Berlin’s brutalist heritage is under fire. The city’s powerful Charité hospital wants to destroy two brutalist icons of the Cold War era, including an infamous former animal research laboratory called the Mäusebunker. Meanwhile, a dedicated group of politicians, preservationists, architects, gallerists and students fight for the adaptive re-use of these magnificent, uncompromisingly unique structures. Who will win? No matter the outcome, you’re left with the impression that preservation can be brutal.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Nathan Eddy works as an independent filmmaker and journalist based in Berlin, specializing in architecture, business technology and healthcare IT. He is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. In 2012 he made his first documentary film, The Absent Column and one of his recent films is Battleship Berlin.
BATTLESHIP BERLIN
DE, 2021, 39’
D: Nathan Eddy
Language: German with English subtitles
5th March, Saturday – 6:45 pm
Toldi Cinema, Room 1
Screened along with the films IKONY – Iľja Skoček and The Absent Column.
The screening is supported by the Goethe Institut of Budapest.
After the screenings: roundtable discussion about the modern built heritage with the directors and Dániel Kovács, curator of the Hungarian Pavilion of the 2021 Venice Biennale of Architecture.
