Program Overview 2017

Select Films by

Haymatloz

Director: Eren Önsöz
(Documentary, D/T 2016), Turkish with subtitles,
Duration: 90 min.

Tuesday, 28. March 2017, 19:30 p.m., naxos.Kino

Director EREN ÖNSÖZ accompanies five people in Frankfurt, whose parents or grandparents had to ... more

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM ROLL I

Director: various
(various genres, 2015-2016), various languages,
Duration: 67 min.

Tuesday, 28. March 2017, 21:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1

The films of the INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM ROLL I more

WHISTLEBLOWING – BRINGING LIGHT INTO THE DARK

(Exhibition, D 2017), German

Tuesday, 28. March 2017, 18:30 p.m., Festivalzentrum

An exhibition of the Whistleblower Network portrays people with civil courage from Hesse. more

Opening and Award Ceremony LICHTER Art Award 2017

(Opening and award ceremony, 2017)

Tuesday, 28. March 2017, 17:00 p.m., naxos.Kino

The great opening event of the LICHTER Art Award 2017. more

Opening film

The Distinguished Citizen (El Ciudadano Ilustre)

Director: Gastón Duprat, Mariano Cohn
(Feature film, ARG/ESP 2016), span. with Engl. subtitles,
Duration: 117 min.

Tuesday, 28. March 2017, 20:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal

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ARMENIA

Director: M.A. Littler
(Drama, D/F/ARM 2016),
Duration: 84 min.

Wednesday, 29. March 2017, 17:30 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1

Between the history of the real Armenia and the dream, evoking concepts such as origin, home and ... more

Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider

Director: Hermann Vaske
(Documentary, D/NL 2016), OV with subtitles,
Duration: 90 min.

Wednesday, 29. March 2017, 22:00 p.m., Mal Sehn

A journey like a roller coaster ride through the exciting, crazy and unique life of Dennis Hopper. more

World premieres

TRIPLE FEAUTURE I // LAST CHANCE JUNCTION // MEIN VATER – EINE REISE // RÖSLEIN, RÖSLEIN, RÖSLEIN ROT

Director: various
(various genres, D 2016), German original,
Duration: 70 min.

Wednesday, 29. March 2017, 20:00 p.m., Metropolis

Triple Feature I is all about journey. more

The Apple of My Eye (La Prunelle de mes yeux )

Director: Axelle Ropert
(Drama/Comedy, F 2016), Fr. OV with English subs.,
Duration: 87 min.

Wednesday, 29. March 2017, 18:00 p.m., Filmmuseum

The elevator – for most a place of oppressive silence. Not so for Theo and the blind Elise. Al ... more

IN VINO VERITAS – WE ARE SERVING TRUTH!

(Talk, 2017), German

Wednesday, 29. March 2017, 19:00 p.m., naxos.Kino

An evening of conversation with humour and wine in cooperation with the Caricatura Museum Frankfurt. more

CONFIDENCE AND MEDIA – A MEDIA WEDNESDAY IN TIMES OF FAKE NEWS

(Discussion round, 2017), German

Wednesday, 29. March 2017, 18:30 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal

Who can you still believe when you open the newspaper, switch on the radio or the TV and are sur ... more

Carte Blanche // GREETINGS FROM FUKUSHIMA

Director: Doris Dörrie
(Feature film, D2016), English/Japanese with German subtitles,
Duration: 104 min.

Wednesday, 29. March 2017, 19:15 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1

Five years after the nuclear catastrophe, the exceptional German director traveled to an area to ... more

I Am Not Madame Bovary

Director: Feng Xiaogang
(Tragicomedy, CHN 2016), Mandarin with English subtitles,
Duration: 137 min.

Wednesday, 29. March 2017, 20:45 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal

Li Xuelian and Qin Yuhe have discovered their dream apartment, but it is reserved for singles on ... more

WHISTLEBLOWING – BRINGING LIGHT INTO THE DARK

(Exhibition, D 2017), German

Wednesday, 29. March 2017, 18:00 p.m., Festivalzentrum

An exhibition of the Whistleblower Network portrays people with civil courage from Hesse. more

LICHTER Art Talk

(Talk, 2017), English,
Duration: 60 min.

