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Opening film 2016 // Meine Brüder und Schwestern im Norden [My brothers and sisters up north]
Director: Sung-Hyung Cho
(Documentary, D 2016), OV with German subtitles,
Duration: 106 min.
Sunday, 20. March 2016, 19:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal
A portray of the people behind the persistent clichés and stereotypes and an insight into life ... more

Opening and AWARD CEREMONY // LICHTER Art Award
(Video Art Exhibition, 2016)
Monday, 28. March 2016, 17:00 p.m., Andere Orte
Award and opening ceremony of the LICHTER ART AWARD more

GrenzParcours // Walk the Line!
(Opening and Exhibition, 2016)
Tuesday, 29. March 2016, 18:30 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
Daily exhibition in the festival lounge more

International Shorts I
Director: Various
(Feature film, Animation, Documentary, F/AT/GB/I/NL/CA 2014-2015), Various
Tuesday, 29. March 2016, 20:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
Of Slaughterhouses, family ties and summer dreaming – The international Shorts I. more

Im Sommer wohnt er unten
Director: Tom Sommerlatte
(Comedy, D 2015), German OV,
Duration: 100 min.
Wednesday, 30. March 2016, 20:00 p.m., Filmmuseum
A summer house in France and two brothers who couldn`t be any more different from each other. more

Europa: Aussen.Grenzen.Innen. [Europe: Outside.Borders.Inside]
(Talk, 2016), German
Wednesday, 30. March 2016, 19:00 p.m., Festivalzentrum
Talk discussing European Responsibility: Separation or Open Borders? more

Der letzte Mann (The Last Laugh) // Les Trucs live
Director: F. W. Murnau
(silent feature film with live music, D 1924), Live Music,
Duration: 101 min.
Wednesday, 30. March 2016, 22:15 p.m., Metropolis
Les Trucs meet F. W. Murnau and present a very special screening of "The Last Laugh" more

In the presence of Edgar Reitz // Die andere Heimat - Chronik einer Sehnsucht
Director: Edgar Reitz
(Feature Film, D 2013), German OV without subtitles,
Duration: 230 min.
Wednesday, 30. March 2016, 19:00 p.m., Metropolis
A black and white drama by Edgar Reitz, which received the German Film Award 2014 more

Road Movie Ukraine
Director: Olga Petrova, Lutz Jahnke
(Documentary, D 2015), OV with subtitles,
Duration: 65 min.
Wednesday, 30. March 2016, 18:00 p.m., Filmmuseum
Ukraine is more than just the Majdan. Art, music, life and culture in times of civil war. more

Les Sauteurs (Those who jump)
Director: Abou Bakar Sidibé, Estephan Wagner, Moritz Siebert
(Documentary, DK 2016), French/Bambara OV with subtitles,
Duration: 80 min.
Wednesday, 30. March 2016, 21:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
A unique record of our time, which sets impressively the stories and faces of the refugees again ... more

AUF EINER SKALA VON 1 –10 [ON A SCALE OF 1 –10]
Director: Katharina Uhland
(Documentary, D 2015), German OV with English subtitles,
Duration: 76 min.
Wednesday, 30. March 2016, 20:00 p.m., Mal Sehn
A wonderfully quiet film, which often surprisingly humorously questions the effects of a cancer ... more

GrenzParcours: Walk the Line!
(Exhibition, 2016)
Wednesday, 30. March 2016, 16:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
Daily exhibition in the festival lounge more

Dog Lady (La mujer de los perros)
Director: Laura Citarella, Verónica Llinás
(Drama, AR 2015), Span. OV with subtitles,
Duration: 95 min.
Thursday, 31. March 2016, 20:00 p.m., Mal Sehn
Dog Lady shows an intimate portrait of a self-sufficient lone wolf. more

Enklava (Enklave)
Director: Goran Radovanovic
(Drama, SRB/D 2015), Original version with English subtitles,
Duration: 92 min.
Thursday, 31. March 2016, 20:30 p.m., Filmmuseum
Nenad lives in a serbian enclave in Kosovo. His school bus is an armored UN car. more

Lichter Agora: Grenzen Unlimited I // Opening Conference
(Talk, 2016), German
Thursday, 31. March 2016, 19:00 p.m., Festivalzentrum
Opening Conference of the LICHTER AGORA 2016. more

