For over four decades, Vivian Ostrovsky's extraordinary, enigmatic, and humorous films have been featured at international festivals. The filmmaker promotes young directors and curators value her expertise in film history. 

The retrospective BUT ELSEWHERE IS ALWAYS BETTER presents Ostrovsky's influential work in its entirety for the first time – as a filmmaker, a passionate film explorer and a “passeuse de films.” 

The film series will take place at two locations in Berlin. On November 29 and 30, all of Vivian Ostrovsky's films will be shown in curated programs at the Akademie der Künste in Hanseatenweg. The Zeughauskino will present a film series compiled by Ostrovsky over a period of three weeks:

Showcase Vivian Ostrovsky
Nov 29–30, 2025
Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Hanseatenweg

Film program & carte blanche Vivian Ostrovsky
Nov 17–Dec 16, 2025 
Zeughauskino, Berlin

A brochure featuring texts by Bert Rebhandl, Esther Buss, Lukas Förster, Jon Gartenberg, Friederike Horstmann, Ulrike Ottinger, Fernanda Pessoa and Sissi Tax will be available from mid-November as part of the exhibition.