«Hexenkinder» von Edwin Beeler - Filmmatinée und Gespräch
The film "Hexenkinder" and a conversation with one of those affected show the consequences of structural violence and the importance of coming to terms with it, remembrance and openness.
Edwin Beeler's deeply moving film "Hexenkinder" (2020) shows the fate of today's adult children in care in Switzerland. It shows the traces of structural violence that was perpetrated in the name of religion and under the guise of Christian morality. It connects the time of the witch craze with the "externally placed" and "forcibly cared for" children in institutions.
The conversation between MarieLies Birchler and biographer Lisbeth Herger is about continuing to live with the mental and physical injuries. Together, the two wrote the book "When it seems impossible to live a life". They tell us what the reappraisal has done for them and why it is important to show our faces and break the silence.
The conversation between MarieLies Birchler and biographer Lisbeth Herger is about continuing to live with the mental and physical injuries. Together, the two wrote the book "When it seems impossible to live a life". They tell us what the reappraisal has done for them and why it is important to show our faces and break the silence.
Additional info
| Duration | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Price information
Free admission - Collection
- Implementation time/s
- Not carried out
Opening hours
Doors open at 10.30 a.m.
Event date
Date
13. September 2026
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Locations
Ennenda
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The modern and recently reconceptualised museum is devoted to the tragic fate of Anna Göldi. Executed by the sword in 1782, the museum focuses on the subject of human rights.
Its centrepiece is the incredibly well-documented trial, specifically the torture accounts. Guided by this, visitors wander from one thematic island to the next: Witchcraft, Networks of Power, Enlightenment, Publicity, Culture of Remembering, Rehabilitation.
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