Feb 9-11, 2018Castro Theatre

Feb 12, 2018Shattuck Cinemas

Feb 13-15, 2018Goethe-Institut

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CONTENTS3: Schedule5: Welcome 6: Partners and Sponsors 9: Opening Night10: Centerpiece11: Castro Closing Night

13: Special Guests16: Swiss Window18: Memories21: Youth 4 German Cinema24: Features 30: Docs

33: Credits33: Acknowledgments34: Become a Member36: Tickets & Venues 36: Contact

22nd BERLIN & BEYOND FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

SHATTUCK CINEMAS2230 Shattuck AvenueBerkeley, CA 94704

MONDAY, FEB. 12, 20184:30 p.m. GODLESS YOUTH p. 16

7:00 p.m. WELCOME TO GERMANY p. 9

9:45 p.m. EGON SCHIELE: p. 11DEATH AND THE MAIDEN

GOETHE-INSTITUT AUDITORIUM530 Bush Street (street entry)San Francisco, CA 94108

TUESDAY, FEB. 13, 20186:00 p.m. CODE OF SURVIVAL p. 30

8:00 p.m. PARADISE p. 29

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14, 20186:00 p.m. THE FINAL JOURNEY p. 25

8:00 p.m. BEUYS p. 30

THURSDAY, FEB. 15, 20186:00 p.m. MY BROTHER SIMPLE p. 23

8:15 p.m. DREAM BOAT p. 31

CASTRO THEATRE429 Castro Street (near Market)San Francisco, CA 94114

FRIDAY, FEB. 9, 20189:30 a.m. MY BROTHER SIMPLE p. 23

12:30 p.m. ROCK MY HEART p. 23

4:00 p.m. WE USED TO BE COOL p. 29

6:30 p.m. Opening Night Film p. 9 WELCOME TO GERMANY

9:00 p.m. Opening Night Party p. 9

SATURDAY, FEB. 10, 201811:00 a.m. WUNDERLICH’S WORLD p. 17

1:15 p.m. THAT TRIP WE TOOK p. 28WITH DAD

3:30 p.m. TEXT FOR YOU p. 24

6:30 p.m. Centerpiece Film p. 10THE BLOOM OF YESTERDAY

9:45 p.m. MR. GAY SYRIA p. 31

SUNDAY, FEB. 11, 201810:00 a.m. ROCK MY HEART p. 23

12:30 p.m. GODLESS YOUTH p. 16

4:00 p.m. STREAKER p. 17

6:15 p.m. THREE PEAKS p. 27

8:30 p.m. Closing Night Film p. 11EGON SCHIELE:DEATH AND THE MAIDEN

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All foreign-language films will beshown with English subtitles.

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GOETHE-INSTITUT

Celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2017,the San Francisco branch has been pro-moting German culture and languagesince 1967.

In addition to its presentation of the Berlin& Beyond Film Festival, its year-roundcultural activities include art exhibitions,weekly film screenings, and partnershipswith local cultural institutions. The Goethe-Institut is comprised of 159 institutes in98 countries. Goethe.de/SF

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BERLIN & BEYOND

Now in its 22nd year, the Berlin & BeyondFilm Festival has been the leading festivalof contemporary German cinema in theAmericas since 1996.

With an annual attendance of over 10,000film-goers, the festival has presented over500 motion pictures from German-speak-ing countries in its history.

The festival has welcomed many celebratedfilm talents, including Mario Adorf, FatihAkin, Moritz Bleibtreu, Daniel Brühl, Han-nelore Elsner, Florian David Fitz, BrunoGanz, Maria Schrader, Barbara Sukowa,Michael Verhoeven, and Wim Wenders.

Since its inauguration in 1996, the mainvenue of the festival has always been theCastro Theatre, the famous movie palacethat celebrated its 95th anniversary in2017. Berlin & Beyond has been a gatewayfor the public to experience the diversity,history and progress of German-speakingcountries; while celebrating the universalspirit and vision of filmmakers.

Top Image: © Barak ShramaCover: Karoline Herfurth in "Text for You" © Anne Wilk/Hellinger DollFilmproduktion/Warner Bros. Entertainment

WELCOME - WILLKOMMEN

Welcome to the 22nd Berlin & BeyondFilm Festival! Join us for three full days andnights at San Francisco’s legendary CastroTheatre (Feb. 9-11), a night of encores atShattuck Cinemas in Berkeley (Feb. 12), andthree evenings at the Goethe-Institut (Feb.13-15). Engage with our vivid selection offilms, crossing cultures, experiences, histo-ries, and vital topics, along with film talentspresent for engaging post-film Q&As.

Since 1996, Berlin & Beyond Film Festivalhas been North America’s leading annualshowcase solely dedicated to the cinematicmovements of German-speaking countries.Each year, we roll out the red carpet to wel-come top films and talents of the year fromthis region, from major box office hits toaward winners, to smaller productions anddiscoveries from up-and-coming filmmakers.

Several films reflect on belonging and iden-tity. Our Opening Night Film is the socialcomedy Welcome to Germany, directed andwritten by Simon Verhoeven, who will join us.This film, along with the courageous docu-mentary Mr. Gay Syria, engage us in conver-sations about the global refugee crisis.