Experimenter
Director: Michael Almereyda
(Biopic, USA 2015), Engl. OV,
Duration: 97 min.
Thursday, 31. March 2016, 20:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal
Portrait about the psychologist Stanley Milgram and his spectacular obedience-experiment. more

Digital Dissidents
Director: Cyril Tuschi
(Documentary, D 2015), German OV,
Duration: 90 min.
Thursday, 31. March 2016, 22:00 p.m., Mal Sehn
The documentary portrays six former whistleblowers from economy, public authorities and politics. more

The Wakhan Front (Ni le ciel ni la terre)
Director: Clément Cogitore
(Feature Film, F/BEL 2015), French/Arabic original with subtitles,
Duration: 100 min.
Thursday, 31. March 2016, 20:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
In a subtly philosophical manner, The Wakhan Front poses the question of power between human and ... more

Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer
Director: Lars Kraume
(Feature Film, D 2015), 105,
Duration: German OV without subtitles min.
Thursday, 31. March 2016, 18:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal
A political thriller and gripping, intelligent chamber play with a striking performance of *Burg ... more

Triple Feature I // IN BETWEEN IDENTITIES
Director: Aleksandar Radan
(Experimental Film, D 2015), German OV,
Duration: 8:50 min.
Thursday, 31. March 2016, 18:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
A trip into the world of a well-known computer game and subverts any expectations. more

Endzeit [Eschaton]
Director: Anna Groos, Jan Groos
(web series, A 2015), German OV,
Duration: 110 min.
Thursday, 31. March 2016, 18:00 p.m., Filmmuseum
Two artists are tired of the artistic milieu and begin to encounter alternative lifestyles. more

Kurzzeithelden (Short Time Heroes)
Director: Christine Wagner, Roman Gonther (zusätzliche Szenen)
(Sci-Fi, D 1999-2015), German OV,
Duration: 45 min.
Thursday, 31. March 2016, 22:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
2025: The first superluminal velocity flight. A stunning Science-Fiction adventure. more

Pecore in Erba (Burning Love)
Director: Alberto Caviglia
(Mockumentary, I 2015), Ital. OV with subtitles,
Duration: 87 min.
Thursday, 31. March 2016, 22:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal
Ironic Mockumentary that deconstructs intolerance, racism and the rhetorics of media outrage. more

Triple Feature I // Vier danach [Four later]
Director: Julia J. Geiß
(Documentary, D 2014), OV,
Duration: 44.27 min.
Thursday, 31. March 2016, 18:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
Quiet portrait about four men dealing with the fatal consequences of contergan. more

TRIPLE FEATURE I // OPA
Director: Olga Petrova
(Documentary, D 2015), Original version with subtitles,
Duration: 17:40 min.
Thursday, 31. March 2016, 18:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
An affectionately elaborated biography in honor of the grandfather of a proud granddaughter. more

Frankfurter Kranz zur Flüchtlingshilfe [Frankfurt Circle regarding aid for refugees]
(Discussion panel, 2016)
Thursday, 31. March 2016, 19:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal 2
At the Frankfurter Kranz, agents of the Frankfurter Flüchtlingshilfe get together and provide a ... more

GrenzParcours: Walk the Line!
(Exhibition, 2016)
Thursday, 31. March 2016, 16:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
Daily exhibition in the festival lounge more

Art Talk // LICHTER Art Award
(Video-Art Exhibition / Talk, 2016)
Thursday, 31. March 2016, 18:00 p.m., Andere Orte
Talk with the shortlisted artists of the LICHTER Art Award 2016 more

Lichter Agora: Grenzen Unlimited // Relay Talk
(Talk, 2016), German
Friday, 01. April 2016, 13:00 p.m., Festivalzentrum
Agora relay talk with various topics more

Louisiana - The Other Side
Director: Roberto Minervini
(Documentary, FR/IT 2015), Engl. OV,
Duration: 92 min.
Friday, 01. April 2016, 20:30 p.m., Filmmuseum
Relentless documentary about the lost white american lowerclass. more

Trading Germans (Ein Pass für Deutschland)
Director: Razvan Georgescu
(Documentary, D/Rum 2015), German/Ruma. OV with English subtitles,
Duration: 90 min.
Friday, 01. April 2016, 20:00 p.m., Mal Sehn
"Trading Germans" is simultaneous a spy thriller and an artful documentary. more

