With talks and introdcutions by Esther Buss, Matthias Dell, Christioph Hochhäusler, Birgit Kohler, Jan Künemund, Anne Küper, Sebastian Markt
Running parallel to the exhibition Christoph Hochhäusler at Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.), Kino Arsenal presents a retrospective of the filmmakers oeuvre. Hochhäusler's stories are always about lies and intrigue, manipulation and deception. They depict betrayal, treachery, and desire, staged in close proximity to genre cinema – film noir, crime, political thriller. Situated at the intersection of financial capitalism, politics, media, and new technologies, Hochhäusler’s cinema gives form to the present and its complex systems.
The film series is curated by Birgit Kohler (Head of Programming, Arsenal Filminstitut, Berlin).
With Anca Benera & Arnold Estefán, Pavel Brăila, Maksym Khodak, KwieKulik, Helmar Lerski, Maria Lisogorskaya, Shlomo Pozner, Xavier Robles de Medina, Maya Schweizer, Andrzej Steinbach, Hito Steyerl, Gabriele Stötzer, Mikhail Tolmachev, Jasmin Werner, Anastasiya Yarovenko, a. o.
September 10 – November 8, 2026
n.b.k. Showroom
September 10 – November 8, 2026
n.b.k. Facade
September 10, 2026 – August 29, 2026