Film in Dialog #2 – ,,German New Wave”

“Films in Dialogue” marks the launch of a new film series at GEH8 in Dresden that focuses on cinema as a space for conversation. On each event evening, two films will be screened back-to-back that are linked in terms of content, aesthetics, or theme. There will be an intermission between screenings, providing an opportunity for exchange, socializing, and initial conversations. To ensure this exchange doesn’t take place on an empty stomach, the team at the GEH8 Ateliercafé OTTO will be serving food and drinks.

What makes “Filme im Dialog” special is the open format of the announcement: The titles of the films are not revealed in advance, but only hinted at through associative descriptions. This piques the curiosity of the audience (similar to sneak previews at the cinema) and allows for an open-minded approach to the films—without preconceived expectations, but with an awareness of the resonances that arise between the two works. The thoughtfully designed space and the food prepared for each evening enrich the shared experience

Each evening is curated and moderated by Heinz Schmöller and Christoph Ziener. They place the films in a broader context, outline an overarching theme, and provide impetus for the subsequent discussion. In this way, the evenings become not merely film screenings, but curated, sensorially experiential spaces for dialogue in which films engage with one another—and the audience is

About the films on Friday, June 19, 2026:

Film 1
A man listens to the sounds of the city—and discovers within them the code that controls it. In a world of buzzing neon lights and assembly-line rhythms, he searches for
rebellion amid the hum of the machines. Sounds become weapons, rhythms interventions into consciousness. Characters drift through a web of sound, control, and subliminal threat. Nothing is stable, everything is frequency—and something is transmitting back.

Film 2
A court jester roams a kingdom in decay. Masks, rituals, and grotesque games lead him through a world celebrating its own downfall. In fairy-tale-like images that oscillate between theater, painting,
and dream, a parable of power and insignificance unfolds—a dance of death marked by magical slowness, pale beauty, and quiet melancholy.

When: Friday, June 19, 2026
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: GEH8 Seminar Room

 

 

Next Date: Friday 25th of September, 2026
Films in Dialog #3 – Assoziatives, lyrisches Kino