Film Screening: “The Sixth”
Directed by Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine
27 January, 2026, 7:00PM CET
Zeughauskino des DHM Berlin (Pei Building)
Languages: English
Run Time: 106 minutes
This viewing has been organized in partnership with the Humboldt University Mosse Lectures, for the Winter 2025/26 lecture series.
Lecture Series Description: Our starting point is the observation that the classic coup d’état (as an abrogation of the constitution through rapid, violent action) currently seems to be changing: In Europe and the United States, the classic coup d’état is being replaced by the gradual transformation of the constitution, characterized by its erosion from within and the dynamic breakdown of the rule of law and the separation of powers, driven by elected governments. There will be a historical-systematic lecture on the significance of the coup d’état with regard to the first third of the 20th century, a lecture on coups d’état from a post-colonial perspective taking the example of West Africa, and there will be talks on the media and aesthetic dimension of coups d’état. In addition, we are organizing a film series in cooperation with the Berlin Zeughauskino and with the financial support of the Presidium of Humboldt University, featuring films such as “Woman Without Men” (D/AT/FR 2009, R: Shirin Neshat), “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” (B/FR/NL 2024, R: Johan Grimonprez), “The Sixth” (USA 2024, R: Andrea Nix Fine, Sean Fine) and Nostalgia de la Luz” (Chile/FR/D 2010, Patricio Guzmán).
Description of Film: THE SIXTH is a feature documentary produced in collaboration with A24. Directed by Academy Award®, Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmakers Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine, THE SIXTH takes you inside the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol through six personal accounts and never-before-seen original footage. Featuring Congressman Jamie Raskin, DC Metropolitan Chief of Police Robert J. Contee III, his officers, Daniel Hodges and Christina Laury, photographer Mel D. Cole and Congressional staffer Erica Loewe. Their interwoven experiences share an unflinching account of how race, service and truth defined that pivotal day. This harrowing yet hopeful film is a powerful reminder that the fate of democracy is in all our hands. Produced by Change Content and A24. Source: https://thesixthmovie.com/
