Black Tea

A film by Abderrahmane Sissako. In Mandarin, French, English, Portugese with German subtitles.

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Aya is a woman in her ear­ly thir­ties. After asto­nis­hing ever­yo­ne by say­ing “No” on her wed­ding day, she lea­ves the Ivory Coast for a new life in China. Living in an area whe­re the African dia­spo­ra meets the Chinese cul­tu­re, she finds a job in a tea bou­tique owned by Cai, a 45-year-old Chinese man. In the pri­va­cy of the shop’s back­room, Cai initia­tes Aya into the Chinese tea cerem­o­ny. As he tea­ches her this anci­ent art, their rela­ti­onship slow­ly grows into one of ten­der love. But for their bur­geo­ning pas­si­on to be sup­port­ed by trust, both of them must let go of their bur­dens and face up to their pasts.

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FR/MR/LU/TW/CI 2024, 111 Min., Mandarin, Französisch, Englisch, Portugiesisch OmU
Regie: Abderrahmane Sissako
Kamera: Aymerick Pilarski
Schnitt: Nadia Ben Rachid
mit Nina Mélo, Chang Han, Wu Ke-Xi, Michael Chang

Trailer:
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Category: Vorstellung

  • Black Tea

    Black Tea

    A film by Abderrahmane Sissako. In Mandarin, French, English, Portugese with German subtitles.

    [Credits] [Tickets & Termine] [Trailer]

    Aya is a woman in her ear­ly thir­ties. After asto­nis­hing ever­yo­ne by say­ing “No” on her wed­ding day, she lea­ves the Ivory Coast for a new life in China. Living in an area whe­re the African dia­spo­ra meets the Chinese cul­tu­re, she finds a job in a tea bou­tique owned by Cai, a 45-year-old Chinese man. In the pri­va­cy of the shop’s back­room, Cai initia­tes Aya into the Chinese tea cerem­o­ny. As he tea­ches her this anci­ent art, their rela­ti­onship slow­ly grows into one of ten­der love. But for their bur­geo­ning pas­si­on to be sup­port­ed by trust, both of them must let go of their bur­dens and face up to their pasts.

    Credits:

    FR/MR/LU/TW/CI 2024, 111 Min., Mandarin, Französisch, Englisch, Portugiesisch OmU
    Regie: Abderrahmane Sissako
    Kamera: Aymerick Pilarski
    Schnitt: Nadia Ben Rachid
    mit Nina Mélo, Chang Han, Wu Ke-Xi, Michael Chang

    Trailer:
    nach oben
  • Zikaden

    Zikaden

    A film by  Ina Weisse. In German.

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    Isabell’s life takes a turn when she rea­li­ses that her elder­ly par­ents can no lon­ger live inde­pendent­ly. The search for carers is dif­fi­cult and the­re are also com­pli­ca­ti­ons in her mar­ria­ge to Philippe. She shut­tles bet­ween Berlin and her par­ents’ weekend house, a striking moder­nist buil­ding desi­gned by her pro­mi­nent father hims­elf in bet­ter days. There, Isabell repea­ted­ly encoun­ters the enig­ma­tic Anja, a sin­gle mother who is strugg­ling to make ends meet. An unex­pec­ted bond beg­ins to form. The more Anja and her daugh­ter Greta beco­me part of Isabell’s life, the more uncer­tain she feels about the exis­tence she has so careful­ly built for hers­elf. Isabell sen­ses the ground shif­ting beneath her feet as she incre­asing­ly loses control.

    Credits:

    DE/FR 2024, 100 Min.,
    Regie:  Ina Weisse 

    Kamera: Judith Kaufmann
    Schnitt: Hansjörg Weißbrich
    mit Nina Hoss, Saskia Rosendahl, Vincent Macaigne, Thorsten Merten

    Trailer:
    ZIKADEN | Trailer deutsch
    nach oben
  • One to One

    One to One

    A film by Kevin Macdonald.