Our Youth 4 German Cinema (Y4GC) programis honored to have the presence of MarkusGoller, the director and co-screenwriter ofMy Brother Simple, the 2017-2018 Y4GCwinning film. Renowned Swiss filmmakerAlain Gsponer will present the North Amer-ican Premiere of Godless Youth, his cine-matic vision based on the enduringly popularnovel by Ödön von Horváth.

We are also thrilled to welcome to towntwo of Germany’s most talented actors,and we will honor their on-going careerachievements with the Spotlight Award inActing. Frederick Lau, with his memorableroles in such groundbreaking films as TheWave and Victoria, is here with My BrotherSimple and Text for You. Lars Eidinger, whohas quite an international portfolio with re-cent film works as Clouds of Sils Maria andPersonal Shopper, is here to present ourCenterpiece film, The Bloom of Yesterday.

Stories of bold and provocative artists areon display with Dieter Berner’s fascinatingdrama Egon Schiele: Death and the Maidenon Closing Night, and Andres Veiel’s newdocumentary on the life of Joseph Beuys.

We are proud to present captivating films bywomen directors: the documentary Mr. GaySyria by Ayse Toprak; the directorial featuredebut by Karoline Herfurth, Text for You;the generational film, We Used to Be Coolby Marie Kreutzer; the road movie set in1968, That Trip We Took with Dad by AncaMiruna Lăzărescu. This year marks 50 yearssince the international Protests of 1968, withcivil rights protests, progressive politicalmovements, and the fights for free speechand reforms that changed the world.

We are grateful for the empowering supportof our sponsors, partners, and friends fromnear and far, whose steadfast generositymakes this festival possible. Likewise, weextend our gratitude to our hardworking anddedicated festival team, volunteers, and col-laborators. Special thanks to the filmmakersand industry professionals for sharing theircinematic works with us.

We are most grateful to you, the festival-goers, for attending Berlin & Beyond yearafter year. Get ready to join us for a cinematicadventure! Thank you. Vielen Dank.

Sigrid SavelsbergDirector, Goethe-Institut San FranciscoPresident, Berlin & Beyond

Sophoan SornFestival Director, Berlin & Beyond

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OPENING NIGHT FILM

WELCOME TO GERMANYWILLKOMMEN BEI DEN HARTMANNS

Fri. Feb. 9, 2018 6:30 p.m.Castro Theatre, San FranciscoNorthern California PremiereIn Person: Simon Verhoeven

Mon. Feb. 12, 2018 7:00 p.m.Shattuck Cinemas, Berkeley

116 min. Germany (2016). DCP.German w/ English subtitles.

Director/Screenwriter: Simon VerhoevenStarring: Senta Berger, Heiner Lauterbach,Florian David Fitz, Palina Rojinski, Elyas M‘Barek, Eric KabongoCinematography: Jo HelmProducers: Simon Verhoeven, Quirin Berg,Max Wiedemann, Michael VerhoevenWorld Sales: Picture Tree International

Opening Night Sponsors:

Winner of the German Film Award Aud-ience Award, the Bavarian Film Award forBest Film, the BAMBI for National Film,and nominated for European Comedy atthe European Film Awards.

Recently retired teacher Angelika decides,against her skeptical husband Richard’swill, to take in a refugee. Soon afterward,the young Nigerian Diallo moves into theHartmann's home, and a whirlwind of com-plications ensue. These events not only dis-rupt the lives of Angelika and Richard’sadult children Philip and Sophie; they alsoput their own marriage as well as Diallo’schances of integration to the test. Despiteall the chaos, hope prevails that the familywill recover its stability, confidence, andpeace. This timely social comedy was Ger-many's most successful local film of 2016and the first part of 2017, and stars veteranactress Senta Berger.

OPENING NIGHT PARTYFri. Feb. 9, 2018 9:00 p.m.In the theatre’s mezzanine level, celebratewith old and new friends, meet our specialguests, and savor a variety of appetizersand drinks.

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EGON SCHIELE: DEATH AND THE MAIDENEGON SCHIELE: TOD UND MÄDCHEN

Sun. Feb. 11, 2018 8:30 p.m.Castro Theatre, San FranciscoSan Francisco Premiere

Mon. Feb. 12, 2018 9:45 p.m.Shattuck Cinemas, Berkeley

110 min. Austria, Luxembourg (2016).DCP. German w/ English subtitles.

Director: Dieter BernerStarring: Noah Saavedra, Maresi Riegner,Valerie Pachner, Marie JungScreenwriters: Hilde Berger, Dieter BernerCinematography: Carsten Thiele Producers: Franz Novotny, AlexanderGlehr, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu,Bady MinckWorld Sales: Picture Tree International

At the beginning of the 20th century, EgonSchiele is one of the most provocativeartists in Vienna. His life and work aredriven by beautiful women and an era thatis coming to an end. Two women will havea lasting impact on him – his sister andfirst muse, Gerti, and 17-year-old Wally,arguably Schiele’s one true love, immor-talized in his famous painting “Death andthe Maiden”. Schiele’s radical paintingsscandalize Viennese society while daringartists like Gustav Klimt and art agentsalike are sensing the exceptional. But EgonSchiele is also prepared to go beyond hisown pain and to sacrifice love and life forhis art.

