12. Punkfilmfest Berlin

In the organizer's words:

21.10. Lichtblick Cinema

20:00

Trotter

Las Mayorettes

Don't scratch him

DIGGEN!

Germany (2025), 45 min, OV

director: Dirk Jora and Martin Fischer

DIGGEN! shows the life story of Dirk "Diggen" Jora: from the

the beginnings of militant anti-nuclear demonstrations, the start of the punk

of the punk scene and the legendary band "Slime", the occupation of the

the occupation of the Hafenstrassenhäuser to the "turn to the left" of FC St. Pauli.

22:00

XXL

My Memorial of The Madhouse Circus

L'Ouragan F.Y.T.

Canada (2024); 110 min; OV

director: Ara Ball

Montreal, 1991: Delphis, 11 years old, is growing up in a disadvantaged neighborhood and an unstable family environment. One evening, he decides to take control of his life and becomes The Hurricane. Armed with a lightning bolt on his headband and his middle finger held high, he flees a world that has no place for him. With the police and the DPJ (Department of Youth Protection) on his heels, he leaves behind a distressed mother and encounters memorable people on the street. On a quest to discover himself, his adventure is like a road trip, from Hochelaga to Berri, from one family to another. Driven by an accelerated adolescence, his freedom defies indifference. Social labels explode with a confident tone and a fast pace. Between punk and Marjo, The Hurricane hits us square in the face, without waiting to be defeated!

22.10. Lichtblick Cinema

20:00

Live Acoustic - PONYO Elfenpunk

Lizard Hunt

Deguo Province

Einfach Machen - She Punks from 1977 to today

Germany/Switzerland (2024); 89 min; German original version

director: Reto Caduff

Punk is a promise - of rebellion and self-empowerment! "Don't talk, do it!" is the motto. What counts is the idea and the courage to stand on a stage. And this is especially true for the women in the scene: Östro 430 was founded in Düsseldorf, Mania D, later Malaria!, in West Berlin and Kleenex, later LiLiput, in Zurich. Their role models came from England and were called X-Ray Spex, The Slits, The Raincoats or Siouxsie Sioux. They wrote songs about female role clichés and philistinism, about machos and dogmatic feminists. It's about female desire and sexual self-determination. And always about conquering free spaces - within the male-dominated punk scene, but also in society as a whole.

22:15

Psycho Killer No Mercy

Julienne of Light Bulbs

Vampires - as they really are.

Punk Rock Lottery

USA (2025); 91 min; OV

director: Jacob Miguel

"PUNK ROCK LOTTERY"
embarks on a mission to capture the rapid growth of an annual event known as "The Punk Rock Lottery" in Austin, Texas. What sets this film apart is its self-awareness, playfully breaking the fourth wall and transforming into an immersive journey through history and the creative process. The narrative builds its foundation by featuring insights
from punk legends and influential figures who helped shape both the film and Austin itself.

As the story unfolds, it delves into the heart of the project as Jacob actively participates in the event, offering an inside look at the frenetic pace of life in a band. Through the experiences of over 30 characters, the film uncovers universal truths about creativity, camaraderie, and the struggles inherent in pursuing one's artistic passion.

23.10. Lichtblick Cinema

17:30

Yellow MashiMashi Rhapsody

Work is sacred

Quarter

How To Survive Hollywood

USA (2025); 80 min; OV

director: Paul Ruven

On her way to a Hollywood dream breakthrough with a $100 million Babygirl 2 pitch, an actress becomes entangled in the mysterious disappearance of her true love. How To Survive Hollywood is a playful and thrilling road movie about daring to keep dreaming and believing in yourself.

20:00

Interloper

2025

Bright red

Queer as Punk

Malaysia, Indonesia (2025), 88 min, english

director: Yihwen Chen

The documentary accompanies members of the Malaysian punk band "Shh...Diam!" over a period of almost 3 years, from 2018 to the Covid era. The name of the band literally means "shut up!" Most of the band members of the band, which has been around since 2010, are queer, and their songs deal with experiences of discrimination, counterculture movements and political protest. Central themes of the film are self-realization, physical transformation, love, parental expectations, fear and political engagement.

22:00

Midnight's Midnight

Jimmy, Becky, and the Portal to Hell

The Most Australian Band Ever!

Australia (2024); 106 min, OV

director: Jonathan J Sequeira

Three migrant school kids (Korean, Sri Lankan and Croatian) form a band in the '80s. They fight racism and the music industry to take their Aussie punk music to the world. The Hard-Ons become the biggest independent Australian band of their time and blaze a trail overseas for other bands to follow.

23.10. Cafe Lutetia

19:00

SHORTS I

20:15 Live Acoustic - YOK

21:15

SHORTS II

24.10. Lichtblick Cinema

17:30

SHORTS III

BIBIZA - watch again (4)

These old punks (28)

Forgiveness (3)

Tickets Please (11)

Flow (7)

Everything Is Shattered (3)

Strangers in the Night (17)

CITYWALK (2)

Moral Hazard (12)

Hellfire (3)

Ingrid (12)

Filthy and Wrecked (4)

19:30

Show your wound

AFFIRMATIONS

Green Blah the History of Green Bay Punk Rock

USA (2024); 120 min; OV

directors: Christopher Pretti + James J Baker

This is a documentary that tells the story of the punk rock and independent music scene of Green Bay, WI and its neighboring communities of NE Wisconsin. Green Bay is easily identified as being the hometown of the smallest NFL franchise, the Green Bay Packers. It is also home to paper mills, pickle factories and cheese curds. Behind the scenes, Green Bay fostered a punk rock scene that spawned from meager beginnings and had a hard-core roster of local punk bands, some with ties to the football team itself!!!

