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title: "“Audre Lorde – The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992”"
date: 2026-11-10
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description: "“Audre Lorde – The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992” (2012), directed by Dagmar Schultz, documents a pivotal chapter in the life of the Black American poet, writer and activist Audre Lorde (1934 – 1992)."
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# “Audre Lorde – The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992”
Film, Open Spaces, Lecture, reading, talk
# “Audre Lorde – The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992”
# Queer Film Series at BERLIN GLOBAL
[Berlin Exhibition](https://www.berlin.museum/en/museum/berlin-exhibition-at-the-humboldt-forum)
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“Audre Lorde – The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992” (2012), directed by Dagmar Schultz, documents a pivotal chapter in the life of the Black American poet, writer and activist Audre Lorde (1934 – 1992).
**Prices**
Regular: 5 euros
Reduced: 3 euros
**Price info**
You can buy tickets at the box office at the Humboldt Forum or online via the ticket shop.
Come along with your event ticket from 5.30 p.m. and visit the Open Space exhibition “Time Machine Infinitum – Queer Migrant Berlin”.
**Location**
BERLIN GLOBAL, First Floor, Room 5
**Event**
2027-01-08 18:30:00
**Duration**
2h
The film explores Audre Lorde’s influence on Black feminist and lesbian movements in Berlin. She encouraged Afro-German women in particular to connect, articulate their experiences and become visible.
Archival footage, interviews and personal recordings trace Black German organising and the founding of the “Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland” in 1986.
The screening will be followed by a discussion moderated by Jowe Harfouche.
## Please note
The film runs for 84 minutes and is recommended for ages 16 and over. It will be screened in English and German with English subtitles. The discussion afterwards will be held in English.
Come along with your event ticket from 5.30 p.m. and visit the Open Space exhibition “[Time Machine Infinitum – Queer Migrant Berlin](https://www.berlin.museum/en/exhibition/time-machine-infinitum)”.
## We Were Never Meant To Survive
The film series accompanying the Open Space “Time Machine Infinitum – Queer Migrant Berlin” presents four queer BIPoC perspectives.
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Berlin Exhibition
*2027-01-15 18:30:00*
### “Lola and Bilidikid”
### Queer Film Series at BERLIN GLOBAL
“Lola and Bilidikid” (1999), directed by Kutluğ Ataman, takes us into the queer underground of 1990s Berlin.
Film, Open Spaces, Lecture, reading, talk
](https://www.berlin.museum/en/events/lola-and-bilidikid)
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Berlin Exhibition
*2027-01-22 18:30:00*
### “Oceania” and “Jackfruit”
### Queer Film Series at BERLIN GLOBAL
We’d like to invite you to a screening of two short films.
Film, Open Spaces, Lecture, reading, talk
](https://www.berlin.museum/en/events/oceania-and-jackfruit)
## Media partner
## Info & Service
## Opening Hours
Mon + Wed – Sun | 10.30 a.m. – 6.30 p.m.
Tue | closed
Last admission is at 5.30 p.m.
**Differing opening hours:**
Thu | 24.12. | Closed (Christmas Eve)
Fri & Sat | 25. + 26.12. | 12 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. (First & Second Christmas Day)
Thu | 31.12. | Closed (New Year’s Eve)
Fri | 01.01. 2027 | 12 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. (New Year’s Day)
The [visitor rules](https://www.berlin.museum/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/besuchsordnung-stadtmuseum-berln.pdf) of the Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin apply.
## Directions
Schlossplatz
10178 Berlin
[ Google Maps ](https://g.page/humboldtforum?share)
[ Bus & Train ](https://www.bvg.de/en/connections/connection-search)
## Contact
For ticketing and service requests, please contact the Humboldt Forum [Visitor Services](https://www.humboldtforum.org/en/contact-us/):
+49 30 9921 189 89
Mo – Fri, 10 a.m.– 6 p.m.
## Dates
Berlin Exhibition
Film, Open Spaces, Lecture, reading, talk
#### “Audre Lorde – The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992”
*2027-01-08 18:30:00*“Audre Lorde – The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992” (2012), directed by Dagmar Schultz, documents a pivotal chapter in the life of the Black American poet, writer and activist Audre Lorde (1934 – 1992).