• About the Project
• Evening Lineup
• Maureen Castle Tusty: She Rises Up
• MOMO
• Costs and Tickets
• Funding
• Image Gallery

A cooperation between Kunsthaus Dahlem and the festival Dokumentale as part of 10 YEARS – 10 DAYS! Kunsthaus Dahlem Anniversary Festival and Dokumentale’25

Additional date: Wednesday, 18 June, 18:00 – 20:45, screening of the film Ways to Traverse a Territory by Gabriela Domínguez Ruvalcaba (EN, ES)

About the Project

Dokumentale is a Berlin festival for documentary formats that promotes films, new media, non-fiction books and podcasts. It creates an interdisciplinary platform for exchange between filmmakers, journalists, authors, artists, scientists and the audience.

Two evenings of Dokumentale’25 at Kunsthaus Dahlem – on 18 and 19 June – will take place in the unique D’Lounge format, which combines thought-provoking documentaries with music, extraordinary locations, and a club atmosphere. Dokumentale presents carefully curated films in unusual spaces – from nightclubs to urban off-locations – accompanied by live DJ sets, great food, and the magic of the unexpected. Documentaries reflect our reality, and at D’Lounge, we can face it together. Events where film, music, and venues merge into one immersive experience. Intense, surprising, and real.

Evening Lineup

18:00 – 19:00
Drinks & Music with MOMO

19:00 – 20:30
Screening of the film She Rises Up
Director: Maureen Castle Tusty

20:30 – 21:00
Q&A session

Maureen Castle Tusty: She Rises Up

Film

2024, United States, 90 min

Language: English
Subtitles: English

Three women take matters into their own hands when establishing their own businesses in Peru, Sri Lanka, and Senegal, shaping their futures with bravery. Gladys Yupanqui from Peru runs a minimart, Magatte Wade from Senegal starts a cosmetics factory, and Selyna Peiris from Sri Lanka takes over her mother’s textile business. Laws in nearly a third of the world’s countries prevent women from equal access to work – with devastating effects on poverty rates. This documentary captures how local entrepreneurship creates livelihoods and brings about lasting change.

A story so impactful that it will empower you.

Maureen Castle Tusty – Biography

Maureen (Mo) Castle Tusty is co-owner and primary creative director and film director at Sky Films Inc. in the United States, producing documentary films. She is a co-filmmaker with her husband and business partner, James Tusty. Mo has specialized in international productions throughout her career, taking her to over 50 countries around the world, sharing stories and voices that might not otherwise be heard. She is also an NYS-licensed wildlife rehabilitator, so Mo assists injured and orphaned wildlife in returning them to the wild when she is not on location.

skyfilmsinc.com

MOMO

MOMO skillfully selects beats from various decades to create a vibrant atmosphere on the dancefloor. As a member of MANIAC he has already showcased his talent in renowned clubs such as Rote Sonne in Munich or IfZ in Leipzig. His style is techno – dubby and percussive – but also leans into ambient and house.

Costs and Tickets

The event is free of charge.

To secure your spot, you can book a free (0 €) ticket on the Dokumentale website.

FUNDING

The Dokumentale festival and its accompanying professional programme are made possible largely through funding from Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.

IMAGE GALLERY