Friday, 25.4.2025, 7-9 p.m.

Urania Film Soirée 2025 – „Kinder der Kämpfer“

On the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the uprising of the Sozialdemokratische Schutzbund (Social Democratic Protection League) in 1934, the documentary film Die Kinder der Kämpfer was produced as part of a project by the International Institute for Media. The documentary was initiated and largely created by the brothers Fred & Georg Turnheim in memory of their father Friedrich (Fritz) Turnheim. For the first time, a documentary is dedicated to the Republikanische Schutzbund from the perspective of the second and third generation. The children and grandchildren of the now deceased fighters embark on a search for their memories and experiences. Scientists who evaluate the events and their consequences contribute. How much do the events of February 1934 still influence the descendants of the fighters today?
What does it mean to be a Schutzbund-child? What can be learned for the future from the events themselves, but also from the perspectives and experiences of those born later?
 
The film will be followed by a discussion with Antonia Winsauer. She is a historian, AHS teacher and Viennese networker at ERINNERN.at. We will talk about the period of Austrofascism in collective and personal family memory. After the discussion, questions can be asked.

Project management: Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky Club
Welcome: Christine Oertel
Introductory words: Elisabeth Holzinger
Introduction: Talk with the filmmaker Fred Turnheim


More information on the event and registrations can be found via this link.

Photo ©  Markus Sibrawa