Ein Atem [One Breath]
Director: Christian Zübert
(Drama, D 2015), German OV,
Duration: 100 min.
Friday, 01. April 2016, 18:00 p.m., Filmmuseum
In Ein Atem by Christian Zübert, the crisis in Greece has been given a human face. more

Yallah! Underground
Director: Farid Eslam
(Documentary, D/CAN/USA/GB/CZ 2015), Engl. OV,
Duration: 85 min.
Friday, 01. April 2016, 20:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal
In the Underground of arabic metropoles artists and musicians are living their dreams of freedom. more

Schrotten!
Director: Max Zähle
(Comedy, D 2014), German OV,
Duration: 90 min.
Friday, 01. April 2016, 20:00 p.m., Caligari Filmbühne Wiesbaden
A salvage yard clan runs out of money. A trainload of copper seems to be the solution. more

Birmingham Shorts
Director: various
(Feature film, Animation, Documentary, NL/ UK/ CHN/ D/ A/ D/ I/ S/ J 2015-2016), various,
Duration: 74 min.
Friday, 01. April 2016, 18:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
Hypnotic animations, confusing experiments, dark and weird humour: Birmingham Shorts more

Experimenter
Director: Michael Almereyda
(Biopic, USA 2015), Engl. OV,
Duration: 97 min.
Friday, 01. April 2016, 22:30 p.m., Filmmuseum
Portrait about the psychologist Stanley Milgram and his spectacular obedience-experiment. more

International Shorts II
Director: Various
(Feature film, experimental film, USA/AU/GB/I/F 2014-2015), Various
Friday, 01. April 2016, 22:00 p.m., Mal Sehn
Of tyrannical mayors, nudes and horse masks - The international Shorts II more

Lotte
Director: Julius Schultheiß
(Feature Film, D 2016), German OV,
Duration: 76 min.
Friday, 01. April 2016, 20:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
Lotte lets one forget the usual talk about unwieldy and boring German film. more

Der 1. April 2016
Director: Jan Philipp Stange
(Video-Techno-Opera, D 2016),
Duration: 75 min.
Friday, 01. April 2016, 19:45 p.m., Andere Orte
The Tagesschau as a daily show. A video-techno-opera: Between pictures and truth. more

Lolita Knockout Ensemble Live // The General (Der General)
Director: Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
(Feature film, USA 1926), silent film with live music,
Duration: 78 min.
Friday, 01. April 2016, 20:00 p.m., Lederpalast Offenbach / Ledermuseum
Musical full steam ahead: The Lolita Knockout Ensemble fires up Buster Keatons Comedy. more

Masaan
Director: Neeraj Ghaywan
(Drama, IND/F 2015), Hindi with English subtitles,
Duration: 103 min.
Friday, 01. April 2016, 18:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal
A debut feature film of the coming of age of young people halfway between tradition and modernit ... more

Paper Cut Films by Edeltraud Engelhardt + "The OhOhOhs” live
Director: Edeltraud Engelhardt
(Documentary, D 1998)
Friday, 01. April 2016, 22:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
In a unique cooperation with Frankfurt two-man formation “The OhOhOhs”, LICHTER presents the ... more

GrenzParcours: Walk the Line!
(Exhibition, 2016)
Friday, 01. April 2016, 12:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
Daily exhibition in the festival lounge more

Regional Shorts I
Director: various
(various, D 2014-2015), German OV,
Duration: various min.
Friday, 01. April 2016, 22:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal
Of reflective bugs, rooster fights and stomping feet: Regional Shorts - I. more

The Lobster
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
(Feature Film, IR/GB/GRC/F/USA 2015)), English OV with subtitles,
Duration: 118 min.
Saturday, 02. April 2016, 19:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal
A dystopian fable about love, loneliness, and the overcoming of conventions. more

Unterwegs in der Musik – Die Komponistin Barbara Heller
Director: Lilo Mangelsdorff
(Documentary, D 2016), German original version,
Duration: 84 min.
Saturday, 02. April 2016, 20:00 p.m., Mal Sehn
Vivid portrait about an extraordinary woman, who would preferably BE music. more

Schrotten!
Director: Max Zähle
(Feature film, D 2014), German OV,
Duration: 90 min.
Saturday, 02. April 2016, 17:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal
A salvage yard clan runs out of money. A trainload of copper seems to be the solution. more

