Oct 5th 2026

FREE FILM SCREENING: Bulky Trash

@ Goethe-Institut Chicago

150 N Michigan Ave, Suite 420, Chicago, IL 60601

Opening Monday, October 5th, at 6PM

Dir. Helke Misselwitz
GDR, 1990, 72 min.
In German with English subtitles

East Berlin, summer 1989: A young East Berliner navigates the final months of the GDR. Enrico has quit his apprenticeship to focus on the punk band Sperrmüll (‘Bulky Trash’), which he founded with three friends from their high-rise housing development. Making music with what other people discard helps him let off steam and frustrations with his family, politics and his country. When his mother and sister move to West Berlin, he holds on to his beliefs and decides to stay and insists on maintaining his cultural identity even after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Free and open to the public, please register in advance and bring photo ID for check-in.

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