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THE BLOOM OF YESTERDAYDIE BLUMEN VON GESTERN

Sat. Feb. 10, 2018 6:30 p.m.Castro Theatre, San FranciscoSan Francisco PremiereIn Person: Lars Eidinger

123 min. Germany (2016). DCP.German w/ English subtitles.

Director/Screenwriter: Chris KrausStarring: Lars Eidinger, Adèle Haenel, Jan Josef Liefers, Hannah HerzsprungCinematography: Sonja RomProducers: Danny Krausz, Kathrin Lemme,Chris Kraus, Gerd Huber, Kurt StockerWorld Sales: Beta Cinema

Presented with the support of:

Grand Prix and Viewer's Choice Awardwinner at the Tokyo International FilmFestival and winner of the Guild of GermanArt House Cinemas Award.

Toto (Lars Eidinger, Personal Shopper,Clouds of Sils Maria) is an esteemedHolocaust scholar. He is also the grand-son of a Nazi war criminal. While organ-izing a conference, Toto takes on an internnamed Zazie (Adèle Haenel, BPM (BeatsPer Minute), The Unknown Girl), who’s thegranddaughter of a Holocaust victim. Aftera rocky meet-cute, the two bond, speakcandidly about their familial legacies, andstumble toward romance. Which may ormay not be a problem for the married—yet ostensibly impotent—Toto. The latestfilm from Chris Kraus, (The Poll Diaires,4 Minutes) the audacious The Bloom of Yes-terday wrings comedy from unfathomableatrocity. Yet the film’s lightness allows itsinherent gravity to settle fully once we ap-prehend its true message: that every gen-eration must find its own path to reckoningwith the daunting shadows of history.– Miami International Film Festival

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MARKUS GOLLERDirector/Screenwriter of “My Brother Simple”

Markus Goller was born in 1969 in Munich. He began hiscareer in the film business in the early 1990s as a freelanceeditor for short films, commercials and documentary films,including German and American feature film productionsfrom 1996 on. His second directorial work Friendship! wasa surprise hit with over 1.6 million admissions. Eine ganzheiße Nummer (2010/11) and Mrs. Ella (2012/13) were alsobox office hits in Germany. My Brother Simple (2016/17) ishis sixth directorial work. In 2017 Markus Goller directedand produced with his production company, Sunny Side Up,the road movie 25 km/h.

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SIMON VERHOEVENDirector/Screenwriter of “Welcome to Germany”

Simon Verhoeven was born in 1972 in Munich. He studiedPerforming Arts at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institutein New York, Film Music at Berklee College of Music inBoston and Film Directing at the Tisch School of the Artsin New York. He has appeared as an actor in numerous tel-evision and feature films. In addition to numerous musicvideos and short films, his feature films as a director in-clude: 100 Pro (2001), Men in the City 1 & 2 (2009 & 2011),Unfriend (2014), and Welcome to Germany (2016), whichgarnered over 4.2 million admissions, and was honoredwith the German Film Award LOLA, the Bavarian FilmAward for Best Film, the BAMBI for National Film and nu-merous other awards. It was also nominated for EuropeanComedy at the European Film Awards.

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ALAIN GSPONERDirector of “Godless Youth”

Alain Gsponer was born in 1976 in Zürich. He studied atthe Baden-Württemberg Film Academy in Ludwigsburg.His mid-length graduation film, Kiki and Tiger (2002), wonthe Max Ophüls Festival Audience Award and was shownaround the world. His feature debut, Rose (2005), won theGerman Television Award for Best Film. This was fol-lowed by the tragicomedy Das wahre Leben (2006) andtwo adaptations of books by best-selling author MartinSuter, Lila, Lila (2009) and Der letzte Weynfeldt (2010),which won the Swiss Television Award for Best Film. Afterdirecting the adaptation of the classic children’s book, TheLittle Ghost (2013), his new vision of Heidi (2015) becamethe highest-grossing Swiss film in local box office ever.His latest film is the adaptation of Ödön von Horváth’s“Jugend ohne Gott”.

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FREDERICK LAUSPOTLIGHT AWARD IN ACTING

We are proud to celebrate the ongoing careerachievements of German actor FrederickLau by presenting him with the Berlin &Beyond Film Festival’s Spotlight Award inActing. He is in two films at this year’s festi-val, My Brother Simple (Dir. Markus Goller)and Text for You (Dir. Karoline Herfurth). Anaward tribute program will precede theprojection of Text for You on February 10that 3:30 PM at the Castro Theatre.

Frederick Lau was born in 1989 in Berlin. Hewas ten when he first appeared on-screen,and since then has had roles in over 50German and international film and televi-sion productions. His first award was theyouth-juried Golden Sparrow for his role inKarola Hattop’s Second Hand Child (2004).

His breakthrough came in 2008 with the roleof young student Tim Stoltefuss in DennisGansel’s box-office hit The Wave, a tale basedon Ron Jones’ social experiment, “The ThirdWave”. Frederick Lau received the GermanFilm Award for Best Performance by an Actorin a Supporting Role.

This was followed by feature film perform-ances in Julie Delpy’s international productionThe Countess (2009) and Philip Koch’s highly-acclaimed youth drama Picco (2010).

