The former Carl-Amery Hall in the Gasteig, once known for film screenings, was transformed into the “Lucky Punch Comedy Club” as part of the interim use of the Fat Cat cultural center.
Since autumn 2023, under the direction of Michael Mittermeier, this hall has offered authentic stand-up comedy with mixed shows, solo programs, and open-mic nights featuring both established artists and emerging talent.
With space for around 130 guests, the club is a central stage for Munich’s comedy scene.
Between 2015 and 2019, the festival days of KINO ASYL were held there – made possible through cooperation with the Munich City Library – before all further events were relocated to the new Gasteig HP8 venue.
Rosenheimer Str. 5, 81667 München
Born in the Kurdish region of Iraq, Alan, Jan, and Liya grow up in Stuttgart. When their single mother dies, they learn of her last wish to be buried in her home village. Together, they embark on a nerve-wracking odyssey to Iraqi Kurdistan, where they are confronted not only with their past and other relatives […]
In 2017, Somalia ranked 206th on the FIFA world football ranking. Lack of funding, poor training conditions, and the constant threat of terror from the Al-Shabaab militia hinder the professionalization of the sport. The documentary follows two Somali national players, Sadaq Mohamud and Sa’ad Hussein, on their difficult journey to becoming professional footballers.
Kabul 1970. Amir and Hassan grow up like brothers despite their very different social backgrounds. However, the young friends are soon separated by the Soviet invasion. After Amir flees to the USA, he learns as an adult about Hassan’s death and feels compelled by the circumstances to return to his homeland.
Sonita is 18 years old, from Afghanistan, and lives as an undocumented migrant in Iran. Her dream is to have a career as a rapper. She hopes to escape her family’s plan to sell her to an unknown husband. The Iranian director Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami followed Sonita Alizadeh for three years and documented her story.
In a country torn apart by war, a thirty-year-old woman watches over her older husband. A bullet to his neck has left him in a coma. After years under his control, without her own voice, one day the woman decides to say things she never could before, even though they had been married for ten […]
Aref Mohebi tells the story of an old man who mourns the death of his wife in his own unique way. Using the simplest cinematic means, he paints an authentic picture of rural life in Afghanistan.
Amanio is an ambitious young woman who is committed to social causes. Her boyfriend Muganga is a hardworking and equally daring young man who wants to achieve something in his life. A car accident turns their lives upside down..
Film series of the IG – Initiativegruppe e.V.
The film tells a very poetic story about a girl in shattered Afghanistan who must navigate new freedoms and old restrictions after the Taliban regime.
“Dancing Arabs” is the story of a young Palestinian’s liberation from all the political restrictions of his environment. He fights for love, equality and peaceful coexistence. The film shows his needs and, in a dramatic and comic way, the real drama of his reality. Between political and social considerations, love and peace win out.
