Windmills of Our Minds | Lakeside Film Festival | Valentina Zalevska

Recorded Sunday July 6th, 2025, live at Mobile Kino’s Lakeside Film Festival. Hosts Izzy, Dan and Joel discuss recent Berlin headlines, watching movies in the wilderness and interview Valentina Zalevska of the Ukrainian Film Festival Berlin. 

HEADLINES:

• Construction of a fence around Görlitzer Park moves forward, but faces opposition including local initiatives like “Görli zaunfrei”
• Neukölln has banned the temporary rental of furnished apartments in its Milieuschutzgebiete; neighborhoods protected from gentrification.
• The new years eve party at the Brandenburg Gate has been cancelled for 2025. 
• The deportation of three EU citizens and one American following a pro-Palestinian protest at Berlin’s Free University has been halted by the Berlin Administrative Court .

INTERVIEW: 

• Valentina Zalevska, talks about founding the Ukrainian Film Festival Berlin and the state of the Ukrainian film industry during an invasion. We also chat about the amazing film U Are The Universe.

Izzy concludes the episode with updates on how Berlin is doing in meeting its ambitious climate targets (not great).

LINKS:
Joel's Website:  www.joeldullroy.com
The 2025 Ukrainian Film Festival Berlin: Oct 22-26 www.uffberlin.de
Izzy's July 20 Tour: Eventbrite Link
Dan’s new podcast CERTAIN FUTURES: https://certain-futures.podigee.io

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