Anhedonia – Narzissmus als Narkose
Director: Patrick Siegfried Zimmer
(Experimental feature film, D 2015), German OV,
Duration: 78 min.
Saturday, 02. April 2016, 22:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
Anhedonia is a surreal trip full of quotes, false bottoms and breaches of the fourth wall. more

Lisbeths letzte Reise
Director: Thomas Carlé
(Documentary, D 2016), German OV,
Duration: 79 min.
Saturday, 02. April 2016, 20:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
Thomas Carlé allows an intimate view into his family and potraits his dying parents. more

Trading Germans (Ein Pass für Deutschland)
Director: Răzvan Georgescu
(Documentary, D/Rum 2015), German OV,
Duration: 90 min.
Saturday, 02. April 2016, 17:30 p.m., Caligari Filmbühne Wiesbaden
"Trading Germans" is simultaneously a spy thriller and an artful documentary. more

Ästhetik der Grenze/Grenzen der Ästhetik [Aesthetics of the Border/Borders of Aesthetics]
Saturday, 02. April 2016, 19:00 p.m., Festivalzentrum
Moderated talk in cooperation with the magazine Pop. Kultur und Kritik more

Wir können nicht den hellen Himmel träumen [We cannot dream up a bright sky]
Director: Carmen Tartarotti
(Documentary, D 2014), OV with German subtitles,
Duration: 91 min.
Saturday, 02. April 2016, 18:00 p.m., Filmmuseum
Moving portrait about two exceptional women whose world is about to disappear. more

Coma
Director: Sara Fattahi
(Documentary, SY/LB 2015), Arab. OV with Engl. subtitles,
Duration: 98 min.
Saturday, 02. April 2016, 17:30 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
Sara Fattahi films the other side of the Syrian civil war, the private. more

Fritz Lang
Director: Gordian Maugg
(Feature Film, D 2015), German OV,
Duration: 104 min.
Saturday, 02. April 2016, 20:00 p.m., Filmmuseum
Director *Gordian Maugg* tells the fascinating origin story of Fritz Lang´s virtuosic-ingenious ... more

El abrazo de la serpiente (Embrace of the Serpent)
Director: Ciro Guerra
(Abenteuer, COL, VEN, AR 2015), Cubeo/Ocaina/Huitoto/Tikuna/Guanano/Span./Port./Ger./Catal. subbed,
Duration: 125 min.
Saturday, 02. April 2016, 22:00 p.m., Mal Sehn
Winner of an award in Cannes and nominated for an Oscar: A homage to the exalted beauty of the A ... more

Meine Brüder und Schwestern im Norden [My brothers and sisters up north]
Director: Sung-Hyung Cho
(Documentary, D 2016), OV with German subtitles,
Duration: 106 min.
Saturday, 02. April 2016, 15:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
A portray of the people behind the persistent clichés and stereotypes and an insight into life ... more

Der 2. April 2016
Director: Jan Philipp Stange
(Video-Techno-Opera, D 2016),
Duration: 75 min.
Saturday, 02. April 2016, 19:45 p.m., Andere Orte
The Tagesschau as a daily show. A video-techno-opera: Between pictures and truth. more

Tatort: Wer bin ich? [Tatort: Who am I?]
Director: Bastian Günther
(crime thriller, D 2015), German OV,
Duration: 90 min.
Saturday, 02. April 2016, 20:15 p.m., Lederpalast Offenbach / Ledermuseum
After only five minutes the fourth wall falls to pieces: A Tatort within Tatort. more

I Stay With You (Me quedo contigo)
Director: Artemio Narro
(Horror/Comedy, MEX 2014), OV with subtitles,
Duration: 99 min.
Saturday, 02. April 2016, 22:30 p.m., Filmmuseum
A showpiece about sex, power and violence with a change of roles. more

Tokat – Das Leben schlägt zurück
Director: Andrea Stevens, Cornelia Schendel
(Documentary, D 2015), German OV,
Duration: 76 min.
Saturday, 02. April 2016, 15:30 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal
In the early '90s, gangs of Turkish origin stirred up the Frankfurt scene. What has happened to ... more

GrenzParcours: Walk the Line!
(Exhibition, 2016)
Saturday, 02. April 2016, 14:30 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
Daily exhibition in the festival lounge more

