Gasteig HP8 is Munich’s new center for culture, education, and encounter – lively, diverse, and open to all.
Since autumn 2021, the Gasteig’s temporary home has been located next to the Süd heating plant, just upstream on the premises of the Munich public utility company (Stadtwerke München).
Here, what has always defined the Gasteig continues: a place for concerts, film festivals, readings, exhibitions, language courses, and much more.
Whether you’re dropping by spontaneously to browse, to learn, or coming with a specific cultural purpose – Gasteig HP8 offers space for inspiration, exchange, and unexpected experiences.
Gasteig HP8 is also a venue for KINO ASYL, made possible through cooperation with the Munich City Library.
Hans-Preißinger-Straße 8, 81379 München
I chose Sergei Loznitsas „Donbass“ because, even though the film was made in 2018, it feels astonishingly close to the „post-truth-world“ we live in today. It’s not just about propaganda or about different versions of reality co-existing. What particularly interests me is how people themselves live in this space between truth, fiction, staging and belief […]
My film is yout my life, my experiences and the things I have been through. I want to share my story because I know there are people who my feel alone or hopeless. I want them to see that no matter hard life becomes, we can still find the strength to stand again.
The film is about a boy named Şêro who lives in a Kurdish village on the border between Syria and Turkey. Şêro and his uncle enjoy playing pranks on the Turkish border police there. His sense of humor is one of his greatest strengths. Şêro asks his uncle important questions about the neighborhood, about borders […]
The movie is about a young girl in the slums of Katwe in Uganda. Her family is really poor, but she has a talent for playing chess. She doesn’t fulfill her dream because her mother doesn’t want her to. Then someone discovers her talent and she gets to play chess and help her family with […]
Almajiri is an impressive Nigerian social drama that sheds light on one of the country’s most overlooked crises: the fate of street children, also known as almajirai. Based on the story of boys who are forced to beg, work, and even be trafficked, the film reveals the harsh reality of poverty, religious exploitation, and government […]
The film Bagdad Messi (2023) is a human drama about Hamoudi, a 10-year–old Iraqi boy who is passionate about soccer, particularly his idol Lionel Messi. While playing with his friends in Baghdad, he is caught in an explosion and loses a leg. Despite his disability, Hamoudi holds on to his dream of becoming a soccer […]
Issa, a refugee from Sierra Leone, has lived in Germany for seven years. Now his only chance to one day remain in this country is to leave it—and scattered fragments of his life remain behind. Why this movie? We chose this film because my family, myself, and many others are currently dealing with deportation, and […]
The true story of Afghanistan: The film shows how two US soldiers encounter a group of children after a plane crash. At first, they are very suspicious, but then we see how they come to understand each other better. At the same time, the story of Afghanistan is told and we see how the Taliban […]
“Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo” tells the story of six-year-old Dounia, who loves her hometown of Aleppo despite suffering severe blows of fate. When war breaks out and her father disappears, she is forced to flee with her grandparents. Accompanied by a mysterious magical power, she embarks on a dangerous journey in the hope […]
A children’s film program for kids aged 6 and up. In this program, the professor and his student experiment with the most exciting topics in physics. They are helped by the talented physicist Schangin from Syria. The professor refreshes his physics knowledge, while his student struggles with very different problems. The children can expect a […]
