Schauhaus

Showhouse

A look back at the colonial history of the Botanic Garden in Berlin-Dahlem is combined with images of contemporary visions of the future: While the colonial plant collections of the late 19th century tell of the categorisation and domination of the 'other', in times of climate change the idea of gardens expanding into space allays fears of the limits of late capitalist civilisation and impending catastrophe. 

Source: Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 2025