Regional Shorts II
Director: various
(various, D/UK 2014-2015), German OV,
Duration: various min.
Saturday, 02. April 2016, 22:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal
Of the three kings, superheroes and tree draftsmen: Regional Shorts II more

Lisbeths letzte Reise
Director: Thomas Carlé
(Documentary, D 2016), German OV,
Duration: 79 min.
Sunday, 03. April 2016, 14:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
Thomas Carlé allows an intimate view into his family and potraits his dying parents. more

Jonathan and Award Ceremony of LICHTER Filmpreise 2016
Director: Piotr Lewandowski
(Drama, D 2015), German OV,
Duration: 102 min.
Sunday, 03. April 2016, 19:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal
Jonathan takes care of his dying father. Suddenly an old school day friend of his father appears. more

Walking Distance (Distancias Cortas)
Director: Alejandro Guzmán Alvarez
(Feature Film, Mexico 2015), Spanish OV with English subtitles,
Duration: 100 min.
Sunday, 03. April 2016, 18:00 p.m., Metropolis
An urban fairytale about the burdensome journey of a gentle giant out of his prison of self-impo ... more

The Wakhan Front (Ni le ciel ni la terre)
Director: Clément Cogitore
(Feature Film, F/BEL 2015), French/Arabic original with subtitles,
Duration: 100 min.
Sunday, 03. April 2016, 16:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal
In a subtly philosophical manner, The Wakhan Front poses the question of power between human and ... more

Meine Tochter Anne Frank [My daughter Anne Frank]
Director: Raymond Ley
(Docudrama, D 2015), German OV,
Duration: 90 min.
Sunday, 03. April 2016, 16:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
With a strong leading actress, this docudrama depicts the life story of the Jewish girl from Fra ... more

Im Spinnwebaus [In the Spiderweb’s House]
Director: Mara Eibl-Eibesfeldt
(Feature Film, D 2015), German OV without subtitles,
Duration: 91 min.
Sunday, 03. April 2016, 14:00 p.m., Mal Sehn
A story of growing up as a dark fairytale. more

Die dunkle Seite des Mondes (The Dark Side of the Moon)
Director: Stephan Rick
(Thriller, D/LUX 2015), German OV,
Duration: 97 min.
Sunday, 03. April 2016, 14:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal
No other film has made Frankfurt look so good like this surreal thriller has. more

Ausser Rand und Band [Going Wild] //A program by Gunter Deller, Karola Gramann und Heide Schlüpmann
Director: various
(experimental , D/USA 1906-2004), various
Sunday, 03. April 2016, 20:00 p.m., Mal Sehn
A program by Gunter Deller, Karola Gramann und Heide Schlüpmann more

Triple Feature II // Grey Hat
Director: Emauel Brod
(Thriller, D 2015), German OV,
Duration: 62 min.
Sunday, 03. April 2016, 20:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
A thrilling Hackerdrama where fun suddenly leads to serious consequences. more

Triple Feature II: Ich fühle mich nicht so wohl dabei, dass du deinen Geburtstag zu einem Kulturevent machst [I don’t quite feel comfortable with you turning your birthday into a cultural event]
Director: Jos Diegel
(experimental, D 2016), German OV,
Duration: 7:45 min.
Sunday, 03. April 2016, 20:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
A Birthday in the artistic milieu - private party turns into public discourse. more

Masaan
Director: Neeraj Ghaywan
(Drama, IND/F 2015), Hindi with English subtitles,
Duration: 103 min.
Sunday, 03. April 2016, 18:00 p.m., Filmmuseum
A debut feature film of the coming of age of young people halfway between tradition and modernit ... more

Triple Feature II // Animal
Director: Marc Puszicha
(short feature film, D 2014), German OV,
Duration: 23:23 min.
Sunday, 03. April 2016, 20:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
With diabolical cold humour, Animal shows and dissects a somewhat different job interview. more

Tokat – Das Leben schlägt zurück
Director: Andrea Stevens, Cornelia Schendel
(Documentary, D 2015), German OV,
Duration: 76 min.
Sunday, 03. April 2016, 12:00 p.m., Filmmuseum
In the early '90s, gangs of Turkish origin stirred up the Frankfurt scene. What has happened to ... more

GrenzParcours: Walk the Line!
(Exhibition, 2016)
Sunday, 03. April 2016, 14:30 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1
Daily exhibition in the festival lounge more