He became a familiar face on television,appearing in numerous German crime se-ries and TV films. In 2011, he was honoredwith the Grimme Award and the BavarianTelevision Award for his lead role in Her-mine Huntgeburth’s Neue Vahr Süd (2010).

A major milestone came in 2015 for his leadrole with Laia Costa in Sebastian Schipper’sexhilarating thriller Victoria, which remainsone of the few feature films shot in a singlecontinuous take. The film swept the GermanFilm Awards, including Best Film in Gold andBest Performance by an Actor in a LeadingRole for Frederick Lau.

Other noteworthy works include Life’s Notfor Cowards (2012, Dir. André Erkau), OhBoy/A Coffee in Berlin (2012, Dir. Jan-OleGerster, Back on Track (2013, Dir. KilianRiedhof), Punk Berlin 1982 (2015, Dir.Oskar Roehler), the fairytale Heart of Stone(2016, Dir. Johannes Naber), and Scrappin’(2016, Max Zähle), Opening Night Film ofthe 2017 Berlin & Beyond Film Festival.

In 2017, he was in the TV series 4 Blocks aswell as the feature film My Brother Simple(Dir. Markus Goller) alongside David Kross.This year, he can be seen in the psychologi-cal thriller Gutland (Dir. Govinda Van Maele),the World War II film The Captain (Dir.Robert Schwentke), and the romantic com-edy Alles Wuff (Dir. Detlev Buck).

At this year’s festival, we are honoring bothFrederick Lau and Lars Eidinger with theSpotlight Award in Acting. Previous honoreeswere Julia Jentsch in 2017, Tom Schillingin 2016, and Ronald Zehrfeld in 2015.

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LARS EIDINGERSPOTLIGHT AWARD IN ACTING

We are proud to celebrate the ongoing careerachievements of German actor Lars Eidingerby presenting him with the Berlin & BeyondFilm Festival’s Spotlight Award in Acting,and screening The Bloom of Yesterday asthis year’s Centerpiece Film on February10th at 6:30 PM at the Castro Theatre. Anaward tribute program will precede thefilm’s projection.

Lars Eidinger was born in 1976 in Berlin,and studied at the prestigious Ernst BuschAcademy of Dramatic Art. Since 2000 he hasbeen an ensemble member at the Schaubühnein Berlin. His bold, fearless, and unconven-tional portrayals of “Hamlet” and “RichardIII” in the productions of Thomas Ostermeierwere internationally acclaimed and madehim a formative actor of the Schaubühne.

Next to his work on the stage, Lars Eidingeris constantly working in national and interna-tional cinema and television productions. Hisbreakthrough in film came in 2009 when heplayed the male lead role alongside BirgitMinichmayr in Maren Ade’s Berlinale SilverBear-winning drama, Everyone Else.

He went on to work with Peter Greenawayin Goltzius and the Pelican Company (2012),with Hans-Christian Schmid in Home forthe Weekend (2012), with Christian Alvartwith Tatort - Borowski und der stille Gast (2012),with Laura Bispuri in Sworn Virgin (2015), andwith Lars Kraume in Family Party (2014), whichheld its international premiere and won theAudience Award at the 2015 Berlin & BeyondFilm Festival.

He garnerned further international atten-tion for his work, appearing alongside JulietteBinoche in Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) andopposite Kristen Stewart in Personal Shop-per (2016). Both films were directed by OlivierAssayas and premiered at Festival de Cannes.

He received nominations for the GermanTelevision Awards as Best Actor in 2010 forRelations, in 2013 for Polizeiruf - Der Todmacht Engel aus uns allen, and in 2017 fortwo roles – in Family Party and The Verdict(2017 Berlin & Beyond Autumn Showcase).In 2013, he received the German Film CriticsAward for Best Actor and in 2014, the AdolfGrimme Award.

In 2017, he appeared in three major TV pro-ductions: BBC’s SS-GB, the Wachowskis’boundary-pushing Sense8, and BabylonBerlin. In recent cinema, he transformedinto the role of Tsar Nicholas II in AlekseyUchitel’s Mathilda (2017). This year, we canlook forward to seeing him in Florian Henckelvon Donnersmarck’s Work Without Author,Claire Denis’ High Life, Christian Alvart’sAbgeschnitten, and Markus Goller’s roadmovie 25 km/h.

In addition to acting, he is a musician andDJ, and lives in Berlin.

At this year’s festival, we are honoring bothFrederick Lau and Lars Eidinger with theSpotlight Award in Acting. Previous honoreeswere Julia Jentsch in 2017, Tom Schillingin 2016, and Ronald Zehrfeld in 2015.

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STREAKERFLITZER

Sun. Feb. 11, 2018 4:00 p.m.Castro Theatre, San FranciscoNorthern California Premiere

Director: Peter LuisiStarring: Beat Schlatter, Bendrit Bajra,Doro Müggler, Luna Wedler, Una Rusca,Pablo AguilarWorld Sales: m-appeal

94 min. Switzerland (2017). DCP. Swiss German w/ English subtitles.

Winner of Best Direction and Best ForeignFeature Film at the 2017 LA Comedy Fest.

