broken glass part. as we've been reporting here on the w. the far right i'll tie on a t.v. for deutschland party the a.f.d. have made significant gains in the 2 local elections just held here in germany is also interest on arts and culture because the a.f.d. have been putting pressure on opera houses and theaters and the like to conform to its agenda for instance recently requesting an opera house to list the nationalities of its employees which many see as a chilling parallel with naziism so artistic people nationwide have been worried. new cultural projects at risk now that the far right if they gained ground and will be more difficult to express criticism in the future we talk to those who are directly affected people working in the cultural scene in brandenburg and saxony

1st where man the books capital pottstown. of which pieces are we still allowed to perform recreating bodies again i experienced the same thing in east germany when we smuggled books across the border just to recover if that starting again the freedom of thoughts would be addressed. other artists are also concerned like the ones from parts dumps the audition. so censoring different interpretations again that would be a big threat to the freedom of culture. and it would limit our ability to act as societies mira and to keep an open dialogue. because they sucked in awful india looked around us that's the. sin saxon he shared these worries like interest just how to look for look if it is political and it will stay that way the question is which means we'll use they will have to be certain strategies for example a complex topic like climate change can be dealt with in a. traditional drama we have to find other strategies to entertain and inform

people to make them think and get them to change perspective especially considering that the ai gifty is a party who doesn't believe in climate change much of the proposed his artistry came up under so much spin or can it. we're not directly affected as a publisher simply because we get little to no funding so they can't take that away from us anywhere so we can act freely and also a bookstore can run as usual and shouldn't notice any more pressure than before but writers could see themselves confronted with other problems they depend on grants and prizes and of course i could be put under more pressure showing strong division killed off the bone feeder obert internet so many of us work internationally art in general is international that's why this is an attack on the arts the rise of the right wing populist is extremely dangerous for us as artist construct seem to feel that. joining me now is my colleague michael who was at the elections in

brandenburg indeed you were one of the people talking to those people involved in the arts so what would just tell us what the atmosphere was like a elections were crazy enough in the and i have experienced a great relief in the culture saying because everybody was expecting the worst and that is a right wing party in the government but a lot of people vote for that day and now the culture c. has to deal with that and now everyone is willing to face the dialogue and to look forward and to stand up more than ever for better use like freedom and tolerance and then you told me that they become more political again. ok but why were artists working in the art scene so worried about the rise of this party. well because they already observed some certain tendencies if team members already discussed in public. gifts and bad art and whether we need that

at all so this could be the end of the freedom for the artist if you might think and even if there are no attacks financing could be reduced or radically cancelled now you've been talking also to the renowned film director vocal. house indeed. for those who might not remember i mean one an oscar for the drama course runs anythings what did he have to say about the election yes indeed i met him and his house and put some bob as we all know this is a place with a long film history put some problems back and for him it's a very important topic and this is what he has to say. the quick shift to the right always question is culture one of their motto says we don't need culture because they see culture as something that belongs to an elite and we don't

need that for nothing that's for the elite and of no relevance to the people and that is of course nonsense because every person every culture is a necessary part of life culture speak task to raise awareness and to do to people so minute of propaganda i couldn't use propaganda either you get there through emotions and feelings and by telling stories this is how we actually show this can be done after. we can do it we would have to be turned into stories that shows us how it can be done with my life experience should have told me that it changes take time i'm an optimist but i'm not naive but i don't think that there is any kind of new nazi threat. on a go far at all. so if you think my kid you think everything's over now there's no

sort of. course not but everybody's now alarmed and or where and the car just seen is now on a mission and this is to defend the freedom of art ok michael thank you very much indeed for. moving on to a small film festival that took place over the weekend in bad not far from him berlin interesting that it is called the without borders film festival it's a bit different to other festivals in that there's no prizes there's no real glitz and glamor this is because the films shown focus on serious issues of our times concerning human rights and human dignity. no red carpet here on the shores of lake shore much to say and our outside ballin the without borders film festival serves up rural charm the cinema is an old bone cast list is

a who's who of german film here you get the chance to see these films which you would like to see but you have not see opportunity i just saw a film that was really moving and the surroundings here are just beautiful surrounding. because the audience is a super interested even in the seats in the cinema the concentrated and passionate . the location may be it delayed care of the film screening here anything but war migration personal and international crises dominate the screen a selection intended to challenge audiences. here are some of the highlights from this year's program the distant barking of dogs by danish director simon lorraine wilmont the documentary follows a young often in eastern ukraine heartened by life near the front line at

a check out today live. via. t.a.m.i. yes the film was presented by the charity save the children currently we have 420000000 children. growing up in was evidence and this experience is exactly what we can see in the film. the documentary voices of the sea follows a cuban family and their american dream. so i. now want to get asked. but the american dream isn't all it's cracked up to be. i think this story does it kind of individualized human eyes he says and to modernize the whole notion of migration they're not just figures they are real people with real human emotion german films were also center

stage newcomer morris been the presented his short film. 3 ill german iranian doctor who takes a final road trip with his son. and director no i think shards debut system crash it tells the story of an emotionally disturbed young go who pushes the foster care system to its limits the movie is this year's german submission for the oscars. this year's without borders film festival was a call from the most wanted to have a scene within families communities and around the globe and here beyond the cut from the film festivals the feeling of community was a palpable. nice place to have a film festival and all series $100.00 german must reads a broken glass poc is

a contemporary novel about what it means to be young in the 21st century and living on the edges of society that's what's happened to sasha was originally from russia but lives in germany it's partially autobiographical because lena braun ski moved to germany from russia with her parents when she was 13 but that's where the similarities and. it's in the way and the way to the way. i really think of the band bronze key beats they're pretty hard to forget well this is got to be to broadstairs debut novel broken glass park. and. brodsky takes us to a high rise concrete ghetto at the edge of the city were teenagers hang out between broken beer bottles and broken liquor bottles if you live here it's already game

over but 17 year old sasha isn't giving up yet she's whip smart and she's ready to take fate into her own hands. sometimes i think i'm the only one in our neighborhood with any worthwhile dreams i have to and there's no reason to be ashamed of you or one i want to kill. bobbie and i want to write a book about my mother i already have a title the story of an idiotic red headed woman who would still be alive if only she had listened to her smart oldest daughter. instead sasha tells her own story how she saw her stepfather murder her mother leaving how the hell all she can think about is horrific and how despite everything that's happened to her she manages to find love and hope only nebraska's book if this teen her own voice saussure is breathlessly chatty and highly intelligent sometimes tragic sometimes where eous broken glass park cuts through b.s. like the edge of

a shattered bottle. and reports from all the 100 jumma must resign our website at d w don't call us culture and lots more about the elections on the repercussions for the all as well but that's it for culture for now though thanks for watching and join us again sir.

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