B-MOVIE: Lust & Sound in West Berlin - Screening + Q&A + Signing with Mark Reeder

Rough Trade Berlin x FACT. are thrilled to announce a screening of ‘B-MOVIE: Lust & Sound in West Berlin’, followed by a Q&A and Signing with Mark Reeder. Berlin-based music journalist and author Wyndham Wallace (Uncut, Classic Pop and Lee, Myself & I) will be hosting the Q&A with Mark.

Also make sure to join us at the official aftershow party at 8MM Bar, featuring special DJ Sets by Mark Reeder and Unknown Callers.

B-MOVIE is a documentary about music, art and chaos in the Wild West Berlin of the 1980s: the walled-in city which became the creative melting pot for the sub and pop culture, attracting ingenious dilettantes and world famous celebrities alike. Before the iron curtain would fall, artists and communards, squatters and hedonists of all kinds would enjoy Berlin's unconventional lifestyle, starting with punk and ending with the Love Parade. It was about living for the moment - the here and now.

With mostly unreleased film footage B -MOVIE tells the story of living in the divided city. It’s a fast-paced collage of stories from a frenzied but creative decade. Mark Reeder - a musician from Manchester, England - is 22 when he leaves Joy Division's legendary music scene to come to West Berlin, fascinated by German electronic music. As he delves into the urban jungle of the divided city he works as a record label representative, a roadie, a bouncer, musician, manager, sound engineer and even as an actor. Reeder meets them all - the heroes for a day of which David Bowie once sang. And he becomes one of the 100-odd participants of Berlin’s first Love Parade. A few months later, the dreaded Berlin wall comes crashing down and West Berlin is history.

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FACT. is defined by the power of expression and beauty of dysfunction, serving underground communities rooted in music and skateboarding subculture.

Unknown Callers is a Berlin-based collective dedicated to underground music culture. Inspired by the city’s rich musical heritage, we curate immersive events to connect communities and amplify raw, cutting-edge sounds.

Presented by Rough Trade Europe.

This is an 16+ event