Wednesday, 29. March 2017, 17:30 p.m., naxos.Kino

The finalists of the LICHTER Art Award, jury member Olaf Stüber and curator Saul Judd discuss t ... more

SYLVI´S BUMERANG

Director: Thomas Lawetzky
(Documentry, D 2016), German Original,
Duration: 87 min.

Thursday, 30. March 2017, 17:30 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1

Filmmaker Thomas Lawetzky and his son Matthias raise an eternal monument to a former cult pub. more

L’Avenir (Alles was kommt)

Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
(Tragicomedy, GER/F 2016), French Original with German Subtitles,
Duration: 100 min.

Thursday, 30. March 2017, 18:00 p.m., Filmmuseum

"I have a fulfilling intellectual life," says Nathalie, "it makes me happy." She works as a phil ... more

REGIONAL SHORT FILMS I

Director: various
(various genres, D 2016), various languages,
Duration: 70 min.

Thursday, 30. March 2017, 22:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal

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Virtual Reality Storytelling – Cinema

Director: various
(various Genres, D/F/RUS/CAN/IRL 2016), various languages,
Duration: 60 min.

Thursday, 30. March 2017, 19:00 p.m., naxos.Kino

VR meets cinema: We present the five finalists of the VR Storytelling competition more

Virtual Reality Storytelling – Cinema

Director: various
(various genres, D/F/RUS/CAN/IRL 2016), various languages,
Duration: 60 min.

Thursday, 30. March 2017, 21:00 p.m., naxos.Kino

VR meets cinema: We present the five finalists of the VR Storytelling competition more

German Premiere

Tramontane

Director: Vatche Boulghourijan
(Feature film, LBN/F/QAT/ARE 2016), Liban. OV with English subs.,
Duration: 105 min.

Thursday, 30. March 2017, 18:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal

The blind Lebanese Rabih is planning a tour through Europe with his orchestra. When he applies f ... more

German Premiere

ACT & PUNISHMENT

Director: Evgeny Mitta
(Documentary, RUS 2016), Russ. OV with English subs.,
Duration: 90 min.

Thursday, 30. March 2017, 21:30 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1

ACT & PUNISHMENT shows the beginnings of the feminist political-punk band Pussy Riot in the Mosc ... more

VANATOARE

Director: Alexandra Balteanu
(Feature film, ROU/D 2016), Roman. OV with English subs.,
Duration: 75 min.

Thursday, 30. March 2017, 20:00 p.m., Filmmuseum

Three women, three destinies. *ALEXANDRA BALTEANU* has received the coveted *MAX-OPHÜLS-PRIZE* ... more

Nuts!

Director: Penny Lane
(Documentary, USA 2016), English with subtitles,
Duration: 120 min.

Thursday, 30. March 2017, 22:00 p.m., Filmmuseum

The story is bizarre. The documentary is about DR. JOHN ROMULUS BRINKLEY. He is a doctor/miracle ... more

International Shorts Truth

Director: various
(various genres, IRL/F/IRQ/CH/C/FIN 2015-2016), various languages,
Duration: 90 min.

Thursday, 30. March 2017, 22:00 p.m., Mal Sehn

How do film makers around the globe deal with the topic of truth? The international shorts will ... more

German Premiere

THE LAST PASSENGER (EL ÚLTIMO PASAJERO)

Director: Mathieu Orcel
(Documentary, ARG 2015), span. with Engl. subtitles,
Duration: 69 min.

Thursday, 30. March 2017, 20:00 p.m., Mal Sehn

In the small Argentinian coastal village Mar del Sud stands a dilapidated classicist hotel. more

Denk ich an Deutschland in der Nacht

Director: Romuald Karmakar
(Documentary, D 2017), German OV,
Duration: 100 min.

Thursday, 30. March 2017, 20:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal

A fully loaded and authentic club history. more

WHISTLEBLOWING – BRINGING LIGHT INTO THE DARK

(Exhibition, D 2017), German

Thursday, 30. March 2017, 18:00 p.m., Festivalzentrum

An exhibition of the Whistleblower Network portrays people with civil courage from Hesse. more

WHEN OPINION BECOMES TRUTH AND TRUTH OPINION…

(Discussion round, 2017), German

Thursday, 30. March 2017, 19:30 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1

How dangerous are populism and hate-speech for Western democracies? How much destructive spin mu ... more

Virtual Reality Fair

Thursday, 30. March 2017, 10:00 p.m., naxos.Kino

A VR fair for the presentation of tools for VR productions and introduction of projects by regio ... more

Rhine-Main Premiere

BY THE TIME IT GETS DARK (DAO KHANONG)

Director: Anocha Suwichakornpong
(Feature Film, THA/NL/F/QAT 2016), Thai original with English subtitles,
Duration: 95 min.

