Die Träume der 100-Jährigen: Kurzfilmprogramm

2016 | Short-film Programme

A collection of different shorts.

2 oder 3 Dinge, die ich von ihm weiß , m. Gästen u. Diskussion

D 2005 | Biography, Documentary | R: Malte Ludin | FSK: 12

3 Days in Quiberon

(3 Tage in Quiberon) | Deutschland 2018 | Biography, Drama | R: Emily Atef | FSK: oA

3 TAGE IN QUIBERON is about 3 days in the fall of 1981 when a legendary celebrity interview was conducted with actress Romy Schneider that has become part of her legacy.

303

Deutschland 2018 | Drama, Roadmovie | R: Hans Weingartner | FSK: 12

When Jan is stood up by his rideshare, he hitches a ride with Jule who has an old caravan and is on her way to Portugal. The two become lovers during the long hours in the caravan, on camping sites, and the picnic breaks.

Human Rights Film Festival: 8 Borders, 8 Days

RL 2016 | Documentary | R: Amanda Bailly

Erotischer Salon: A decent woman

(Los Decentes) | Argentinien/Österreich/Südkorea 2016 | Drama | R: Lukas Valenta Rinner

Domestic worker Belén discovers a nudist camp in her employer‘s neighborhood. This new form of physicality leads to a liberating awakening.

A Year of Hope

DK/NL 2017 | Documentary | R: Mikala Krogh

Aimee und Jaguar

D 1998 | Drama, Liebesgeschichte | R: Max Färberböck | FSK: 12

Alpha

USA 2018 | Action, Drama, Thriller | R: Albert Hughes

A US historical action film.

Midnight Cowboy , m. Einführung u. Diskussion

(Midnight Cowboy) | USA 1968 | Drama | R: John Schlesinger | FSK: 18

A small town Texas boy comes to New York to become a hustler and meets the gravely ill gangster Ratso on the way.

Asphalt Gorillas

(Asphalt Gorillas) | Deutschland 2018 | Thriller, Drama, Literary Film Adaptations | R: Detlev Buck | FSK: 12

Detlev Buck‘s comedy thriller about two small-time criminals who want to get the big bucks is a wild mix of humor, style, tension, and broad characters with some of them being directly imported from the video game series “Grand Theft Auto.“

Woschozdenie

(Woschozdenie) | UdSSR 1976 | Drama, Film über den Krieg | R: Larissa Schepitko

B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin

Deutschland 2015 | Documentary, Music Films | R: Jörg A. Hoppe, Klaus Maeck, Heiko Lange | FSK: 16

A fast paced montage of TV-features, videos and Super-8-films, B-MOVIE tells the story of one of the most exciting periods of the West-Berlin music scene, from the perspective of Mark Reeder, an Englishman from Manchester, who moved to Berlin in 1978 and became the Manager of Malaria.

Berlin Babylon

D 2000 | Documentary | R: Hubertus Siegert

A documentary about Berlin's transformation through the years.

BlacKkKlansman

(BlacKkKlansman) | USA 2018 | Biography, Crime Drama, Drama | R: Spike Lee | FSK: 12

BLACKKKLANSMAN tells the (true) story of black police detective Ron Stallworth who pretended to be a white racist on the phone and entered the most inner circle of the Ku Klux Klan in the 70s.

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

(Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story) | USA 2018 | Documentary, Biography | R: Alexandra Dean | FSK: oA

The documentary BOMBSHELL – THE HEDY LAMARR STORY also delves into her work as a scientist. Lamarr invented a secure communication system that built the basis of today‘s Wifi, GPS, and Bluetooth connections.

Book Club

(Book Club) | USA 2018 | Comedy | R: Bill Holderman | FSK: oA

Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen play four college friends who have had a book club for years and are inspired to have romantic adventures after reading “Fifty Shades of Gray.“

Call Me By Your Name

(Call Me By Your Name) | Frankreich/Italien 2017 | Drama, Liebesgeschichte | R: Luca Guadagnino | FSK: 12

Italy, 1983. Young American Oliver spends his vacation with the Perlmans and their 17 year old son Elio. A summer with antique art and very contemporary desires.

