A film by Désirée Nosbusch. In English with German sub­tit­les. [Credits] [Tickets & Termine] [Trailer] Once mar­ried to each other, Lucas and Edith have been estran­ged for ten years, ever sin­ce Lucas left. At Edith’s request, they meet at the ceme­tery whe­re their only child is buried. During a long wait, their con­ver­sa­ti­on pro­gres­ses, revisiting […]

A film by Mohammad Rasoulof. In Farsi with German sub­tit­les. [Credits] [Tickets & Termine] [Trailer] A tar­get of Iran’s hard­li­ne con­ser­va­ti­ve govern­ment for his films’ cri­ti­cism of the sta­te, direc­tor Mohammad Rasoulof fled his home coun­try to avo­id an eight-year pri­son sen­tence, though he hadn’t finis­hed editing his latest film yet. His sea­ring dra­ma The […]

A film by Johan Grimonprez. In French and English with German sub­tit­les [Credits] [Tickets & Termine] [Trailer] Artist Johan Grimonprez’s new film essay stems from detail­ed rese­arch about some of the machi­na­ti­ons the Western colo­ni­al powers, such as his nati­ve Belgium or the US, came up with to under­mi­ne the African deco­lo­niza­ti­on move­ment. It specifically […]

Sorry, this ent­ry is only available in Deutsch. Ein Film von Mo Harawe. [Credits] [Tickets & Termine] [Trailer] Der Eröffnungsfilm des letz­ten Afrikamera-Filmfestivals hat vie­le über­ra­schen­de Aspekte, ohne Wundertüte zu sein. Trotz Bürgerkrieg und pre­kä­rem Leben im Postkolonialismus geht es ruhig zu, die Sprache ist ein­fach und der Ton lako­nisch. Die drei Mitglieder einer unfreiwilligen […]

A film by Thomas Riedelsheimer. In English and German with German and English sub­tit­les. [Credits] [Tickets & Termine] [Trailer] Light is a fasci­na­ting phe­no­me­non. Without light, the­re would be no cine­ma, no film – and no life. So light is at the ori­gin of ever­y­thing, and yet it remains invi­si­ble to the eye until it […]

A film by Jesse Eisenberg. In English with German sub­tit­les. [Credits] [Tickets & Termine] [Trailer] A Real Pain fol­lows mis­mat­ched cou­sins David and Benji who reu­ni­te for a tour through Poland to honor their bel­oved grand­mo­ther. The adven­ture takes a turn when the odd couple’s old ten­si­ons resur­face against the back­drop of their fami­ly history. […]

A film by Ian White. In English with German sub­tit­les. [Credits] [Tickets & Termine] [Trailer] Formed in Melbourne, Australia in the late 1970s The Birthday Party were one of the most influ­en­ti­al acts of their time. From hum­ble begin­nings in sub­ur­ban Melbourne they grew to com­mand a level of respect around the world which remains […]