Friday, 31. March 2017, 18:00 p.m., Filmmuseum

A young filmmaker interviews her personal "living legend," a survivor of the student massacre at ... more

Ghostland – The view of the Ju/'Hoansi

Director: Simon Stadler // CO-DIRECTORS: Catenia Lermer, Sven Methling
(Documentary, NAM/GER/IT 2016), various languages with English subtitles,
Duration: 84 min.

Friday, 31. March 2017, 20:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal

The Ju/'Hoansi have one of the oldest and most indigenous cultures in the world. For a long time ... more

World premiere

Hard & Ugly – eine Liebesgeschichte (A love story)

Director: Malte Wirtz
(Feature film, D 2017), German Original,
Duration: 71 min.

Friday, 31. March 2017, 20:00 p.m., Filmmuseum

"Shit always comes in the fat pile." Freshly fired from his job because he does not fit into the ... more

You are Everything

Director: Lena Geller
(Feature film, D 2016), German original,
Duration: 98 min.

Friday, 31. March 2017, 22:00 p.m., Filmmuseum

A journalist, a doctoral student and a DJ meet at a festival... What seems like the beginning of ... more

REGIONAL SHORT FILMS II

Director: various
(various genres, D 2015/2016), various languages,
Duration: ca. 83 min.

Friday, 31. March 2017, 22:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal 2

Beauty Bloggers and obsessive horse Girls: the regional short films II more

Virtual Reality Storytelling – Cinema

Director: various
(various genres, D/F/RUS/CAN/IRL 2016), various languages,
Duration: 60 min.

Friday, 31. March 2017, 19:00 p.m., naxos.Kino

VR meets cinema: We present the five finalists of the VR Storytelling Competition more

Virtual Reality Storytelling – Cinema

Director: various
(various genres, D/F/RUS/CAN/IRL 2016), various languages,
Duration: 60 min.

Friday, 31. March 2017, 21:00 p.m., naxos.Kino

VR meets cinema: We present the five finalists of the VR Storytelling competition more

WANN ENDLICH KÜSST DU MICH

Director: Julia Ziesche
(Tragiccomedy, D 2016), German Original,
Duration: 94 min.

Friday, 31. March 2017, 18:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal

Relaxed and with laconic humour, director and screenwriter Julia Ziesche tells the tragicomic ev ... more

THE ONE-EYED KING (EL REI BORNI)

Director: Marc Crehuet
(Satire/Comedy, ESP 2016),
Duration: 87 min.

Friday, 31. March 2017, 19:30 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1

Against the backdrop of the financial crisis, this angry comedy lets social milieus clash and un ... more

Number of Silence

Director: Csongor Dobrotka
(Web series, D 2013-2017),
Duration: 55 min.

Friday, 31. March 2017, 17:30 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1

Three people caught between delusion and reality: a private investigator. With *19 AWARDS and mo ... more

WHISTLEBLOWING – BRINGING LIGHT INTO THE DARK

(Exhibition, D 2017), German

Friday, 31. March 2017, 18:00 p.m., Festivalzentrum

An exhibition of the Whistleblower Network portrays people with civil courage from Hesse. more

TRUTH AS PROCESS

(Discussion round, 2017), German

Friday, 31. March 2017, 19:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1

What is the significance of the criminal procedure for the negotiation of social conflicts? What ... more

Gaza Surf Club

Director: Philip Gnadt, Mickey Yamine
(Documentary, D 2016), Arab./Engl. with English subtitles,
Duration: 87 min.

Friday, 31. March 2017, 22:00 p.m., Mal Sehn

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NORTHERN DISCO LIGHTS // FOLLOWING: Q&A with RUNE LINDBÆK

Director: Ben Davis
(Documentary, UK 2016), engl. OV,
Duration: 74 min.

