Blame (CH, 2025), directed by Christian Frei
Monday, 20 April 2026, 7 pm
Universum Filmtheater, Braunschweig
Tickets are available here.
The Science and Art Lab, in collaboration with the Universum Filmtheater, invites you to a special film evening. In his Oscar-nominated documentary Blame (CH, 2025), director Christian Frei explores, through the eyes of three researchers, what it means to be at the centre of a global debate. What happens when scientific evidence and complex issues collide with a media landscape characterised by speculation, conspiracy theories and disinformation?
In a subsequent panel discussion, virologist Prof. Dr Melanie Brinkmann (Braunschweig University of Technology / Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research – HZI) and communication scientist Prof. Dr Monika Taddicken (Braunschweig University of Technology) will analyse what has been discussed – drawing on both their research work and their own experiences in dealing with disinformation.
As a researcher and former deputy chair of the German government’s Coronavirus Expert Council, Melanie Brinkmann is familiar with the various perspectives on how the pandemic is perceived and portrayed in the (social) media – a subject which, in turn, is the focus of Monika Taddicken’s research, as she examines the media’s coverage of the Covid-19 era. The discussion will be moderated by Andreas Hebbelmann, Head of Research Services at the Technical University of Braunschweig.
