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A conversation in german with director Pia Marais about her debut film THE DISOBEDIENT (german title: DIE UNERZOGENEN), together with Actress Céci Chuh. SYNOPSIS Stevie (Céci Chuh), a precocious 14-year-old girl must cope with the instabilities of her immoderate parents. When they decide to move to a small provincial town in Germany, Stevie attempts to slip into a normal life. Wh

A conversation in german with director Steffi Niederzoll about her debut film SEVEN WINTERS IN TEHRAN SYNOPSIS In the summer of 2007, an older man approaches Reyhaneh Jabbari and asks the architecture student who has a side job as an interior decorator for her help in the design of offices. During the site inspection, he tries to rape her. Reyhaneh stabs him in self-defence. She is

SYNOPSIS Mika (Karolina Kominek) returns to Poland to meet her father who is suffering from a severe brain injury and inherent memory loss. Although they haven't seen each other for many years, upon her arrival she becomes the father's companion in perplexity – gently guiding him through the labyrinth of his fading mind. And as she does so, she gradually sets off on a journey thr

A conversation with director Damian Kocur about his debut film BREAD AND SALT. SYNOPSIS Tymek is a young pianist. He returns to his small hometown for vacation to visit his mother, younger brother and his childhood friends. The central meeting spot for the young people is local newly opened kebab bar. Tymek witnesses the growing tension between his friends and the bar employees of

A conversation with Matthias Luthardt on his debut film PINGPONG. A Coming of Age drama in the seemingly intact world of the German middle class: when 16-year-old Paul shows up at his relatives’ house to gain distance from the death of his father, he triggers an emotional avalanche with drastic consequences. Director Matthias Luthardt's debut film was invited to the Semaine de la

Apichatpong Weerasethakul on his debut film MYSTERIOUS OBJECT AT NOON, the blurred lines between documentary and fiction, and on "Avatar" being a document of humanity. More about Apichatpong Weerasethakul https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/17/the-metaphysical-world-of-apichatpong-weerasethakuls-movies https://mubi.com/de/notebook/posts/soundtrack-mix-23-sonic-memoria-apicha

A conversation with Céline Sciamma on her debut film NAISSANCE DES PIEUVRES. In her films, Sciamma challenges cinematic and cultural conventions regarding the field of growing up, bodies, love, family and the arts as such. Within her films, questions arise around the gazes we are used to follow and where they lead us: „The cultural realm and the fictional realm are not safe plac

We had an interesting conversation with director Itonje Søimer Guttormsen about her debut film GRITT. On March 10 at 8pm (Berlin time). SYNOPSIS The artist Gritt is struggling for belonging in an unwelcoming society, but then she undergoes a radicalisation process in the name of art. PRESS "Gritt is a commentary on the exploitative and commercial nature of the arts industry. It al

A conversation with French director Alexis Langlois on three of his short films: TRINKETS & DARK THOUGHTS (FR, 27min, 2016) TERROR, SISTERS! (FR, 28min, 2019) THE DEMONS OF DOROTHY (FR, 29min, 2021) “If you could cut Langlois’ films in two, they would bleed glitter. A vibrant director of the new French queer cinema, Alexis Langlois makes films that are angry and alive, and

Als das Debut von Markus Schleinzer in Cannes Premiere feierte, verliessen einige Zuschauer*innen den Saal: MICHAEL ist das klinische Porträt eines 35-Jährigen Pädophilen, der ein zehnjähriges Kind in seinem Keller gefangen hält. Der Film setzt sich mit der Täterfigur auseinander. Warum dieses kein "Monster" ist und was die Eltern des Kinderdarstellers von dem Film halten, er