Friday, 31. March 2017, 21:30 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1

An empathic portrait of young Norwegians who want to escape the boredom of the small town and un ... more

Rerun

Tramontane

Director: Vatche Boulghourijan
(Feature film, LBN/F/QAT/ARE 2016), Liban. OV with English subs.,
Duration: 105 min.

Friday, 31. March 2017, 20:00 p.m., Mal Sehn

The blind Lebanese Rabih is planning a tour through Europe with his orchestra. When he applies f ... more

Virtual Reality Fair

Friday, 31. March 2017, 13:30 p.m., naxos.Kino

A VR fair for the presentation of tools for VR productions and introduction of projects by regio ... more

LONELY GIRL

Director: Anna Pellegrino, Henrike Laser

Friday, 31. March 2017, 15:30 p.m., naxos.Kino

Oonline anytime: the short play explores a possible near future more

1. CREW CALL FRANKFURT

(Branchenveranstaltung, 2017)

Friday, 31. March 2017, 19:00 p.m., naxos.Kino

At 7:00 pm, CREW UNITED and the LICHTER FILMFEST invite you to the first Crew Call Frankfurt. more

INDUSTRY@LICHTER

(Industry event, 2017), German

Friday, 31. March 2017, 15:00 p.m., Mousonturm

Networking of the industry more

Rerun

Ghostland – The view of the Ju/'Hoansi

Director: Simon Stadler // CO-DIRECTORS: Catenia Lermer, Sven Methling
(Documentary, NAM/GER/IT 2016), various languages with English subtitles,
Duration: 84 min.

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 20:00 p.m., Mal Sehn

The Ju/'Hoansi have one of the oldest and most indigenous cultures in the world. For a long time ... more

The Distinguished Citizen (El Ciudadano Ilustre)

Director: Gastón Duprat, Mariano Cohn
(Feature film, ARG/ESP 2016), span. with Engl. subtitles,
Duration: 117 min.

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 20:00 p.m., Caligari Filmbühne Wiesbaden

When the internationally acclaimed Nobel Prize laureate Daniel Mantovani returns to his hometown ... more

Morris from America

Director: Chad Hartigan
(Feature film, GER/USA 2016), Eng. original with German subtitles,
Duration: 91 min.

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 15:00 p.m., Filmmuseum

Heidelberg - a nightmare for young rappers. That’s how the 13-year-old Morris experiences the ... more

Der Erzähler. Nach Walter Benjamin + Talk

Director: Nathaniel Knop
(Documentary, D 2016), multilingual oringinal with German subtitles,
Duration: 60 min.

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 15:30 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1

In his essay THE STORYTELLER, the philosopher WALTER BENJAMIN lamented the disappearance of the ... more

REGIONAL SHORT FILMS III

Director: various
(various genres, D 2015/2016), various languages,
Duration: ca. 63 min.

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 22:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal

A remote planet, alternative worlds and a city next to Frankfurt: the regional short films III more

Haymatloz

Director: Eren Önsöz
(Documentary, D/T 2016), Turkish with subtitles,
Duration: 90 min.

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 17:30 p.m., Caligari Filmbühne Wiesbaden

Director EREN ÖNSÖZ accompanies five people in Frankfurt, whose parents or grandparents had to ... more

TRIPLE FEATURE II // DER HERMETISCHE ZIRKEL / VORM LINDIG / WHEN DEMONS DIE

Director: various
(various genres, D 2016), German original and Original with German subtitles

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 22:00 p.m., naxos.Kino

The second Triple Feature of three brings suspense and thrill. more

German premiere

ALLES ÜBER MENSCHEN

Director: Giorgi Abashishvili
(Feature film, D/GEO 2016), German/Georgian OV with English subs.,
Duration: 72 min.

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 17:30 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1

A few seconds that change lives, not just his. Inspired by the works of the Georgian writer NOD ... more

German Premiere

JACKSON

Director: Maisie Crow
(Documentary, USA 2016), engl. OV with subs.,
Duration: 92 min.

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 18:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal

The documentary *JACKSON* is celebrated at many festivals and shows the survival of the last abo ... more

Hessen Premiere

Yourself and Yours (Dangsinjasingwa dangsinui geot)

Director: Sang-soo Hong
(Feature film, KOR 2016), Korean with German subtitles,
Duration: 93 min.

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 20:30 p.m., Filmmuseum

A fantastically playful exploration of love, insecurity and obsessions. Complicated relationship ... more

Selbstkritik eines bürgerlichen Hundes

Director: Julian Radlmaier
(Feature film, D 2017), German OV,
Duration: 99 min.

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 21:30 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1

Big fun! Apple harvest in Brandenburg. A colorful group of Berlin art bohemians muster. Right in ... more

A GRAVAME – DAS STAHLWERK, DER TOD, MARIA UND DIE MÜTTER VON TAMBURI

Director: Peter Rippl
(Documentary, D/IT 2016), Italian with English subtitles,
Duration: 71 min.

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 19:30 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1

Once a prosperous trading town thanks to mussel farming, Europe’s largest steelworks signs Tar ... more

HYPER, HYPER. LICHTER AGORA

(OPEN DISCUSSION FORUM , 2017), german/english

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 17:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal 2

The LICHTER AGORA discuss truth and its significance for politics and contemporary history. more

WHISTLEBLOWING – BRINGING LIGHT INTO THE DARK

(Exhibition, D 2017), German

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 16:00 p.m., Festivalzentrum

An exhibition of the Whistleblower Network portrays people with civil courage from Hesse. more

German Premiere

Fake

Director: Tatsuya Mori
(Feature film, JPN 2016), Japanese with English subtitles,
Duration: 111 min.

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 22:00 p.m., Mal Sehn

Everyone loves a good scandal! more

Best (Of)f – Offenbach Shorts

Director: various
(several genres, D 2015-2016), several languages,
Duration: 120 min.

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 18:00 p.m., Lederpalast Offenbach / Ledermuseum

A selection of this year´s region shorts presented in lovely Offenbach. more

Rerun

ACT & PUNISHMENT

Director: Evgeny Mitta
(Documentary, RUS 2016), Russ. OV with English subs.,
Duration: 90 min.

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 22:30 p.m., Filmmuseum

ACT & PUNISHMENT shows the beginnings of the feminist political-punk band Pussy Riot in the Mosc ... more

LICHTER Art Award – Special Screening

Director: various
(Video art, 2010-2017), various languages

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 16:00 p.m., naxos.Kino

To celebrate the 10th LICHTER Filmfest we will be presenting a special screening showing works f ... more

MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. MO

Director: Lim Dae-hyung
(Tragiccomedy, KOR 2016),
Duration: 101 min.

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 20:00 p.m., naxos.Kino

The sympathetic, somewhat quirky Mr. Mo has only a few more months to live. more

WILDE MAUS

Director: Josef Hader
(Feature Film, AU 2016), German OV,
Duration: 103 min.

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 20:00 p.m., Lederpalast Offenbach / Ledermuseum

Georg is given notice by his chief editor: austerity measures. more

THANK YOU FOR BOMBING

Director: Barbara Eder
(Feature film, AU 2015), German Version,
Duration: 100 min.

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 18:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal

The episode film accompanies three correspondents to their war workplace and portrays their ever ... more

TIGER GIRL

Director: Jakob Lass
(Feature film, D 2017), German OV,
Duration: 90 min.

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 20:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal

Bourgeois woman meets unadjusted gangster. more

PRETENDERS (TEESKLEJAD) - SUPPORTING FILM: JOANNE

Director: Vallo Toomla
(Psycho thriller, EST/LVA/LTU 2016), Estonian with English subtitles,
Duration: 102 min.

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 18:00 p.m., Filmmuseum

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KLEIST. DAS ERDBEBEN IN CHILI

Director: (theater play): Willy Praml // (documentary): Otmar Hitzelberger
(Documentary, D 2016), Arabic, Farsi, German with UT,
Duration: 28 min.

Saturday, 01. April 2017, 15:00 p.m., naxos.Kino

With his documentation, director OTMAR HITZELBERGER presents a fascinating glimpse of the unique ... more

HInter dem Meer

Director: Janis Marx
(Feature Film, D 2016), German Original,
Duration: 81 min.

Sunday, 02. April 2017, 18:30 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1

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TRIPLE FEATURE III // ANYU / BAG MOHAJER / DIE REGENBOGENMASCHINE

Director: various
(various genres, D 2016), German original and Original with German subtitles

Sunday, 02. April 2017, 20:30 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1

The third triple feature deals with the need of fleeing and the search for a new home. more

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM ROLL II

Director: various
(various genres, 2015-2017), various languages,
Duration: 82 min.

Sunday, 02. April 2017, 18:00 p.m., Filmmuseum

A photographer, race riots and hedonists: The INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM ROLL II more

Marija

Director: Michael Koch
(Drama, D 2016), German/Russian with German subtitles,
Duration: 100 min.

Sunday, 02. April 2017, 17:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal

Having left the lack of perspective of the Ukrainian province, Marija has come to Germany to rea ... more

DIDI CONTRACTOR - MARRYING THE EARTH TO THE BUILDING

Director: Steffi Giaracuni
(Documentary, CH/D 2016), English/German/Hindi with subtitles,
Duration: 80 min.

Sunday, 02. April 2017, 20:00 p.m., Mal Sehn

For over 25 years, the 86-year-old architect DIDI CONTRACTOR has devoted herself to her passion: ... more

DER ENGEL VOM GALLUS

Director: Tobias Lenel
(Feature film, D 2016), German OV,
Duration: 52 min.

Sunday, 02. April 2017, 14:30 p.m., Mousonturm // Studio 1

In different episodes, two musicians, a stewardess, a baker and a greengrocer couple talk about ... more

WHISTLEBLOWING – BRINGING LIGHT INTO THE DARK

(Exhibition, D 2017), German

Sunday, 02. April 2017, 14:30 p.m., Festivalzentrum

An exhibition of the Whistleblower Network portrays people with civil courage from Hesse. more

Virtual Reality Storytelling – Cinema

Director: various
(various genres, D/F/RUS/CAN/IRL 2016), various languages,
Duration: 60 min.

Sunday, 02. April 2017, 14:00 p.m., naxos.Kino

VR meets cinema: We present the five finalists of the VR Storytelling competition more

Virtual Reality Storytelling – Cinema

Director: various
(various genres, D/F/RUS/CAN/IRL 2016), various languages,
Duration: 60 min.

Sunday, 02. April 2017, 16:00 p.m., naxos.Kino

VR meets cinema: We present the five finalists of the VR Storytelling competition more

Virtual Reality Storytelling – Cinema

Director: various
(various genres, D/F/RUS/CAN/IRL 2016), various languages,
Duration: 60 min.

Sunday, 02. April 2017, 18:00 p.m., naxos.Kino

VR meets cinema: We present the five finalists of the VR Storytelling competition more

The Woman Who Left (Ang Babaeng Humayo)

Director: Lav Diaz
(Feature film, PHL 2016), Filipino with English subtitles,
Duration: 226 min.

Sunday, 02. April 2017, 13:30 p.m., MMK1

After 30 years of wrong imprisonment, Diaz's protagonist Horacia Somostro is released in 1997. A ... more

Rerun

I Am Not Madame Bovary

Director: Feng Xiaogang
(Tragicomedy, CHN 2016), Mandarin with English subtitles,
Duration: 137 min.

Sunday, 02. April 2017, 14:30 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal

Li Xuelian and Qin Yuhe have discovered their dream apartment, but it is reserved for singles on ... more

A GRAVAME – DAS STAHLWERK, DER TOD, MARIA UND DIE MÜTTER VON TAMBURI

Director: Peter Rippl
(Documentary, D/IT 2016), Italian with English subtitles,
Duration: 71 min.

Sunday, 02. April 2017, 14:00 p.m., Mal Sehn

Once a prosperous trading town thanks to mussel farming, Europe’s largest steelworks signs Tar ... more

JUST LIKE OUR PARENTS (COMO NOSSOS PAIS)

Director: Laís Bodanzky
(Drama, BRA 2017), Port. with English subtitles,
Duration: 102 min.

Sunday, 02. April 2017, 20:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal

the director of the film LAÍS BODANZKY reveals life-lies, analyses the power relations between ... more

Closing Event + presentation of awards

(Closing Event and presentation of awards, 2017), German

Sunday, 02. April 2017, 19:00 p.m., Mousonturm // Saal

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