering to almost every wish. From dance, yoga and contact improv to puppet and mask making, creative crafts and screen printing. We're also organising guided herb walks around the site and introductory sessions in home-made natural care products. You're bound to find something that sparks your interest. Detailed information on the workshops is available at the Infopoint and directly at the Workshop Hangar. To take part, simply turn up in good time and be aware that some workshops take place at other venues (Räuberhöhle, Kidsspace, Casino, Conti:nu, Salon de Baile).