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    An expan­si­ve and reve­la­to­ry insi­de look at John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s life in Greenwich Village in the ear­ly 1970s, ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO deli­vers an immersi­ve cine­ma­tic expe­ri­ence that brings to life elec­tri­fy­ing, never-befo­re-seen mate­ri­al and new­ly res­to­red foo­ta­ge of John and Yoko’s only full-length con­cert. Featuring mind-blo­wing music new­ly remi­xed and pro­du­ced by Sean Ono Lennon, the film is a seis­mic reve­la­ti­on that will chall­enge pre-exis­ting noti­ons of the ico­nic couple.

    Credits:

    UK 2024, 100 Min., engl. OmU
    Regie: Kevin Macdonald

    Kamera: David Katznelson
    Schnitt: Sam Rice-Edwards 

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  • Copa 71

    Copa 71

    A film by Rachel Ramsay and James Erskine. In English/Spanish/Italian/French with German subtitles..

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    »Why haven’t I seen this befo­re?« In the first sce­ne of Copa 71, American inter­na­tio­nal foot­bal­ler Brandi Chastain sta­res at her tablet in ama­ze­ment. She is wat­ching foo­ta­ge of the first ever inter­na­tio­nal women’s foot­ball tour­na­ment in Mexico City in 1971, Copa 71. Why is it that one of the best-atten­ded women’s sport­ing events of all time has been forgotten?

    In 1970, the first European tour­na­ment took place in Italy; SC 07 Bad Neuenahr repre­sen­ted Germany. A year later, inter­na­tio­nal teams from Argentina, England, France, Denmark and Mexico com­pe­ted against each other in Mexico. This purely com­mer­cial event, which was not backed by FIFA, pro­ved a huge suc­cess, attrac­ting crowds of 100,000 to the sta­di­ums. Yet what could have been the launch pad for women’s foot­ball world­wi­de fai­led to attract any sup­port. Another ten years would pass befo­re the next inter­na­tio­nal tour­na­ment. In Taipei, Taiwan, SSG 09 Bergisch Gladbach beca­me world cham­pi­ons in 1981. This also paved the way for the for­ma­ti­on of an offi­ci­al women’s natio­nal team in Germany in 1982. One thing to note though: women’s foot­ball was offi­ci­al­ly ban­ned until 1970. Perhaps not sur­pri­sing then that ano­ther deca­de pas­sed befo­re the first FIFA Women’s World Cup was held, in China. The final saw Brandi Chastain score the win­ning penal­ty to help the US take the tro­phy home.

    The film pres­ents archi­ve foo­ta­ge of the tour­na­ment, plus inter­views with the play­ers of the time – impres­si­ve per­so­na­li­ties who pro­vi­de vivid accounts of the pre­pa­ra­ti­ons and the tour­na­ment its­elf. A threa­ten­ed walk-out by the Mexican team over pay at one point put the tour­na­ment in jeo­par­dy, as did the ten­se atmo­sphe­re bet­ween the teams, still tan­gi­ble when wat­ching the film in the cinema.

    Credits:

    GB 2023, 91 Min., Englisch/Spanisch/Italienisch/Französisch mit deut­schen Untertiteln, Regie: Rachel Ramsay und James Erskine
    Schnitt: Arturo Calvete und Mark Roberts
    Kamera: Angela Neil

    Trailer:
    nach oben
  • Black Tea

    Black Tea

    A film by Abderrahmane Sissako. In Mandarin, French, English, Portugese with German subtitles.

    [Credits] [Tickets & Termine] [Trailer]

    Aya is a woman in her ear­ly thir­ties. After asto­nis­hing ever­yo­ne by say­ing “No” on her wed­ding day, she lea­ves the Ivory Coast for a new life in China. Living in an area whe­re the African dia­spo­ra meets the Chinese cul­tu­re, she finds a job in a tea bou­tique owned by Cai, a 45-year-old Chinese man. In the pri­va­cy of the shop’s back­room, Cai initia­tes Aya into the Chinese tea cerem­o­ny. As he tea­ches her this anci­ent art, their rela­ti­onship slow­ly grows into one of ten­der love. But for their bur­geo­ning pas­si­on to be sup­port­ed by trust, both of them must let go of their bur­dens and face up to their pasts.