The latest comedy from Swiss filmmakerPeter Luisi (Unlikely Heroes, Why We Try).In the hope of solving his financial difficul-ties, Balz Näf (53), a German teacher livingin the town of Baden in Switzerland, comesup with the idea to use streakers for sport-betting. Although he and his team help streak-ing achieve a new trend-sport status, hisfinancial situation remains unchanged. Onthe contrary. He falls in love with the policecommissioner who has been hired to stophim. In the end there is only one way out: Hehas to be a man’s man and get on the fieldhimself.

Presented with the support of:

WUNDERLICH'S WORLDDIE WELT DER WUNDERLICHS

Sat. Feb. 10, 2018 11:00 a.m.Castro Theatre, San FranciscoNorth American Premiere

Director: Dani LevyStarring: Katharina Schüttler, Ewi Rodriguez, Peter Simonischek, Christiane Paul, Martin Feifel, Hannelore Elsner, Steffen GrothProduction: X Filme Creative Pool, Zodiac Pictures International

103 min. Germany, Switzerland (2016).DCP. German w/ English subtitles.

The most recent work from Swiss filmmakerand actor Dani Levy (Go for Zucker, SilentNight). Mimi has her hands full. Her sonFelix is hyperactive, her ex-husband Johnnyis a mess, and her father is a chronic gam-bler. Then Felix signs her up for a televisedSwiss talent show, knowing that his motherhas always wanted to be a musician. SoMimi decides to head for Switzerland forthe competition, with great hope that it couldpay all their debts. However, the whole familydecides that they want to come along...

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Sun. Feb. 11, 2018 12:30 p.m.Castro Theatre, San FranciscoNorth American PremiereIn Person: Alain Gsponer

Mon. Feb. 12, 2018 4:30 p.m.Shattuck Cinemas, Berkeley

110 min. Germany (2017). DCP. German w/ English subtitles.

Director: Alain GsponerStarring: Jannis Niewöhner, Fahri OgünYardim, Emilia Schüle, Alicia von Rittberg,Jannik SchümannScreenwriters: Alex Buresch, Matthias Pacht Cinematography: Frank Lamm Producers: Sophia Aldenhoven, Uli AselmannWorld Sales: Beta Cinema

Swiss filmmaker Alain Gsponer (Heidi, Rose)helms this new cinematic vision based onAustro-Hungarian-born writer Ödön vonHorváth’s enduringly popular, 1938 dark fableabout guilt, fate, and the individual con-science – “Jugend ohne Gott” (also releasedas “The Age of the Fish”).

In a dystopian, performance-oriented society,adolescents struggle for good grades whiletheir dreams are shattered by an indifferentsystem. In a not-to-distant future, in whichintegration serves to protect the elite andisolate the weak, the cities are hellholesand the countryside holds the fairytale prom-ise of a better life, a young school girl isfound in the woods during the annual grad-uates' assessment camp. Known for hisupstanding morals, a teacher breaks withhis own values on a quest for the truth –and is increasing entangled in a net of hisown lies. Suddenly someone confesses toa murder that they couldn‘t have commit-ted, and the fragile cohesion of a youthfulelite society is threatened to destroy itself.

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Y4GC 2017-2018 PROGRAM

2017-2018 marks the fifth year of theYouth 4 German Cinema program, organ-ized by the Goethe-Institut San Francisco’sLanguage Department, Berlin & BeyondFilm Festival and the North American youthportal Step Into German.

Chosen from a pool of over 100 applicants,the Y4GC program offers high school-agedstudents across the US, Mexico, and Canadathe opportunity to participate as jurors inthe selection of two winning films that willscreen at the festival for hundreds of visitingmiddle school and high school students,particularly those from institutions that high-light the German language in their programs.

The jury also goes behind the scenes andparticipate at our international film festi-val, meet industry professionals, partici-pate in an industry craft camp, increasecross-cultural awareness through cinema.

The 2017-2018 Youth for German CinemaJury chose Markus Goller’s cross-gener-ational sibling drama, My Brother Simple,as this year’s winning film, and awardedrunner-up honors to Hanno Olderdissen’slife-affirming film, Rock My Heart.

Presented with the support of:

INTERNATIONAL JURY

• Liam Arnold, 16, Bel Air, Maryland

• Erick Cardona, 16, Puebla, Puebla, Mexico

• Dean Gelling, 16, West Chester, Pennsylvania

• Sofia Kajzer, 15, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Lea Pailassard, 18, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Elizabeth Wood, 18, Albany, Oregon

FILM CAMP

The jurors will take part in a special work-shop with German-American actress andfilmmaker Caitlin Gerard, to gain insightinto the film industry, the acting field, andfilm production. Los Angeles-born CaitlinGerard has been in several major film andtelevision productions, including John Rid-ley's American Crime for ABC, Dustin LanceBlack's mini-series When We Rise, and thefeature films Insidious: Chapter 4 and DavidFincher’s Social Network. She also directedthe short film Silent Night, and has two shortsin pre-production, Mirage and Prism.

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Y4GC MEMORIES• Y4GC 2016-2017 jury on the red carpet. PhilipAlexander Schwenteck (Canada), Alienor RoseGoodman (USA), Jonathan Christopher Kuse(USA), Ainara Murueta Arreola (Mexico), LoganTarbert Chelmo (USA), Angel Olea Romero Ugarte(Mexico).