22:00

Legends & Leftovers

BURY US! A PUNK ROCK UPRISING

BASQUE COUNTRY (2020); min; OV + english with eng subs

director: Andrew Nethery

This film is a sonic journey through Basque punk rock and the turbulent past that defined its sound, chronicling the rise of the gaztetxe movement. Featuring music from Niña Coyote eta Chico Tornado, Fermin Muguruza, Willis Drummond, Negu Gorriak, R.I.P., Anestesia, Kortatu, and Audience. It is set around the personal stories of Usua and Koldo, the fiery rock n' roll duo, from Donostia, Basque Country, known as Niña Coyote eta Chico Tornado. We chart the band's rise from local venues to massive festivals. Fermin Muguruza and other pioneering members of the Basque movement also star in the film as they trace the music scene's influential role in catalyzing a cultural revolution while fighting against censorship in the Basque Country.

24.10. SYNDICATE

18:00 SHORTS IV

The Christmas Hitlist (16)

The 2007 Miss Southern Diva Pageant (4)

The birth of a Troublemaker (1)

Magos Punks (29)

Mother Mary (5)

Don't walk the plank (3)

White Tides (14)

Heaven's Escape (4)

Let it all go (3)

NO TRESPASSING IN TRANSYLVANIA (5)

C-FIX - Bricklayer (2)

A Secret Place (11)

The Forge (8)

On The Glue (3)

The Beneath (7)

FAT or The Reluctant Butcher (4)

20:00

Live Acoustic - Benjamin Sankt Babylon

GARAGE SALE MASSACRE (10)

Not Dead

Brazil (2023), 71 min, OV with English subs

director: Isaac Donato

In Brazil, land of Samba, old black punk rockers resist and live with autonomy.

25.10. Lichtblick Cinema

16:00

Cell Buddies

Photocopy Logs

Direct Action

Last Meet @ The Internet Cafe

The Wild Wild West End Oral History, Part 1: The Biggest Dreams

USA (2024); 60 min; OV

director: Ivette Spradlin

Tenants of four warehouses in the West End of Atlanta, GA -- punks, artists, dreamers -- agreed to be photographed. Former tenants tell stories, speak to the freedom felt, the friendships and bonds created, and share the grief of the tragic events that ultimately occurred there.

17:45

Feathers by sKiN

SCHMIQUARDS

PIG PIG BOOM

35205

203O New World Order - Brain Voltage

DIY - The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk Rock

USA (2025); 60 min; OV

director: Joel Herrera

DIY explores the roots of punk rock and its defining "Do It Yourself" spirit, as told by the bands and individuals who helped shape the movement. It covers punk's underground rise, its rebellious ethos, and its eventual clash with - and infiltration of - the mainstream.

The film features voices like Bad Religion, NOFX, and the Circle Jerks, alongside never-before-seen interviews with artists such as Fat Mike, Laura Jane Grace, Kevin Lyman, John Feldmann, Brett Gurewitz, Rick DeVoe (Blink-182's manager), Steve Caballero, Campino (Die Toten Hosen), Frank Turner, Moby, and actors like Wil Wheaton, Fred Armisen, John Ross Bowie, Wotan Wilke Möhring, and more.

19:45

Live Acoustic - Fabian Langner (20)

Short Cut

Examination of conscience

Berlin utopia cadaver incl. Q&A

Germany (2024), 92 min, OV

director: Johannes Blume

A cab driver drives through the city of Berlin and talks about the changes and the boom in the real estate market. He himself is punk, left-wing and a well-known figure in the autonomous scene. The stops on his journey are the most important places in the left-wing autonomous scene: Rigaer Straße, Liebigstraße, the Tuntenhaus, Potse, Drugstore, Syndikat, Meuterei and the Köpi; all in a struggle for survival. Young people like the Potse and Drugstore collectives fear for their self-determined lives. Women from Liebigstraße describe how important their house project was as a space for FLINTA* people seeking support. The last evictions have not yet been processed and the next ones are already imminent: The autonomous youth center Potse has to hand over the keys and negotiations for the Köpi Wagenplatz are already underway. We move with the protagonists through their living environment. Together with them, we go to rallies, concerts, demonstrations, KüFas (kitchen for all) and through their private and professional lives. Again and again, a loud voice sounds from the megaphone and declares war on the city of the rich.

22:00

TÓXICA

Disco Dolls And Chiko Rolls

Sex Panchitos

Mexico (2025); 115 min; OV with eng subs

director: Gustavo Gamou

Three members of the 1980s Mexican gang Los Panchitos now confront the harsh consequences of their past. As others fall to the streets or death, Ulti, Chivo Loco, and Canon fight for redemption, freedom, and survival in a city that left them behind.

26.10. Chocolates

19:30

Is This Folkpunk

Germany (2023), 72 min, OV

A niche phenomenon in the spotlight: our new film takes a fascinating look at the Folk's Worst Nightmare collective and their musical world. Authors Michael Sören Sörensen and Jan Bratenstein reveal a music scene that probably few people are aware of, but which is extremely networked and lively, especially in the Nuremberg metropolitan region. Between DIY spirit and tireless passion, a subculture has developed here that manages without any major labels or chart productions. Instead, it thrives on a strong sense of community and a cosmopolitan network throughout Europe.

Price information:

Fixed price for screenings at Lichtblick Donation at Cafe Lutetia and Syndikat