FRI. OCT. 19, 2018 @ 07.00 PM - OPENING NIGHT!
Germany, 2017 - 110 min - WA PREMIERE
Director: Claus Räfle
Cast: Max Mauff, Ruby O.Fee, Alice Dwyer, Aaron Altaras
In June 1943, Germany infamously declared Berlin “judenfrei”—“free of Jews.” But at that moment there were still 7,000 Jews living in the Nazi capital: hiding in attics, basements, and warehouses, protected by courageous Berliners while desperately trying to avoid deportation. Only 1,700 lived to liberation.
Austria/UK/USA/Argentian - 101 min
Director: Thomas Dirnhofer (as Thomy Dirnhofer)
Cast: David Lama, Peter Ortner, Jim Bridwell, Stefan Glowacz and Reinhold Messmer
Set against the backdrop of breathtaking Patagonia, David Lama, climbing’s wunderkind, sets out to climb the infamous south-east face of Cerro Torre, a mountain once said to be the most difficult in the world.
CERRO TORRE is a documentary about mountaineering, friendship and transformation. It's a coming of age story that also takes a close look at the state of rock climbing and alpinism, as well as their many philosophies and ethical approaches
SAT. OCT. 20, 2018 @ 02.45 PM - OPENING NIGHT!
Germany (2017), 97 min.
Director:Christian Theede
Cast: Marleen Quentin, Ruben Storck, Emilia Flint, Luke Matt Röntgen, Leo Gapp, Devdi Striesow, Katharina Wackernagel
Young amateur detectives Mia (Marleen Quentin), Benny (Ruben Storck), and Alice (Emilia Flint) solve crimes in their big-city hometown of Hamburg, Germany. Because they are small, fiery, tough, and as a group, pack a powerful punch, they are known as The Peppercorns. Before their summer class trip to the Gruber family’s mountain ranch, Mia’s young friend Luca Gruber (Leo Gapp) warns them not to come. Luca fears that his search for the fabled treasure of the Black King has cursed the ranch. When the class arrives, a series of mysterious events seem to confirm Luca’s fears. What is behind the curse? Where will the clues lead them?
SAT. OCT. 20, 2018 @ 05.00 PM
GDR, 1967, 91 min, Color
SAT. OCT. 20, 2018 @ 07.00 PM
Austria 2016, 110 min
Directed By: Dieter Berner
Cast: Noah Saavedra, Maresi Riegner, Valerie Pachner
At the beginning of the 20th Century Egon Schiele is one of the most provocative artists in Vienna. His life and work are driven by beautiful women and an era that is coming to an end. Two women will have a lasting impact on him - his sister and first muse Gerti, and 17 year old Wally, arguably Schiele's one true love, immortalized in his famous painting 'Death and the Maiden'. Schiele's radical paintings scandalize Viennese society while daring artists like Gustav Klimt and art agents alike are sensing the exceptional. But Egon Schiele is also prepared to go beyond his own pain and to sacrifice Love and Life for his Art. Art that inspires us up to this day.
This is a special screening for the Honorary Consulate of Austria in Seattle and there will be a limited number of tickets available to the public which will be released closer to showtime.
SUN. OCT. 21, 2018 @ 12.30 PM
Austria, Germany, France, 2016, 106 min. ,German, English, Spanish with English subtitles.
Director: Maria Schrader
Starring: Josef Hader, Barbara Sukowa, Aenne Schwarz, Matthias Brandt, Charly Hübner
Schrader’s film episodically tells the story of the Austrian Jewish writer Stefan Zweig and his life while in exile from 1936 to 1942.
Best known in the US for his novellas The Royal Game, and Letter from an Unknown Woman, that was later adapted into a film directed by Max Ophüls, starring Joan Fontaine.
Stefan Zweig (next to Thomas Mann) was the most-translated German-speaking writer of his time, but having been driven into emigration at the peak of his worldwide fame, Zweig falls into despair at the sight of Europe’s downfall, which he had anticipated early on. Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, New York, Petrópolis are four stations in Stefan Zweig’s exile, which despite offering him safe refuge and overwhelming tropical nature, won’t help him find peace and won’t be able to replace his home.
Germany 2018, 105 min.
Directed by: Dennis Gansel
Cast: Henning Baum, Kao Chenmin, Andy Cheung, Tadashi Endo
When an orphaned baby is mysteriously delivered to the island of Morrowland, the four inhabitants decide to raise him as their own and name him Jim. When he turns ten and learns of how he came to the island, he yearns to un-cover his true origins. Tagging along with his friend Luke, Jim sets out on the adventure of a lifetime in an unstoppable train engine—across seas, deserts, forests, mountains, and even volcanoes. In the magical town of Mandala they learn that the Emperor’s daughter, Princess Li Si, has been captured by pirates, and the two decide to risk it all and travel to the treacherous Dragon City to save her.
SUN. OCT. 21, 2018 @ 05.00 PM
Germany 2017, 97 min
The short film program NEXT GENERATION was created by German Films in 1998 to introduce young talents from Germany to international audiences. Selected from film school submissions by an independent jury, the program premieres within the framework of the Cannes Film Festival and is then presented worldwide at Festivals of German Films and is also available for screenings at international film festivals. Since 2011, German Films has cooperated with the German Federal Film Board (FFA) to present the nominees of their annual SHORT TIGER Award as part of the program, now called NEXT GENERATION SHORT TIGER.
SUN. OCT. 21, 2018 @ 07.00 PM - CLOSING NIGHT!
Switzerland 2017, 91 min
Director: Peter Luisi
Cast: Beat Schlatter, Doro Muggler, Bendrit Bajra, Luna Wedler, Daniel Mangisch
Balz Naef, a high school's part-time bookkeeper and literature teacher, possesses a deep passion for the Swiss author Gottfried Keller. For years, Balz has been massaging the budget in hopes of saving enough money to turn Keller's house into a museum. However, no sooner does he succeed than the school board decides to reallocate the funds for a new soccer field.