• Students from across Northern Californiapacked the Castro Theatre for the screeningsof the two Y4GC-winning films.

• Film Producer Fritjof Hohagen accepted theY4GC 2016-2017 Runner-up Award for his film“Hanna’s Sleeping Dogs”.

• Group photo beneath the Castro marquee.

• Post-film Q&A in the grand Castro Theatre.

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MY BROTHER SIMPLESIMPEL

Youth 4 German Cinema Winner

Fri. Feb. 9, 2018 9:30 a.m.Castro Theatre, San FranciscoNorth American PremiereIn Person: Markus Goller and Frederick Lau

Thu. Feb. 15, 2018 6:00 p.m.Goethe-Institut, San Francisco

Director: Markus GollerStarring: David Kross, Frederick Lau,Emilia Schüle, Devid StriesowWorld Sales: Global Screen

113 min. Germany (2017). DCP (Castro) &BD (Goethe-Institut). German w/ Englishsubtitles.

Ever since Ben can think, he and his bro-ther they call “Simple” have been thick asthieves. Simple is 22 years old, but men-tally he’s a three-year-old. Even if Simplecan be a nuisance, Ben can’t imagine lifewithout him. When their mother dies un-expectedly, Simple is forced to be sent toa care home, but Ben won’t allow it. Theyrun away together, and after a crazy odysseyand a night spent outside under the stars,Ben realizes there’s only one way out: Theyhave to find their dad, whom they haven’tseen for 15 years. My Brother Simple isbased on the novel by French writer Marie-Aude Murail and stars two of Germany’smost talented young actors.

ROCK MY HEART

Youth 4 German Cinema Runner-up

Fri. Feb. 9, 2018 12:30 p.m.Castro Theatre, San Francisco

Sun. Feb. 11, 2018 10:00 a.m.Castro Theatre, San Francisco

Director: Hanno OlderdissenStarring: Anneke Kim Sarnau, Emilio Sakraya, Lena Klenke, Dieter HallervordenWorld Sales: Wild Bunch

105 min. Germany (2016). DCP. German w/ English subtitles.

Sixteen-year-old Jana has a heart defect thatcould end her life at any moment. Furious ather fate, she rebels against her illness andher despairing parents. She also rejects anew treatment for fear of the side effects.When she meets the reclusive racing trainerPaul and the seemingly wild stallion ‘RockMy Heart’, it becomes clear that she is theonly one who can work with the highly sensi-tive animal. Paul convinces her to enter a prizerace with Rock, training her to be a jockey.Although at her physical limits, Jana hidesher illness from Paul. Not even her par-ents know of her plans. Even when her ill-ness seems to strike her down, she doesn'tlet go of her dreams. She knows it takescourage to race, but it takes even more tosay yes to life again.

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TEXT FOR YOUSMS FÜR DICH

Sat. Feb. 10, 2018 3:30 p.m.Castro Theatre, San FranciscoUS West Coast PremiereIn Person: Frederick Lau

111 min. Germany (2016). DCP. German w/ English subtitles.

Director: Karoline HerfurthStarring: Karoline Herfurth, Friedrich Mücke, Nora Tschirner, Frederick LauScreenwriters: Andrea Willson, Malte Welding, Karoline HerfurthCinematography: Andreas BergerProducers: Christopher Doll, Lothar HellingerWorld Sales: Beta Cinema

Clara (Karoline Herfurth, Vincent Wantsto Sea) simply can't get over the loss of herbeloved Ben, who died two years ago in a caraccident. Even her headstrong roommateKatja is barely able to coax her friend back tolife. However, Clara continues sending wist-ful text messages to Ben's old cell phonenumber without realizing that the number hasbeen recently reassigned, and her romantic,loving memories pop up directly in the newphone of sports journalist Mark (FriedrichMücke, Friendship!). Perplexed yet touched,he reads all the text messages... and in hisconfusion, stumbles from one blunder tothe next regarding his girlfriend Fiona. Allthe same: he's got to find the mysteriousstranger at all costs, and enlists his bestfriend David to help him in the search...

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THE FINAL JOURNEYLEANDERS LETZTE REISE

Wed. Feb. 14, 2018 6:00 p.m.Goethe-Institut, San FranciscoNorth American Premiere

107 min. Germany (2017). BD. German, Russian, English, Polish w/ English subtitles.

Director: Nick Baker-MonteysStarring: Jürgen Prochnow, Petra Schmidt-Schaller, Tambet Tuisk,Suzanne von BorsodyScreenwriters: Nick Baker-Monteys,Alexandra Umminger Cinematography: Eeva FleigProducers: Christian Alvart,Siegfried Kamml, Timm Oberwelland World Sales: Global Screen

When Eduard's (Jürgen Prochnow, The Boat,The English Patient) wife dies, his daugh-ter wants to put him in a home. Instead hegets on a train, embarking on an odysseythat does not end until he gets to Russia.Eduard is searching for the woman he fellin love with while serving alongside theCossacks, many of whom fought with theWehrmacht against the Red Army. Eduardhas never spoken about his wartime ex-periences, which have thrown a long shadowover the family. He has a terrible relationshipwith his daughter. And his granddaughter,Adele, can't stand the cantankerous old man.But when Adele's mother tells her to goto the station in Berlin and get Eduard offthe train, she reluctantly agrees: he's over 90,belongs in a home and there's a war aboutto break out in eastern Ukraine. Unable tostop Eduard, Adele is forced to jump on thetrain to Kiev and join him. The journey forcesEduard to confront his true feelings and hispast. And Adele slowly begins to realize thatEduard's war, which she always thoughthad nothing to do with her, is the key towho she is.

