Campus Cinema: The Lindenberg File - Udo and the GDR (Documentary)

Movie Screening

Udo Lindenberg bei seinem Auftritt am 25. Oktober 1983 im Palast der Republik in Ost-Berlin

For eight years, Udo Lindenberg fought to be allowed to perform in the GDR. On October 25, 1983, his wish came true. His legendary performance at the Palace of the Republic made German-German music history. Reinhold Beckmann, who was on site at the time as a sound assistant for an ARD crew, and Falko Korth take a behind-the-scenes look at this special concert in their documentary. Using Stasi files on Udo Lindenberg, the film reconstructs the events and background from the GDR’s perspective surrounding the famous performance in East Berlin.

Documentary, 2010, Directed by Reinhold Beckmann and Falko Korth, 59 min.

Music: Noah Fischer (Panikorchester)

Panel discussion: Reinhold Beckmann (journalist), Uwe Silberbach (eyewitness), Noah Fischer ( saxophonist), Dr. Jens Schöne (Deputy Commissioner for the Processing of the Past in Berlin)

Moderator: Antje Bernhardt (bernhardt-bildung)

Pre-show

5:00 p.m.: “Subcultures in the GDR.” Guided tour of the Stasi Records Archive, 90 min.

5:45 p.m.: Eyewitness-led tour of the open-air exhibition “Revolution and the Fall of the Wall,” 60 min.

5:45 p.m.: “Where Is My File?” Guided tour of the Stasi Records Archive, 60 min.

5:45–7:30 p.m.: Consultation on accessing Stasi records and submitting applications

Registration for the tours is required at: Translated with DeepL

Next date:

• Date Tuesday, 18/August/2026 19:30
• Venue Stasimuseum - Forschungs- und Gedenkstätte Normannenstraße
• Address Ruschestraße 103, 10365 Berlin-Lichtenberg