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Just In Berlin - May 2014

1,722 views · Published 20 May 2014 · 6:44 · Indexed 21 October 2026

Channel: Justin Hall · 2014 · People & Blogs

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I had a free plane ticket to Europe and some free time; I decided to visit Berlin Germany for my first time.  I was attracted to Berlin because of all the creative folks I know moving or visiting there.  When I arrived I was stunned at how hard the tragic history of the place affected me.

Featuring interviews with Doris Steinbichler, Gabriel Shalom, João Paglione and Felix Petersen. Plus footage from a performance by Urnamo Ali at Savvy Contemporary and time well spent at Holzmarkt 25.

I attended Sunday services at Berliner Dom which features English translations. I was rejected from the infamous dance club Berghain, and spent much time at the Topography of Terror and German Historical Museum.

Huge thanks to João Paglione and Der Magnetmann for hosting me! I met João years ago through Flickr where I enjoyed his lively cheerful presence. We established communications and Berlin was the first time we met. I was grateful they could put me up.

I filmed all of this with my mobile phone (iPhone 5s) and a cheap lavalier microphone. I used an inexpensive mobile phone tripod to film myself talking out in front of the Topography of Terror museum; that was an intense half an hour - riffing on horror and humanity and my travels as people wandered around nearby.

For more context, visit this weblog entry posted on my personal web site: http://links.net/daze/14/05/20-just-in-berlin.html

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