    Credits:

    FR/MR/LU/TW/CI 2024, 111 Min., Mandarin, Französisch, Englisch, Portugiesisch OmU
    Regie: Abderrahmane Sissako
    Kamera: Aymerick Pilarski
    Schnitt: Nadia Ben Rachid
    mit Nina Mélo, Chang Han, Wu Ke-Xi, Michael Chang

    Trailer:
    nach oben
  • Zikaden

    Zikaden

    A film by  Ina Weisse. In German.

    [Credits] [Tickets & Termine] [Trailer]

    Isabell’s life takes a turn when she rea­li­ses that her elder­ly par­ents can no lon­ger live inde­pendent­ly. The search for carers is dif­fi­cult and the­re are also com­pli­ca­ti­ons in her mar­ria­ge to Philippe. She shut­tles bet­ween Berlin and her par­ents’ weekend house, a striking moder­nist buil­ding desi­gned by her pro­mi­nent father hims­elf in bet­ter days. There, Isabell repea­ted­ly encoun­ters the enig­ma­tic Anja, a sin­gle mother who is strugg­ling to make ends meet. An unex­pec­ted bond beg­ins to form. The more Anja and her daugh­ter Greta beco­me part of Isabell’s life, the more uncer­tain she feels about the exis­tence she has so careful­ly built for hers­elf. Isabell sen­ses the ground shif­ting beneath her feet as she incre­asing­ly loses control.

    Credits:

    DE/FR 2024, 100 Min.,
    Regie:  Ina Weisse 

    Kamera: Judith Kaufmann
    Schnitt: Hansjörg Weißbrich
    mit Nina Hoss, Saskia Rosendahl, Vincent Macaigne, Thorsten Merten

    Trailer:
    ZIKADEN | Trailer deutsch
    nach oben
  • One to One

    One to One

    A film by Kevin Macdonald.

    [Credits] [Tickets & Termine] [Trailer]

    An expan­si­ve and reve­la­to­ry insi­de look at John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s life in Greenwich Village in the ear­ly 1970s, ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO deli­vers an immersi­ve cine­ma­tic expe­ri­ence that brings to life elec­tri­fy­ing, never-befo­re-seen mate­ri­al and new­ly res­to­red foo­ta­ge of John and Yoko’s only full-length con­cert. Featuring mind-blo­wing music new­ly remi­xed and pro­du­ced by Sean Ono Lennon, the film is a seis­mic reve­la­ti­on that will chall­enge pre-exis­ting noti­ons of the ico­nic couple.

    Credits:

    UK 2024, 100 Min., engl. OmU
    Regie: Kevin Macdonald

    Kamera: David Katznelson
    Schnitt: Sam Rice-Edwards 

    Trailer:
    nach oben
  • Copa 71

    Copa 71

    A film by Rachel Ramsay and James Erskine. In English/Spanish/Italian/French with German subtitles..

    [Credits] [Tickets & Termine] [Trailer]

    »Why haven’t I seen this befo­re?« In the first sce­ne of Copa 71, American inter­na­tio­nal foot­bal­ler Brandi Chastain sta­res at her tablet in ama­ze­ment. She is wat­ching foo­ta­ge of the first ever inter­na­tio­nal women’s foot­ball tour­na­ment in Mexico City in 1971, Copa 71. Why is it that one of the best-atten­ded women’s sport­ing events of all time has been forgotten?

    In 1970, the first European tour­na­ment took place in Italy; SC 07 Bad Neuenahr repre­sen­ted Germany. A year later, inter­na­tio­nal teams from Argentina, England, France, Denmark and Mexico com­pe­ted against each other in Mexico. This purely com­mer­cial event, which was not backed by FIFA, pro­ved a huge suc­cess, attrac­ting crowds of 100,000 to the sta­di­ums. Yet what could have been the launch pad for women’s foot­ball world­wi­de fai­led to attract any sup­port. Another ten years would pass befo­re the next inter­na­tio­nal tour­na­ment. In Taipei, Taiwan, SSG 09 Bergisch Gladbach beca­me world cham­pi­ons in 1981. This also paved the way for the for­ma­ti­on of an offi­ci­al women’s natio­nal team in Germany in 1982. One thing to note though: women’s foot­ball was offi­ci­al­ly ban­ned until 1970. Perhaps not sur­pri­sing then that ano­ther deca­de pas­sed befo­re the first FIFA Women’s World Cup was held, in China. The final saw Brandi Chastain score the win­ning penal­ty to help the US take the tro­phy home.