Campeones

(Campeones) | Spanien 2018 | Comedy | R: Javier Fesser | FSK: oA

Christopher Robin

USA 2018 | Comedy, Adventure, Family Film | R: Marc Forster | FSK: oA

A US comedy about Pooh the Bear by Marc Forster with Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, and Chris O'Dowd.

Cobain

(Cobain) | Niederlande/Belgien/Deutschland 2018 | Drama | R: Nanouk Leopold | FSK: 16

Cobain is 15 and has an ambivalent relationship to his mother and that isn‘t surprising considering Mia is usually high on heroin or completely hammered., yet he doesn‘t want to give up on her like everyone who knows Mia does.

Coexister

(CoeXister) | Frankreich 2017 | Comedy, Music Films | R: Fabrice Eboué | FSK: 12

A French comedy about a music supergroup made up of a rabbi, a priest, and an imam.

Crazy Rich Asians

(Crazy Rich Asians) | USA 2018 | Comedy | R: Jon M. Chu | FSK: 6

New Yorker Rachel Chu travels with her boyfriend Nick Young to his friend's wedding in Singapore. It turns out that he isn't just the offspring of the richest family in the country, he's also one of the most eligible bachelors.

Das doppelte Lottchen

(Das doppelte Lottchen) | D 2017 | Family Film | R: Lancelot von Naso

A German adaptation of the children's book.

Das Dorf der Vergesslichen

Deutschland 2018 | Documentary | R: Madeleine Dallmeyer | FSK: oA | NEW RELEASE

La vita e bella

(La vita e bella) | I 1997 | Liebesgeschichte, | R: Roberto Benigni | FSK: 6

Wadjda

(Wadjda) | D/SA 2012 | Drama | R: Haifaa Al-Mansour | FSK: oA

A film following Saudi-Arabian girl Wadjda.

Le maitre est l'enfant

(Le maitre est l'enfant) | F 2018 | Documentary | R: Alexandre Mourot | FSK: oA

The documentary follows life in the oldest montessori school in France where the principals of the namesake is followed very precisely.

Das schönste Mädchen der Welt

Deutschland 2018 | Comedy, Drama | R: Aron Lehmann | FSK: 12

17 year old Cyril is in love with Roxy, but because he's ashamed of his big nose he sends her anonymous poems and rap songs and tries to get close to her via WhatsApp and Snapchat.

The Seventh Cross

(The Seventh Cross) | USA 1944 | Drama | R: Fred Zinnemann

Das zweite Leben des Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Platow

DDR 1973 | Comedy, Sozialkritischer Film | R: Siegfried Kühn

Death by Death

(Je me tue à le dire) | Frankreich/Belgien 2016 | R: Xavier Seron

When his mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Michel panics – he might also have breast cancer. A strange Belgian comedy about an adult hypochondriac and his stifling, loving mother.

The Doctor from India

(The Doctor from India) | USA 2018 | Biography, Documentary | R: Jeremy Frindel | FSK: oA

A documentary about Dr. Vasant Led who was a pioneer of holistic medicine.

Il giardino dei Finzi Contini

(Il giardino dei Finzi Contini) | I/D 1970 | Drama | R: Vittorio de Sica | FSK: 12

Der Himmel über Berlin

(Der Himmel über Berlin) | BRD/F 1987 | Drama | R: Wim Wenders | FSK: 6

Der kleine Maulwurf

(Der kleine Maulwurf) | CSSR 1963 - 1975 | Short-film Programme, Animation | R: Zdenek Miler | FSK: oA

The Little Mole is a cartoon mole created by Zdeněk Miler. Originally meant as a one-time cartoon to show how cloth is made, Miler began making more episodes with the mole because of his popularity.

Le dernier des injustes

(Le dernier des injustes) | Frankreich/Österreich 2013 | Documentary | R: Claude Lanzmann

Rabbi Benjamin Murmelstein was the last chairman of the Theresienstadt Jewish Council. Claude Lanzmann filmed him in 1975 for one whole week in Rome.

Der Ort Die Zeit Der Tod - Ein Heimatfilm

D 1994 | Documentary | R: Peter Voigt

The Sea Wolf

(The Sea Wolf) | USA 1941 | Adventure, Drama | R: Michael Curtiz

Die Insel (2017)

D | Documentary

Die kleine Hexe

(Die kleine Hexe) | Deutschland 2018 | Adventure, Literary Film Adaptations, Children's Film | R: Mike Schaerer | FSK: oA

A film about a little witch who goes against the grain.

Force of Evil

(Force of Evil) | USA 1948 | Drama, Film Noir, Crime Drama | R: Abraham Polonsky

Pasazerka

(Pasazerka) | Pl 1961/1963 | Drama | R: Andrzej Munk

100 Jahre Artur Brauner: Die weiße Rose

BRD 1982 | Biography, Politfilm, Thriller | R: Michael Verhoeven | FSK: 12

Dominion

AUS 2018 | Documentary | R: Chris Delforce

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot

(Don't worry, he won't get far on foot) | USA 2018 | Drama, Biography | R: Gus Van Sant | FSK: 12

A loving biopic from Gus Van Sant about the biting cartoonist and outsider John Callahan who became paralyzed from the neck down after a car accident when he was 21 and likes stepping on people‘s toes with his illustrations.

Donbass

Deutschland/ Ukraine/ Frankreich/ Niederlande/ Rumänien 2018 | Drama | R: Sergei Loznitsa | FSK: 12

In 13 grotesque scenes Sergei Losnitza‘s examines how civil war has warped society in eastern Ukraine.

Draußen

(Draußen) | Deutschland 2018 | Documentary | R: Johanna Sunder-Plassmann, Tama Tobias-Macht

Johanna Sunder-Plassman and Tama Tobias-Macht portray four men with no permanent residences.

Duck Duck Goose

(Duck Duck Goose) | China 2018 | Animation, Adventure, Tierfilm | R: Christopher Jenkins | FSK: oA

A Chinese-American animation film.

Ehe im Schatten

D 1947 | Drama | R: Kurt Maetzig | FSK: 16

Ein fröhliches Haus

D 1944 | Comedy | R: Johannes Guter

Un vivant qui passe

(Un vivant qui passe) | F 1997 | Documentary | R: Claude Lanzmann

Eingeimpft

Deutschland 2018 | Documentary | R: David Sieveking | FSK: oA

When documentarian Devid Sieveking has a daughter, the topic of vaccination comes up. Sieveking would follow the doctor‘s recommendations if it were just up to him, but his wife is sceptical, and so he embarks on a research trip.

Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi presents: Pinochet Porn

(Pinochet Porn) | Deutschland/Frankreich/Belgien 2016 | Experimentalfilm | R: Paul Verhoeven

Isabel Huppert is Michèle, a tough boss of a game developing company. When she is raped in her house by a man in a mask she exchanges the locks and buys pepper spray. But something about that experience also turns her on and she starts to play with her aggressor.

Embryo - A Journey of Music and Peace

(Embryo – A Journey of Music and Peace) | Deutschland 2018 | Documentary, Music Films, Roadmovie | R: Michael Wehmeyer

The search for new influences led the jazz rock collective “Embryo“ to embark on numerous trips since the 70s where they exchanged ideas with local musicians and became pioneers of the world music scene.

Emil und die Detektive

(Emil und die Detektive) | D 1931 | Crime Drama | R: Gerhard Lamprecht | FSK: oA

The first film adaptation of Erich Kästner's children's book. Berlin children chase after the thief who stole Emil's pocket money.

En attendant les hirondelles

(En attendant les hirondelles) | Frankreich/ Deutschland/ Algerien/ Katar 2017 | Drama | R: Karim Moussaoui | FSK: 6

Three finely observed stories in current-day Algeria are set in a slum, an upper-class apartment, and the countryside and show a country that is on the search.

Poesia sin fin

(Poesia sin fin) | Frankreich/Chile 2016 | Biography, Drama, Fantasy | R: Alejandro Jodorowsky

In the second part of his surreal and exuberant autobiography, Alejandro Jodorowsky depicts the young artist cutting ties with his father and him becoming a poet.

Engel über Europa - Rilke als Gottsucher

(Engel über Europa – Rilke als Gottsucher) | Deutschland 2018 | Documentary | R: Rüdiger Sünner

Et les mistrals gagnants

(Et les mistrals gagnants) | Frankreich 2016 | Documentary | R: Anne-Dauphine Julliand | FSK: oA

Director Anne-Dauphine Julliand follows one girl and four boys in France in their day to day lives between the playground and the hospital.

Exhibition on Screen: Vincent van Gogh - A New Way of Seeing

(Exhibition on Screen: Vincent van Gogh – A New Way of Seeing) | NL/GB 2015 | Live-Übertragung | R: David Bickerstaff, Phil Grabsky

A documentary about a Van Gogh exhibition.

Familie Brasch

Deutschland 2018 | Documentary, Biography, Familiengeschichte | R: Annekatrin Hendel | FSK: 6

Father Horst Brasch was the founder of the Free German Youth and a SED official, children Thomas, Klaus, Peter, and Marion are all artists, writers, actors, and novelists. Annekathrin Hendel‘s documentary reviews the family‘s history between power and expatriation.

Filmclub

Filmprogramm - Jugend-Zeit in Ost-Berlin

Short-film Programme

A new monthly film series featuring movies only available on VHS that may be forgotten in the digital age. Each session is moderated by film experts Morris Nowka & Ernst Kramer.

Künstlerkomplex: Frida

USA 2002 | Biography | R: Julie Taymor | FSK: 12

Lazzaro felice

(Lazzaro felice) | I/CH/F/D 2018 | Drama | R: Alice Rohrwacher | FSK: 12

TV-Satiren #2: God Bless America

USA 2011 | Comedy, Crime Drama | R: Bobcat Goldthwait

A satire on contemporary US culture.

Good Manners

(As Boas Maneiras) | Frankreich/Brasilien 2017 | Fantasy, Horror | R: Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas | FSK: 12

When Ana delivers a werewolf child on a full moon night and dies, her friend Clara takes the girl in and raises her as her own.

Grüner wird’s nicht

(Grüner wird’s nicht) | Deutschland 2017 | Drama, Comedy | R: Florian Gallenberger | FSK: oA

When his nursery is facing bankruptcy, gardener Schorsch mounts his tiny, red biplane and heads off to see the polar lights.

Gundermann

Deutschland 2018 | Drama | R: Andreas Dresen | FSK: oA

The east German songwriter Gerhard “Gundi“ had a turbulent relationship to the GDR state as both an informer and a distruptive element. A biopic.

Halt auf freier Strecke

D/F 2011 | Drama | R: Andreas Dresen | FSK: 6

Hamburger Gitter - Der G20-Gipfel als "Schaufenster moderner Polizeiarbeit"

(Hamburger Gitter – Der G20-Gipfel als "Schaufenster moderner Polizeiarbeit") | D 2018 | Documentary | R: Marco Heinig

A documentary about the protests against the G20 summit in Hamburg in 2017.

Hereditary

USA 2018 | Horror | R: Ari Aster | FSK: 16

A family tragedy turns into an escalating nighmare in this original and effective horror film.

Herr Lehmann

D 2003 | Comedy | R: Leander Haußmann | FSK: 12

An adaptation of Sven Regener's novel.

Hotel Terminus

(Hotel Terminus) | USA 1985/1988 | Documentary | R: Marcel Ophüls | FSK: 12

Human Flow

Deutschland/USA 2017 | Documentary | R: Ai Weiwei | FSK: 6

The documentary follows artist Ai Weiwei going to refugee camps all around the world.

Interstellar (70mm)

USA 2014 | Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction | R: Christopher Nolan | FSK: 12

A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival.

Isle of Dogs

(Isle of Dogs) | USA 2018 | Animation, Adventure, Comedy | R: Wes Anderson | FSK: 6

Wes Anderson‘s animated film is set on a Trash Island near the imaginary Japanese city Megasaki. The mayor has banned all dogs from the city and all the canines lead a miserable existence until 12 year old Atari looks for his dog Spot on the island.

Jusqu'a la garde

(Jusqu'à la garde) | Frankreich 2017 | Drama, Mystery | R: Xavier Legrand | FSK: 16

The court ruled for shared custody and now 11 year old Julien has to visit his father Antoine regularly – even though he and everyone else knows that Antoine is a ticking time bomb.

Klassentreffen 1.0 - Die unglaubliche Reise der Silberrücken

(Klassentreffen 1.0 – Die unglaubliche Reise der Silberrücken) | Deutschland 2018 | Comedy | R: Til Schweiger

A German comedy revolving around a 30 year high school reunion.

Petterson & Findus IV

(Petterson & Findus IV) | S/D/DK 2009 | Animation | R: Jorgen Lerdam, Anders Sorensen | FSK: oA

Kurzfilmprogramm für Kinder

Short-film Programme

Lady Bird

USA 2017 | Comedy | R: Greta Gerwig | FSK: oA

Christine McPherson, who calls herself “Lady Bird“, comes from idyllic, sheltered Sacramento, California and is bored with 2002. Most of all, she‘s annoyed with her sacrificing mother.

Le brio

(Le Brio) | Frankreich 2017 | Comedy, Family Film | R: Yvan Attal | FSK: oA

The quick-witted student Neila and the self-righteous chauvinist professor Pierre Mazard butt heads during her first lecture. The university forces the professor to coach Neila for a rhetoric competition.

Le rapport Karski

(Le rapport Karski) | F 2010 | Documentary | R: Claude Lanzmann

Leave No Trace

USa 2018 | Drama | R: Debra Granik | FSK: 6

A war vet lives away from civilization in a forest area near Portland with his daughter Tom. When Tom gets older, she wishes for a different life.

Liliane Susewind - Ein tierisches Abenteuer

Deutschland 2018 | Children's Film, Comedy, Literary Film Adaptations | R: Joachim Masannek | FSK: oA

A children's film about a girl who can talk to animals.

Los Bando

(Los Bando) | Norwegen 2018 | Comedy | R: Christian Lo | FSK: oA

Aksel and Grim, both 14, are a band and want to take part in the rock competition in Tromsø. They need a bassist, but 9 year old cellist Thilda is the only one who comes to their audition...

Love, Simon

USA 2018 | Drama, Comedy, Romance Films | R: Greg Berlanti | FSK: oA

Simon is a normal average US teen. The 16 year old hasn‘t told anyone he‘s gay though. When a fellow student talks about his own homosexuality online, Simon establishes contact with the anonymous person.

Luis und die Aliens

(Luis & the Aliens) | Deutschland/Luxemburg/Dänemark 2018 | Animation, Science Fiction | R: Wolfgang Lauenstein, Christoph Lauenstein

An animated film about the existence of aliens.

Mackie Messer - Brechts Dreigroschenfilm

Deutschland 2018 | Drama | R: Joachim Lang | FSK: 6

MACKIE MESSER isn‘t just an adaptation of “The Threepenny Opera,“ it‘s also a rehabilitation of G.W. Pabst‘s unbeloved adaptation from 1931, a demonstration of Brecht‘s theatre theory, a narrative about the production history of the first adaptation, and a reconstruction of Brecht‘s planned version of the Threepenny film.

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

USA 2018 | Musical | R: Ol Parker | FSK: oA

The adaptation of the ABBA musical MAMMA MIA! gets a sequel. This time Sophie is pregnant and her mother and aunts tell her about their wild youth with the help of some ABBA songs.

Maria by Callas

Frankreich 2017 | Documentary, Biography, Music Films | R: Tom Volf

Tom Volf‘s documentary on Maria Callas relies on the opera singer‘s own words. The film shows footage of her performing but mostly focuses on a BBC interview that Callas gave towards the end of her career and private recordings read by Fanny Ardant.

Martha Lehmann

DDR 1972 | Biography | R: Peter Voigt

Matti und Sami und die drei größten Fehler des Universums

(Matti und Sami und die drei größten Fehler des Universums) | Deutschland/Finnland 2018 | Children's Film, Family Film, Literary Film Adaptations | R: Stefan Westerwelle | FSK: oA

10 year old Matti thinks people are too unhappy and so he pretends to win the lottery.

Visionär Filmfestival: Medea

(Medea) | RA/CR/RCH 2017 | Drama | R: Alexandra Latishev Salazar

Mein bester Freund

(Mein bester Freund) | RA 2017 | Drama

Menashe

USA 2017 | Drama | R: Joshua Z. Weinstein | FSK: 6

MENASHE is based on the life of Hassidic stand up comedian Menashe Lustig. After the death of his wife, Hassidic Jew Menashe would like to raise his son on his own but that isn‘t allowed and everything else that Menashe touches goes wrong as well...

Merkel must go

(Montags in Dresden) | Deutschland 2017 | Documentary | R: Sabine Michel

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

USA 2018 | Action, Thriller, Crime Drama, Agentenfilm | R: Christopher McQuarrie | FSK: 12

A MISSION IMPOSSIBLE starring daredevil Tom Cruise.

Mr Gay Syria

TR/D/M 2017 | Documentary | R: Ayse Toprak | FSK: 6

A Turkish-German documentary about two gay Syrian men.

Muhi - Generally Temporary

D/IL 2017 | Documentary | R: Rina Castelnuovo-Hollander, Tamir Elterman | FSK: oA

An Israeli documentary about the son of a Hamas activist who is treated in an Israeli hospital.

Mutters Courage

D/GB/A 1995 | Drama | R: Michael Verhoeven | FSK: 12

Mädchen in Koffer

D 2015 | Roadmovie | R: Albrecht Hirche

Nackt unter Wölfen

(Nackt unter Wölfen) | DDR 1962/1963 | Drama, War Film | R: Frank Beyer | FSK: 12

Nico, 1988

Italien/Belgien 2017 | Biography | R: Susanna Nicchiarelli | FSK: 12

NICO, 1988 has the date of death of the singer in its title, but it is less interested in that event and more interested in Nico‘s personality and the biographical origins of her songs.

Night Out

(Night Out) | D 2017 | Comedy | R: Stratos Tzitzis

Nowhere to Hide

(Nowhere to Hide) | N/S/IRQ 2016 | Documentary | R: Zaradasht Ahmed

Oblivion Verses

(Los Versos del olvido) | Frankreich/ Deutschland/ Niederlande/ Chile 2017 | Drama | R: Alireza Khatami | FSK: 6

A French drama set in an unnamed authoritarian state.

One, two, three

(One, Two, Three) | USA 1961 | Comedy | R: Billy Wilder | FSK: 6

The daughter of Coca-Cola executive falls in love with a young communist from East Berlin in a yet undivided Berlin. When her parents announce a visit, the son-in-low has to quickly be transformed into a good capitalist.

Palermo oder Wolfsburg

BRD 1980 | Drama, Crime Drama | R: Werner Schroeter | FSK: 12

Palmyra

Deutschland 2016 | Documentary | R: Hans Puttnies

Hans Putnie‘s essay film shows images of Palmyra before the destruction of the temple by the IS, but the filmmaker is most focused on the obliteration of the living history of Palmyra/Tadmor by the European myth of the ancient city.

Pettersson und Findus: Findus zieht um

(Pettersson und Findus: Findus zieht um) | Deutschland 2018 | Children's Film, Family Film | R: Ali Samadi Ahadi | FSK: oA

Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead

(Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead) | USA 1994 | Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction | R: Don Coscarelli | FSK: 16 | NEW RELEASE

Pictoplasma: Best of Characters in Motion 2018

NEW RELEASE

Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

(Pope Francis – A Man of his Word) | USA 2018 | Biography, Documentary | R: Wim Wenders | FSK: oA

Wim Wenders filmed a documentary about the current pope on behalf of the Vatican. He searches for references to his namesake Francis of Assisi who preached about modesty and humbleness and also lived that way.

Protsess: Venemaa riik Oleg Sentsovi vastu - The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov

(Protsess: Venemaa riik Oleg Sentsovi vastu) | 2017 | Documentary | R: Askold Kurov

Red Hollywood

USA 1995 | Documentary | R: Thom Andersen, Noël Burch

Human Rights Film Festival: Return to Afghanistan - The Many Faces of Flight and Migration

D 2017 | Documentary | R: Mehdi Zafari

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

Japan/USA 2017 | Documentary | R: Stephen Nomura Schible | FSK: 6

Ryuichi Sakamoto was part of the Yellow Magic Orchestra in the 70s and later became a Japanese pop superstar, an experimental musician, and a film composer (receiving an Oscar for THE LAST EMPEROR). He explains the motifs of his music with unpretentious charm.

Son of Saul

(Saul Fia) | Ungarn 2015 | Drama, Historischer Film | R: László Nemes | FSK: 16 | Interview

Saul Ausländer is a Hungarian member of the Sonderkommando, the group of Jewish prisoners forced to assist the Nazis in the machinery of large-scale extermination. While working in one of the crematoriums, Saul discovers the corpse of a boy he takes for his son and decides to carry out an impossible task: offer the boy a proper burial.

Seestück

Deutschland 2018 | Documentary | R: Volker Koepp | FSK: oA

After Koepp‘s LANDSTÜCK (2016) about his return to Uckermark, SEESTÜCK follows the filmmaker to the Baltic Sea and portrays the coastal residents on the Baltic and Scandinavian shore.

Shorts Attack - Sundance Shorts 2018

Short-film Programme

Shut Up and Play the Piano

Deutschland/Großbritannien 2018 | Documentary, Biography, Music Films | R: Philipp Jedicke | FSK: oA

Punk and a pianist, provocateur and pop star: opinions about Chilly Gonzales tend to greatly differ. A portrait.

Pasqualino Settebellezze

(Pasqualino Settebellezze) | I 1975 | R: Lina Wertmüller | FSK: 18

Lebenszeichen - Jüdischsein in Berlin

(Signs of Life) | Deutschland 2017 | Dokumentarischer Film, Essay Film, Familiengeschichte | R: Alexa Karolinski | FSK: oA

After OMA & BELLA, Alexa Karolinski has made a second film about the experience of her Jewish family. This time the starting point of her essay film about Jewishness in Berlin is her mother who married a Berliner as a young Canadian.

Silas

CDN/ZA/EAK 2017 | Documentary | R: Hawa Essuman, Anjali Nayar

Silvana

(Silvana – Väck mig när ni vaknat) | Schweden 2017 | Documentary | R: Mika Gustafson, Olivia Kastebring, Christina Tsiobanelis

Silvana Imam, a Swedish hip hop artist with Lithuanian-Syrian roots, goes from being an underground icon to being a star with her feminist songs. The publicity also increases the pressure.

Sneakpreview

(Sneakpreview) | Surprise Hits

So was von da

Deutschland 2018 | R: Jakob Lass | FSK: 16

It‘s New Year‘s Eve and Oskar has to close his music club on the Reeperbahn. Everyone is there and goes wild one last time on the very last club night.

Solo: A Star Wars Story

USA 2018 | Action, Science Fiction, Adventure | R: Ron Howard

The story of Han Solo.

Sophie's Choice

(Sophie's Choice) | USA 1982 | Melodram | R: Alan J. Pakula | FSK: 16

Spirits Closing Their Eyes , en u. Gästen

D 2012 | Documentary, Video | R: Nina Fischer, Maroan el Sani

Sterne

(Sterne) | DDR/BG 1958 | Drama | R: Konrad Wolf | FSK: 12

Styx

Deutschland/Österreich 2018 | Drama | R: Wolfgang Fischer | FSK: 12

Hobby sailor Rike sees an overcrowded refugee boat that is about to sink off the coast of Africa. The coastguard demands that Rike should stay away and promises to send help, but no rescue boats are coming.

Swimming with Men

(Swimming with Men) | Großbritannien 2018 | Drama, Comedy, Romance Films | R: Oliver Parker | FSK: oA

Accountant Eric Scott becomes part of a surreal male synchronised swimming group by accident. Their motto is: “synchronized swimming against the meaninglessness of life.“

Symphony of Now

Deutschland 2018 | Documentary, Music Films | R: Johannes Schaff | FSK: oA

An essay film inspired by "BERLIN - DIE SINFONIE DER GROßSTADT."

System Error , m. Gast

Deutschland 2018 | Documentary, Gesellschaftsfilm | R: Florian Opitz | FSK: oA

Florian Opitz‘s documentary takes capitalism and the dominant growth ideology to task and shows how topical many of Karl Marx‘ analyses still are today.

The Broken Circle Breakdown

(The Broken Circle Breakdown) | B/NL 2012 | Drama | R: Felix Van Groeningen | FSK: 12

A Belgian drama about a couple dealing with their sick child.

The Children Act

(The Children Act) | Großbritannien 2017 | Drama | R: Richard Eyre | FSK: 12

Emma Thompson plays a family court judge whose private life is in shambles and loses her professional distance because of it. An adaptation of the novel “The Children Act“ by Ian McEwan.

The Endless

USA 2017 | Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller | R: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead | FSK: 12

Justin and Aaron, played by directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, fled from a UFO suicide cult as children. When Justin convinces his brother to visit the cult one more time, they notice that the members haven‘t aged a day.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

(The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society) | USA 2018 | Drama, Historical Film, Romance Films | R: Mike Newell | FSK: 6

The letters of pig breeder Dawsey have lured Juliet to Guernsey where she uncovers the secret of the “Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society“. A historical romance.

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

(The House with a Clock in its Walls) | USA 2018 | Phantastischer Film, Horror, Mystery | R: Eli Roth | FSK: 6 | NEW RELEASE

The Rider

USA 2017 | Drama | R: Chloé Zhao | FSK: 12

Lakota cowboy Brady isn‘t actually allowed to ride anymore after a head injury which he got while doing rodeo, but there‘s no other life for him. In Chloe Zhao‘s moving and enchanting film, Brady and his family play a fictional version of their own story.

Human Rights Film Festival: The Wait

(The Wait) | DK 2016 | Documentary | R: Emil Langballe, Andrea Storm Henriksen

Thoroughbreds

(Thoroughbreds) | USA 2017 | Thriller, Drama | R: Cory Finley | FSK: 16

Rich girls and former childhood friends Lily and Amanda decide to get Lily‘s stepfather out of the way. Schoolyard dealer Tim is meant to help them do that.

Tokat - Das Leben schlägt zurück

D 2016 | Biography, Documentary | R: Andrea Stevens, Cornelia Schendel

A documentary about 3 men who belonged to a criminal gang 20 years ago and now lead very different lives.

Utoya 22. juli

(Utoya 22. juli) | Norwegen 2018 | Drama | R: Erik Poppe

On July 22nd 2011 an extreme right-wing assailant shot 69 people who were at the summer camp of the Norwegian social democratic Labor Party on the island of Utøya, Poppe shows the 72 minutes of the attack from the perspective of one of the victims in a single uncut camera sequence.