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THREE PEAKS DREI ZINNEN

Sun. Feb. 11, 2018 6:15 p.m.Castro Theatre, San FranciscoNorthern California Premiere

94 min. Germany, Italy (2017). DCP. German, English, French w/ English subtitles.

Director/Screenwriter: Jan ZabeilStarring: Alexander Fehling, Bérénice Bejo, Arian Montgomery Cinematography: Axel SchneppatProducers: Benny Drechsel, Andreas Pichler, Philipp MoravetzUS Distributor: Greenwich Entertainment

Presented with the support of:

Variety Piazza Grande Award winner atthe 2017 Locarno International Film Fest-ival in Switzerland and Opening NightFilm of the 2017 Hof International FilmFestival in Germany.

A family drama about diverging ideas offatherhood, as an unforeseen event turnsa mountainside vacation into a survivaltrip. Although Aaron (Alexander Fehling,Young Goethe in Love) has been datingLea (Bérénice Bejo, The Artist) for sometime, his relationship with Tristan, her eight-year-old son, remains cautious. Their holidayin the Italian Dolomites was planned asthe starting point of a new life together,but a hiking trip that Aaron plans in orderto win the boy's respect turns into some-thing potentially more tragic when fogsets in and he loses the boy. Jan Zabeilcarefully observes small moments thatare so heartbreakingly familiar to anyonewho has experienced the precarious territoryof contemporary family life. Set againstthe majestic backdrop of the Italian mountainrange, this visually striking and emotion-ally complex film is an intimate drama anda probing exploration of both an existentialand a very real crisis.

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PARADISERAI

Tue. Feb. 13, 2018 8:00 p.m.Goethe-Institut, San Francisco

Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy Starring: Julia Vysotskaya, Christian Clauss, Philippe Duquesne,Peter Kurth, Jakob Diehl, Vera Voronkova, Viktor SukhorukovUS Distributor: Film Movement

130 min. Russia, Germany (2016). BD. Russian, German, French, Yiddish w/ English subtitles.

Russia's submission to the 2017 AcademyAwards and winner of the Silver Lion BestDirector at the 2016 Venice Film Festival.Olga, a Russian aristocratic immigrant andmember of the French Resistance, is arrestedby Nazi police for hiding Jewish childrenduring a surprise raid. As her punishment,she is sent to jail where she meets Jules,a French-Nazi collaborator who is assignedto investigate her case. Jules grows fondof Olga and offers to go light on her pun-ishment in exchange for sexual favors. Al-though Olga agrees, and will do whateverit takes to avoid harsh persecution, her hopefor freedom quickly fades when events takean unexpected turn. Shipped to a concentra-tion camp, she is forced into a life of hell. Toher surprise, she crosses paths with high-ranking German SS officer Helmut, who oncefell in love with her and still harbors feelings.They rekindle their old flame and embarkon a twisted and destructive relationship.

WE USED TO BE COOLWAS HAT UNS BLOSS SO RUINIERT

Fri. Feb. 9, 2018 4:00 p.m.Castro Theatre, San FranciscoNorth American Premiere

Director: Marie KreutzerStarring: Vicky Krieps, Marcel Mohab,Pia Hierzegger, Pheline Roggan, Manuel Rubey, Andreas KiendlWorld Sales: Picture Tree International

96 min. Austria (2016). DCP. German w/ English subtitles.

Three young couples – Stella and Markus,Ines and Chris, Mignon and Luis – are mem-bers of today's got-everything-except-a-purpose generation. Equipped with thelatest gadgets they live safe in their freerange, fair trade, Apple-equipped, city-center apartments. But with all their mate-rial needs covered and never having sufferedfrom want, their state of mind is the bigissue. Stella's the first to find the "solution":she gets pregnant. The others quickly followsuit and these adult "children" find that lifeis suddenly all too real. In a mixture of subtleand broad humor, touching moments andgenuine observation, Mignon learns feedingyour child only bio and boycotting nappiesleads to domestic unpleasantness; Ines,now the mother of daughter Elvis, throwsChris out, whereupon he moves into his carand embarks on an affair with Stella, whileshe and Markus eventually find that happi-ness is a bicycle repair shop in the country-side. Starring Vicky Krieps (Paul ThomasAnderson's Phantom Thread).

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Sat. Feb. 10, 2018 1:15 p.m.Castro Theatre, San FranciscoSan Francisco Premiere

111 min. Germany, Romania, Hungary,Sweden (2016). DCP. German and Romanian w/ English subtitles.

