Weekly overview
26 Aug – 1 Sept
Becoming Animal
A palpably rendered audiovisual essay draws together the distinct sensibilities of filmmakers Peter Mettler (The End of Time) and Emma Davie (I am Breathing) and philosopher David Abram (The Spell of the Sensuous) to forge a path into the places where humans and animals meet.
- Documentary
Multispezies Movie Club: Wovon träumen andere Wesen?
IMDb 6.2 Under the Same Sun
The film is set in the near future, and it looks back on how peace was made in 2013 between Israel and Palestine. It is the story of two businessmen - one Palestinian and one Israeli - who struggle to set up a solar energy company. Both come from societies where there is strong opposition to cooperating with the other, and the film tells how they overcome hostility from within their own families and from the people around them. In the end, they mount a Facebook campaign that brings popular support both to their joint venture and to the peace process. The film was produced by Amir Harel, an Academy Award-nominated Israeli producer, and directed by Sameh Zoabi, a leading Palestinian film-maker.
- Drama
Under the Same Sun
The film is set in the near future, and it looks back on how peace was made in 2013 between Israel and Palestine. It is the story of two businessmen - one Palestinian and one Israeli - who struggle to set up a solar energy company. Both come from societies where there is strong opposition to cooperating with the other, and the film tells how they overcome hostility from within their own families and from the people around them. In the end, they mount a Facebook campaign that brings popular support both to their joint venture and to the peace process. The film was produced by Amir Harel, an Academy Award-nominated Israeli producer, and directed by Sameh Zoabi, a leading Palestinian film-maker.
- Drama
TMDB 75RT 100IMDb 7.6 Souleymane's Story
As he pedals through the streets of Paris to deliver meals, Souleymane recounts his story. In two days, he has to go through his asylum application interview, the key to obtaining papers, but Souleymane is not ready.
- Drama
Die drei ??? und die Salztote
90 min
An immersive audio drama event in Dolby Atmos. Cinema for the ears. No one knows why the so-called Salt Witch of California’s Salton Sea suddenly disappeared many years ago. Did the woman, who wreaked havoc with voodoo and ghost salt, drown in the lake back then? Now letters from the witch have surfaced, and strange hauntings have brought the Three Investigators into the picture. Together with their old acquaintance, Professor Barrister, the detectives try to unravel the mystery of the Salt Dead.
- Crime
IMDb 6.2 Do You Love Me?
Kira is living her life with the teenage confidence that the world revolves around her. Born and raised in the late Soviet Ukraine, she sees her life predictable and clear. But it doesn't last long. Suddenly, she discovers that her father has a mistress, and her mother knows about it but prefers to remain silent. As Kira's family begins to fall apart —and so does the Soviet State— everything she knew turns out to be an illusion. Kira is searching for love, warmth, and hope for the future, going down a dark path she could not foresee.
- Drama
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