"Ja, Andrei Iwanowitsch" - Filmvorführung und Gespräch mit Andrei Iwanowitsch Moiseenko

Andrei Ivanovich Moiseenko is one of the last survivors of the Buchenwald concentration camp and forced labor at the HASAG company in Leipzig. He celebrates his 100th birthday on May 1, 2026. Born in the Ukraine in 1926, he was deported to Leipzig at the age of 15 for forced labor - at HASAG, Saxony's largest armaments company. He was initially deployed there in production and oiled machine parts, but later had the opportunity to escape the focus of the supervisors and move to the spare parts warehouse. As he was suspected of being the leader of a group of young insurgents, he was sent to a Gestapo prison in Leipzig. During the day, he was taken to work on farms, then back to prison in the evening. Around two months passed without Andrei finding out why he had ended up in prison and what would happen to him next.

In May 1944, he was finally deported to Buchenwald concentration camp. After liberation in 1945, Andrei did not give up - not even when almost all of his family members died in the post-war years. Today he lives in Minsk, Belarus, as a self-supporter, still rides his bicycle and encounters every day and every person with curiosity - long-suffering, but not bitter.

The film team accompanied Andrei Ivanovich for over a year with the camera, harvested honey with him at his dacha, sat together with his neighbor over vodka and sausage sandwiches, traveled with him and his best friend Albertovich to Weimar for the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Buchenwald and filmed Andrei in countless everyday situations.

Hannes Farlock and Andrei Ivanovich have been on the road for years with the documentary film "Yes, Andrei Ivanovich" (2018). In recent years, Andrei has also traveled internationally, especially in Asia (including Hong Kong and Japan). These new paths, and the countdown to his 100th birthday, are currently being continued in a new documentary feature film project (working title: "Everything I always wanted was everything"). An exclusive sneak preview will be shown for the first time as part of the tour.

Information about the film and trailer: https://andreiwird100.de/

"Yes, Andrei Ivanovich", documentary film, 70 min, OmU. Directed by Hannes Farlock and Sinie Gory. Director of Photography: Dzianis Sakalouski, Editor: Dzianis Kurdraucau, Producer: Reinhard P. Jung.

Film screening followed by a discussion. Admission: 5 €.

Venue:
Passage Cinemas
Hainstraße 19a, Leipzig city center
Streetcar 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 12, 14, 15 (Goerdelerring)

The project is sponsored by the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ).