Free Film Screenings for Students from grade 7:
Starting in January 2025, we offer schools across Germany the opportunity to screen selected films either at you school or in a cinema of your choice.
Experience Human Rights
Through captivating documentaries, you can provide your students with insights into international human rights issues. Following the screening, there is an option to arrange discussions with filmmakers and experts to encourage deeper engagement and meaningful conversations.
How it works:
- Choose a Film: The films presented here are specifically selected for students from grade 7 onward, designed to make complex topics easy to understand while encouraging deeper engagement.
- Select Date and Venue: You can screen the films on a date of your choice, either at your school or, in coordination with us, at a cinema of your choosing. The films are available in their original language with English subtitles or with German subtitles.
- Request a Q&A Session: For groups of approximately 100 students or more, there is an option to invite filmmakers or protagonists to participate in the screenings.
Request a Screening here
Films
Bêmal – Heimatlos (Winner Youth Award 2024)
Düzen Tekkal, David Körzdörfer | 86 min | GER | 2024
Language: German
Topics: Conflict and Peace, Feminism, Refugee Rights
Subjects: Politics, Ethics, History
Recommended from 7th grade.
August marked the tenth anniversary of the genocide committed by the so-called ‘Islamic State’ against the Yazidis. Thousands of Yazidis were systematically killed, enslaved and displaced. Since then, the religious minority has been struggling with the consequences of the terror. Four sibling pairs tell their stories before the camera of activist and documentary film-maker Düzen Tekkal from HÁWAR.help. Together with co-director David Körzdörfer, Tekkal accompanies the protagonists through their lives in Germany and Iraq. Talking with Annalena Baerbock, Tekkal emphasises the measures needed today to protect the Yazidis, including the actions required from the German side.
Painting Dhaka
Lukas Zeilinger | 91 min | GER | 2023
Language: Bengali, English, German, German Subtitles
Topics: Poverty, Social Injustice, Corruption
Subjects: Politics, Geography, History, Ethics, English, Art
Recommended from 5th grade.
The film takes viewers on a multi-layered journey into one of the poorest regions in the world: the slums of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Centered around an art project in these slums, the film raises provocative questions: How distorted is our view of a corrupt country? What begins as a cinematic documentation of a graffiti workshop with children in Dhaka's impoverished neighborhoods evolves into a gripping documentary thriller. It delves deep into the real quagmire of the nation: Bangladesh's corrupt elite, profiting from the poverty of its citizens. At the heart of the story lies the state-owned Bangladesh Railway. Painting Dhaka is a film about power and powerlessness – and how both can be overcome. It is also a deeply personal exploration of the transformative power of art
The films are available to cinemas for school and educational screenings free of charge until the summer holidays of 2025. Thanks to the participants of the German Postcode Lottery, the film rights are covered, meaning no screening fees apply.
The school film program is presented as part of "Stories for Change" – an initiative by the Human Rights Film Festival Berlin and Schools Against Hunger that takes young people on an inspiring journey. Made possible by the participants of the German Postcode Lottery, this initiative combines interactive lectures, multimedia educational materials, and a tailored film program to broaden students’ horizons, foster empathy, and inspire solidarity for a fairer world. This participatory approach raises awareness, encourages reflection, and mobilizes young people to take responsibility for our global community. With "Stories for Change," we are investing in the changemakers of tomorrow, contributing to the fight against climate change and global inequality.
