Baldiga – Entsichertes Herz

In the organizer's words:

Followed by a talk with screenwriter Ringo Rösener

West Berlin 1979: Jürgen Baldiga, the son of a miner from Essen, has just moved to the city and decides to become an artist. He works as a hustler and cook, writes poems and a diary. With his HIV infection, he discovers photography in 1984. His pictures are intended to stop time and capture reality: They show his friends and lovers, wild sex and life on the street, and again and again the lusty faggots of the gay club SchwuZ, who become his family of choice. Between despair and desire, rebellion and an irrepressible will to survive, Baldiga becomes a chronicler of West Berlin's subculture in the face of his own imminent death. When he died in 1993 at the age of 34, he left behind thousands of photographs and 40 diaries - a unique artistic legacy.

Through Baldiga's poetic diaries and unsparing images as well as the memories of his companions, "Baldiga - Entsichertes Herz" shows the artist not only as a groundbreaking photographer, but also as an AIDS activist and committed fighter against the stigmatization of gay lifestyles. A portrait of a radical and complex artist - and of the legendary West Berlin gay scene of the 80s and early 90s, which Baldiga captured more sensitively and authentically than anyone else.

Update

The program booklet lists this event under the title "Young Hearts". The film was subsequently changed.

Accessibility & Awareness

Barrier-free access to the venue

Barrier-free paths within the venue

Barrier-free toilet

Wheelchair accessible toilet

Venue publicly accessible/visible

Alcohol consumption to be expected

Tobacco consumption to be expected