Making Off (Germania Dreamland)

The Templehof field in Berlin can be seen as a site where a civil society prevailed against commercial and military interests to establish a free space. What was once an airport is now a location for multifaceted projects such as urban gardening. During the refugee crisis of 2015 Tempelhof was the largest emergency camp in Berlin. In his film Making Off (Germania Dreamland) Istvan Gyöngyösi plays on the historical semantics surrounding Tempelhof: While the Nazis hoped to extensively expand the airport, the place is equally associated with the Berlin Airlift. Commencing with the arrival hall of the long defunct...

Orig. Title
Making Off (Germania Dreamland)
Year
2017
Countries
Austria, Germany
Duration
23 min
Category
Experimental
Orig. Language
German
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