    The film pres­ents archi­ve foo­ta­ge of the tour­na­ment, plus inter­views with the play­ers of the time – impres­si­ve per­so­na­li­ties who pro­vi­de vivid accounts of the pre­pa­ra­ti­ons and the tour­na­ment its­elf. A threa­ten­ed walk-out by the Mexican team over pay at one point put the tour­na­ment in jeo­par­dy, as did the ten­se atmo­sphe­re bet­ween the teams, still tan­gi­ble when wat­ching the film in the cinema.

    Credits:

    GB 2023, 91 Min., Englisch/Spanisch/Italienisch/Französisch mit deut­schen Untertiteln, Regie: Rachel Ramsay und James Erskine
    Schnitt: Arturo Calvete und Mark Roberts
    Kamera: Angela Neil

    Trailer:
    nach oben
  • Black Tea

    Black Tea

    A film by Abderrahmane Sissako. In Mandarin, French, English, Portugese with German subtitles.

    [Credits] [Tickets & Termine] [Trailer]

    Aya is a woman in her ear­ly thir­ties. After asto­nis­hing ever­yo­ne by say­ing “No” on her wed­ding day, she lea­ves the Ivory Coast for a new life in China. Living in an area whe­re the African dia­spo­ra meets the Chinese cul­tu­re, she finds a job in a tea bou­tique owned by Cai, a 45-year-old Chinese man. In the pri­va­cy of the shop’s back­room, Cai initia­tes Aya into the Chinese tea cerem­o­ny. As he tea­ches her this anci­ent art, their rela­ti­onship slow­ly grows into one of ten­der love. But for their bur­geo­ning pas­si­on to be sup­port­ed by trust, both of them must let go of their bur­dens and face up to their pasts.

    Credits:

    FR/MR/LU/TW/CI 2024, 111 Min., Mandarin, Französisch, Englisch, Portugiesisch OmU
    Regie: Abderrahmane Sissako
    Kamera: Aymerick Pilarski
    Schnitt: Nadia Ben Rachid
    mit Nina Mélo, Chang Han, Wu Ke-Xi, Michael Chang

    Trailer:
    nach oben
  • Arsenal on location: Landschaft und Wahn

    Arsenal on location: Landschaft und Wahn

    Sorry, this ent­ry is only available in Deutsch.

    Ein Film von Nicole Vögele. Am 2.7. um 20:00 im fsk
    Anschließend Diskussion mit Nicole Vögele, Moderation: Birgit Kohler

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    Die seit zehn Jahren in loser Folge im Arsenal am Potsdamer Platz prä­sen­tier­ten Dokumentarfilmpremieren wer­den im Rahmen von Arsenal on Location im und mit dem fsk Kino am Oranienplatz wei­ter­ge­führt – eine nahe­lie­gen­de Kooperation, weil auch dort das zeit­ge­nös­si­sche Dokumentarfilmschaffen einen fes­ten Platz im Programm hat.
    Die Reihe wird im Juli mit LANDSCHAFT UND WAHN (D 2024) von Nicole Vögele. fort­ge­setzt.
    An der bos­nisch-kroa­ti­schen EU-Aussengrenze kreu­zen sich die Wege von Migranten und Einheimischen. Die Narben des Krieges aus den 90er-Jahren ver­bin­den sich mit den Schicksalen der Flüchtenden von heu­te. Ein tief in der Erde ver­an­ker­ter Film, ein Kaleidoskop aus Landschaft und Wahn.

    CH 2024, 138 Min., Bosnisch, dari, far­si, kur­disch, sora­ni, pun­ja­bi O.m.engl.U.
    Regie: Nicole Vögele
    Kamera: Stefan Sick
    Schnitt: Hannes Bruun

    Dieses Programm ist Teil der vom Hauptstadtkulturfonds geförderten Veranstaltungsreihe Arsenal on Location: