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- TV & Film
35K is a platform organized by students of the German Film and Television Academy Berlin. We show debut films and discuss them with their authors.
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#13 BREAD AND SALT (R. Damien Kocur, PL, 100 MIN, 2022)
A conversation with director Damian Kocur about his debut film BREAD AND SALT. SYNOPSISTymek is a young pianist. He returns to his small hometown for vacation to visit his mother, younger brother and his childhood friends. The central meeting spot for the young people is local newly opened kebab bar. Tymek witnesses the growing tension between his friends and the bar employees of Arabic descend, resulting in tragic consequences. PRESSDamian Kocur is a director, screenwriter, and ci...
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#14 PINGPONG (R: Matthias Luthardt, DE, 2006, 89 min)
A conversation with Matthias Luthardt on his debut film PINGPONG.A Coming of Age drama in the seemingly intact world of the German middle class:when 16-year-old Paul shows up at his relatives’ house to gain distance from the death of his father, he triggers an emotional avalanche with drastic consequences.Director Matthias Luthardt's debut film was invited to the Semaine de la Critiqueat the Cannes Film Festival, where it premiered on May 19, 2006 and won two awards,the SACD Screenplay Award ...
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#12 MYSTERIOUS OBJECT AT NOON (R: Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 89 min, TH, 2000)
Apichatpong Weerasethakul on his debut film MYSTERIOUS OBJECT AT NOON, the blurred lines between documentary and fiction, and on "Avatar" being a document of humanity.More about Apichatpong Weerasethakulhttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/17/the-metaphysical-world-of-apichatpong-weerasethakuls-movies https://mubi.com/de/notebook/posts/soundtrack-mix-23-sonic-memoria-apichatpong-weerasethakul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMyTI5yrfk0More about 35Khttps://www.35-k.dehttps://www.instagr...
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#11 NAISSANCE DES PIEUVRES (R: Céline Sciamma, 85 min, FR, 2007)
A conversation with Céline Sciamma on her debut film NAISSANCE DES PIEUVRES. In her films, Sciamma challenges cinematic and cultural conventions regarding the field of growing up, bodies, love, family and the arts as such. Within her films, questions arise around the gazes we are used to follow and where they lead us: „The cultural realm and the fictional realm are not safe places for women. We are still in that same patriarchal system that we need to hack: the one in which women could n...
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#9 GRITT (R. Itonje Søimer Guttormsen, 118 MIN, NO, 2021)
We had an interesting conversation with director Itonje Søimer Guttormsen about her debut film GRITT. On March 10 at 8pm (Berlin time).SYNOPSISThe artist Gritt is struggling for belonging in an unwelcoming society, but then she undergoes a radicalisation process in the name of art. PRESS"Gritt is a commentary on the exploitative and commercial nature of the arts industry. It also questions the responsibility of collaborative creativity through Gritt’s attempt (and failure) to work creat...
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#10 Short Film Special with Alexis Langlois
A conversation with French director Alexis Langlois on three of his short films: TRINKETS & DARK THOUGHTS (FR, 27min, 2016) TERROR, SISTERS! (FR, 28min, 2019) THE DEMONS OF DOROTHY (FR, 29min, 2021) “If you could cut Langlois’ films in two, they would bleed glitter. A vibrant director of the new French queer cinema, Alexis Langlois makes films that are angry and alive, and insist you stand up and take notice. Reminiscent of the bold visual style and q...