SONGS MY BROTHERS TAUGHT ME
USA 2015, 94 Min, OV, D: Chloé Zhao
Johnny and Jashaun are young native Americans, brother and sister. They live in a reservation in South Dakota. Johnny wants to leave this place at all costs and Jashaun, his little sister is afraid of losing him. It's a simple, everyday story of growing up, told so wonderfully, heartbreaking and tender. An exceptional piece of cinema.
31. 10., 18.30 h, Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus

 

XIA NU (A TOUCH OF ZEN)
Taiwan 1971, 180 Min, OV w/ Eng. subs, D: King Hu
Why isn't life more exciting? As the scholar Gu encounters a beautiful fighter it's over with boredom. Admire weightless heroes in a fulminant choreographed bustle of bodies. XIA NU, a milestone of the wuxia genre, finally restored.
31.10., 23 h, Gartenbaukino

 

FRANCOFONIA
F/D/NL 2015, 87 Min, OV w/ Eng. subs, D: Aleksander Sokurov
The absurd story of rescue of the Louvre by the Germans from the Germans. For Sokurov it is a basic picture of the impending destruction of culture, a farewell to the Western heritage and a highly artificial, entertaining and exciting essay the relationship between art and history. No Exit Through the Gift Shop.
1.11., 11 h, Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus

 

SURPRISE FILM
Traditionally on the 2nd Festival Sunday afternoon there is a surprise screening at the Gartenbaukino. Which film? We don't know :-)
To find it out you have to come!
1. 11., 15.30 h, Gartenbaukino