HELENE WEIGEL – REVOLUTIONÄRIN IM RAMPENLICHT
Deutschland, Österreich 2026 – Director: Maria Wischnewski – Original language: English, German – Subtitles: English, German – Length: 100 min.
Who was Helene Weigel? Using impressive archive material, the film follows the convinced communist, acting icon, and free spirit from her early days in theater to her escape from the Nazi regime to the founding and management of the Berliner Ensemble. The result is a powerful portrait that finally puts the “woman at Brecht's side” in the spotlight. A.K.
Biography
Maria Wischnewski, born in 1976 in East Berlin, lives in Brandenburg. She studied cultural studies at the European University Viadrina, as well as in Russia and Poland. She became fascinated by documentary film in all its facets at an early age. She has been working as a writer, director, and producer since 2007. In 2016, she founded the film production studio KOBERSTEIN FILM, which focuses on questioning supposed certainties. She is a member of the German Film Academy, serves on the board of AG DOK, and is a Grimme Prize winner.
Filmography
STADTRATTEN – UNBEKANNTE PARALLELWELT, DE 2023, 53 Min.
DIE BRAUEREIEN AM PRENZLAUER BERG, DE 2021, 45 Min.
DAS SPRINGER HOCHHAUS, DE 2018, 45 Min.
DAGMAR MANZEL – PORTRAIT EINER ANTIDIVA, DE 2018, 45 Min.
CLÄRCHENS BALLHAUS, DE 2017, 45 Min.
Nominated for the VIKTORIA Main Competition DOK.international
Slices of life, insights and perspectives: The films of the International Competition open doors to new worlds for us. They compete for the award VIKTORIA Main Competition, which is endowed with 10,000 euros. The award donor is Bayerischer Rundfunk.
English/Original Title: HELENE WEIGEL – INSTRUCTIONS FOR A REVOLUTION. Writer: Maria Wischnewski. Camera: Martin Langner, Felix Leiberg. Sound: Oliver Prasnikar (Tonmeister), Matz Müller (Supervising Sound). Editing: Marek Weinhold. Music: Anna Kühlein, Bert Wrede, Anja Plaschg (Soap&Skin). Production: KOBERSTEIN FILM GmbH. Producer: Maria Wischnewski. Co-Producers: Johannes Rosenberger (Navigator Film Produktion KG). Distribution: Neue Visionen Filmverleih GmbH.
