Ein kleiner Film für Bonn(2000)

Ein kleiner Film für Bonn is a documentary that follows filmmaker Klaus Wildenhahn, a Bonn native, as he documents the German government's relocation from Bonn to Berlin in the late 1990s. Rather than focusing on political figures and grandstanding, Wildenhahn trains his camera on the ordinary people whose lives are upended by the move: parliamentary staff, drivers, waiters, and administrative workers. The film captures their routines and quiet reflections as they prepare to leave the modest "federal village" behind. Wildenhahn's approach is intimate and reflective, offering a poignant farewell to an era and a city that served as West Germany's capital for decades. By centering everyday voices over political theater, Ein kleiner Film für Bonn presents a uniquely human perspective on a pivotal moment in German history.