Detlev Hamann shows in Bielefeld: My Childhood in War touches deeply
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A touching testimony about childhood, war, and memory
With My Childhood in War, a space for a culture of remembrance, conversation, and quiet participation opens up in Bielefeld. The documentary film by Detlev Hamann brings witnesses to the screen, whose personal experiences from the last days of World War II would otherwise easily fade into the shadows of the grand narrative of history. The event at the community center Babenhauser Straße 151 combines a film screening with subsequent discussion for a literarily and historically charged afternoon. ([bielefeld.jetzt](https://www.bielefeld.jetzt/node/1638101))
When personal memory brings history to life
The film approaches the end of the war not through keywords, but through voices, faces, and biographies. This is precisely where its strength lies: it creates a calm, respectful, and deeply moving viewing experience that makes the dimensions of loss, uncertainty, and survival tangible. Those interested in contemporary history, documentary film, and forms of collective memory will find here a concentrated cultural experience. ([bielefeld.jetzt](https://www.bielefeld.jetzt/node/1638101))
A place for exchange and reflection
The community center in Babenhausen provides an appropriate setting for this event. The Andreaskirche is open daily and accessible by bus via the Thomashof stop; from there, it is about 150 meters to the destination. The location in the Dornberg district gives the event a calm, neighborly atmosphere, which suits a film about memory, family, and the lasting impact of war. ([kirche-bielefeld.de](https://www.kirche-bielefeld.de/auf-einen-blick/kirchen-in-bielefeld/evangelische-andreaskirche-babenhausen))
Admission and schedule
For the film screening in Bielefeld, admission has been described as free in a comparable official announcement; additionally, a subsequent exchange is planned. The event on May 13, 2026, is therefore not just a screening but an author encounter in a broader sense: as a dialogue about history, testimony, and the passing on of experience. ([filmhaus-bielefeld.de](https://filmhaus-bielefeld.de/kindheitimkrieg/?utm_source=openai))
Conclusion
My Childhood in War promises a thoughtful, emotionally rich afternoon between cinematic art and culture of remembrance. Visitors can expect not a loud event, but a quiet, poignant literary-historical experience with room for conversation. Those wanting to not only understand contemporary history but feel it should experience this date live. ([bielefeld.jetzt](https://www.bielefeld.jetzt/node/1638101))
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