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Cordial invitation to MOVIE SCREENING and WORKSHOP/DISCUSSION on 30.September 2022

For some years now, there has been a struggle for the recognition of hitherto less noticed groups of victims of Nazi persecution. This includes the lesbian prisoners or those denounced as lesbians in the Ravensbrück women's concentration camp. The screening of the film NELLY & NADINE by the director Magnus Gertten will be followed by a discussion about the film, the current state of research and joint reflections on how to commemorate these women.

A BUSTRANSFER will be arranged:
11:00 Departure from Nollendorfplatz underground station (Berlin).
19:30 Return to Nollendorfplatz underground station (Berlin)

14:00 - 14:30 Welcome address
Uwe Fröhlich, Queer Brandenburg State Coordination Office (Katte e. V.)
Dr. Andrea Genest, Ravensbrück Memorial (Brandenburg Memorials Foundation)
Memorials)
N. N., Ministry of Science, Research and Culture of the State of Brandenburg
Danina Schwarm, LSVD Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.
Ina Rosenthal, Lesbenring e.V.

14:45-16:20 Nelly & Nadine

Preview of the documentary film by Magnus Gertten, 92 minutes
Coproduction, Sweden / Belgium / Norway 2022, Panorama, of the BERLINALE 2022

Nelly and Nadine meet in 1944 as prisoners in Ravensbrück concentration camp. After the liberation they find each other again and start a relationship that will last a lifetime. Nelly's granddaughter goes in search of traces of a lesbian love that was never named as such by the family. "This film illustrates the need for a queer history and a queer collective memory on World War II, while giving the forgotten victims and survivors of the Holocaust a long-needed tribute. Covering all these important areas would prove difficult for most films, but with, Nelly & Nadine' and their extraordinary love that survived against all odds, we get this story of courage and resilience told with grace that leaves a lasting impression on every viewer."

16:20 -17:00 Visit to the exhibition about the French
women in Ravensbrück concentration camp (incl. snack and break)

17:00 - 18:30 Workshop discussion
with the participation of:
Dr. Andrea Genest, Director of the Ravensbrück Memorial Site
Prof. Dr. Anna Hájková, University of Warwick, London
Suzette Robichon, activist of the lesbian community in Paris
Ina Rosenthal, Lesbenring e.V., Berlin
Moderation by Henny Engels, Executive Board, Lesbian and Gay Association Germany (LSVD), Berlin

Registration until 28.09 at info@ravensbrueck.de and further information from Mr. Uwe Fröhlich T: 0170 6849975

An event for teachers and students of the "School without Racism-School with Courage" in the districts of Oberhavel and Ostprignitz-Ruppin and for multipliers of the LGBTIQA+ community from Brandenburg and Berlin.

Focus: education, culture of remembrance, democracy and human rights with the "learning goal of equality" An event of the Landeskoordinierungsstelle Queeres Brandenburg (Katte e. V.) in cooperation with the Ravensbrück Memorial (Stiftung Brandenburgische Gedenkstätten), the LSVD Berlin-Brandenburg, the LSVD Bundesverband, the Lesbenring e.V., Pinkdot gGmbH, Rise and Shine GmbH, Stefan Kloos, the TEDDY AWARD - the QUEERE Film Award of the BERLINALE.

Supported by: Ministry of Science, Research and Culture (MWFK) of the State of Brandenburg, through the Brandenburg Memorials Foundation; RAA Brandenburg in cooperation with the Federal Coordination School without Racism-School with Courage.