Tachi, Stefan Kauertz, Sebastian Barteleit

Liebe, D-Mark und Tod

On 28 August 2025, from 7 to 10 pm, Anne Schülke, the Youth Club West and the Ratingen City Archive invite you to a film screening and discussion.
The documentary Liebe, D-Mark und Tod (Love, Deutschmark and Death, 2022) by Cem Kaya tells the unique story of the music culture of Turkish immigrants, their children and grandchildren in Germany – through archival footage and interviews. Film and TV producer Stefan Kauertz, who grew up in Ratingen-West, produced the film with his company “Filme Five.” The musician Tachi appears in the film, talking about the founding of the hip-hop group “Fresh Familee” in Ratingen-West. After the screening, both will speak with Anne Schülke and Sebastian Barteleit, head of the Ratingen City Archive, about the importance of remembering, mourning and celebrating together – and from multiple perspectives.

You are warmly invited to watch the film and take part in the public discussion.

The evening is also a call to contribute material to the Ratingen City Archive. More information will be available soon on this website.

In August, Tachi and Anne will also offer the workshop Bilder sprechen / Speaking Images, which you can register for via the VHS Ratingen website or by emailing mail@parrotsandswans.com.

These events are held in cooperation with VHS Ratingen and the Ratingen City Archive, the municipal seniors’ centre and the municipal youth centre in Ratingen-West, and are financially supported by the Kultur- und Sozialstiftung of Provinzial Rheinland and the InfRaWest Fund.