Wenders Urges Cinema-Activism Partnership at Berlinale Closing
TL;DR
Wim Wenders, addressing Berlinale's closing ceremony after a controversial opening remark about staying out of politics, urged filmmakers and activists to collaborate rather than clash, describing cinema as an empathetic language and calling for a shared 'anschauung' to address injustices while Berlin crowned its winners.
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