Film List Kreuzberg 80's 

While Kreuzbergers remember with fondness the time before the fall of the Wall, back when there was still a Berlin allowance and no Bundeswehr - Kreuzberg was above all a sad sight. A grey district by the Wall where the aesthetics of New Wave could flourish. Here's a look back at the 80s. You can find most of these films for free on youtube. It's also worth taking a look at Videodrom, THE Kreuzberg video store of the time. In minute 16 of Jörg Buttgereit's Der Todesking you can even see the Videodrom and the owner, Graf v. Haufen. And if you've seen the great documentary B-MOVIE: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 (DVD8318), you'll recognise a few scenes from the collected footage. For example, Nick Cave as the Gunslinger from Dandy by Peter Sempel (minute 28) or Tilda Swinton riding her bike along the Wall in Cycling The Frame from minute 23. And what would the 80s be without Revolutionary May Day in Decoder from minute 109? Or the wonderfully unrenovated old buildings in Richy Guitar minute 40? Last but not least, Kreuzberg offered a perfect surface for graffiti with the wall that framed the district, as can be marvelled at in Wolfgang Büld's Berlin Now from minute 11. Have fun!