Jump directly to the page contents

Current Film Series

10. January 2026 - 21. February 2026

Natural Spectacles

Film, Nature and German History

The film series Natural Spectacles: Film, Nature, and German History accompanies the exhibition Natur und deutsche Geschichte. Glaube – Biologie – Macht , which can be visited at the German Historical Museum until June 7, 2026. 

16. January 2026 - 25. January 2026

Un-American Activities

Films of the “other America” at the Leipzig Documentary Film Week before 1990

During the Leipzig Documentary Film Week, more than 150 films from the USA were shown over a period of almost thirty years during the GDR era. Last year's DOK Leipzig Festival dedicated its highly acclaimed retrospective to this hitherto little-researched chapter in the festival's history. From January 15 to 25, 2026, the Filmmuseum Potsdam and the Zeughauskino will repeat parts of the Leipzig retrospective in seven programs.

20. January 2026 - 17. February 2026

Coups d'état

From coups staged in front of rolling cameras to the use of social media to attack the separation of powers: the series Coups d'état is a collaboration with the Mosse Lectures at Humboldt University in Berlin and presents documentary, feature and essay films from the last 20 years that show political upheavals from very different perspectives.