Director: Anca Miruna LăzărescuStarring: Alex Mărgineanu, Răzvan Enciu, Ovidiu Schumacher, Susanne Bormann, Manuel KleinScreenwriter: Anca Miruna LăzărescuCinematography: Christian Stangassinger Producer: David Lindner LepordaProduction: Filmallee GmbH

A road movie that begins in 1968, in Arad.Mihai and Emil are two brothers of Roman-ian and German origin who have only onething in common: their sick father and thecare that he needs. Mihai, the older brother,is a doctor and, with uncertainty in his heart,an informer for the Security. He seems tohave come to terms with life in Ceausescu’sRomania. Emil fights with aplomb againstthe Stalinist imprints, getting involved insituations out of which he can be saved onlyby his brother’s cautiousness. The two broth-ers, along with their father, make theirway to Dresden – the closest city where theirfather can have his life-saving operation.However, the rather unstable political con-text will overthrow their plans. – Cinepolitica International Film Festival,

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This year, 2018, marks the 50th anniversary ofthe Protests of 1968, that took place aroundthe world. These civil rights protests, pro-gressive political movements, and fights forfree speech and reforms were turning pointsfor human societies, and they changed theworld.

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DREAM BOAT

Thu. Feb. 15, 2018 8:15 p.m.Goethe-Institut, San Francisco

Director: Tristan Ferland MilewskiUS Distributor: Strand Releasing

92 min. Germany (2017). BD. English,French, German, Arabic w/ English subtitles.

Once a year the DREAM BOAT sets sail for acruise exclusively for gay men where mostpassengers are united by the wish to livelife authentically as themselves in a pro-tected place: Dipankar from India escaped anarranged marriage and now throws himselfinto the action to find his dream man. Butthe gay community‘s ideal of masculinity in-creasingly becomes a tight corset for him.Ramzi from Palestine was persecuted bythe police in his home country, Palestine,for being gay and had to start a new life inEurope with nothing. Frenchman Philippe waslet down by his family when he was boundto a wheelchair. The more important is hislong-term relationship with his partner,and his gay substitute family. Martin fromAustria enjoys the hedonism and abundantchoice of men to the full and gives perspec-tives on how to deal with HIV today. Marekfrom Poland, has everything he needs tostand out on the men’s market, thanks tohis trained body. However, he feels lonely inthe crowd. Now the countdown is on forseven days of hunting for freedom, love, andhappiness – but on board are also their per-sonal stories, their doubts and uncertainties…

MR. GAY SYRIA

Sat. Feb. 10, 2018 9:45 p.m.Castro Theatre, San FranciscoUS West Coast Premiere

Director/Writer: Ayse ToprakWorld Sales: Taskovski Films

87 min. France, Germany, Turkey (2017).BD. Arabic, Turkish, English w/ Englishsubtitles.

Winner of the Human Rights Award atthe Sarajevo International Film Festivaland the Silver Hugo at the Chicago Inter-national Film Festival.

Husein is a barber in Istanbul, living a doublelife between his conservative family andhis gay identity. Mahmoud Hassino is thefounder of Syria’s LGBTI movement and is arefugee in Berlin. What brings them to-gether is a dream: to participate in an in-ternational beauty contest as an escapefrom their trapped lives and an answer totheir invisibility. Will the dream come trueor will the refugee crisis and the harshconsequences of being gay in the Muslimworld shatter it to pieces?

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BEUYS

Wed. Feb. 14, 2018 8:00 p.m.Goethe-Institut, San FranciscoNorthern California Premiere

Director: Andres VeielUS Distributor: Kino Lorber

107 min. Germany (2017). BD. German w/ English subtitles.

Official Selection (In Competition) at the2017 Berlin International Film Festival.

An intimate look at a visionary artist, seenthrough a congenial montage of archivalsources he appeares more relevant thanever before. Joseph Beuys, the man witha hat, the felt, and the “fat corner”. Thirtyyears after his death he still seems to bea visionary, way ahead of his time. Backthen he was trying to patiently explain how“money shouldn't be a commodity.” Heknew that money trade would underminedemocracy. But there is more. Beuys boxes,parleys, lectures and explains pictures toa dead hare. He asks with a grin: “Do YouWant a Revolution Without Laughter?“ Hisexpanded concept of art leads him smackin the middle of socially relevant discourse,even today. A congenial montage of count-less, previously untapped visual and audiosources, director Andreas Veiel and histeam created a one-of-a-kind chronicle:Beuys is not a portrait in the common sensebut an intimate look at a human being, hisart and his world of ideas.

CODE OF SURVIVAL OR THEEND OF GENETIC ENGINEERING

Tue. Feb. 13, 2018 6:00 p.m.Goethe-Institut, San FranciscoCalifornia Premiere

Director: Bertram VerhaagProduction: DENKmal Film

95 min. Germany (2017). BD. English.

Worldwide, millions of tons of “Roundup“,with its active ingredient glyphosate, are ap-plied to the land year after year. The alarm-ing consequences: poisoned soils, resistantsuperweeds, contaminated crops and sicklivestock. Nonetheless, especially the UnitedStates adhere to the destructive model ofGM-agriculture. Three sustainable projectsin India, Egypt and Germany prove that al-ternatives are achievable and successful.In an impressive montage the film confrontsthe effects of the poison-addicted industrialmodel, with the healing power of organicagriculture. Which method bears the “Codeof Survival” on our planet?

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THE FESTIVAL

Board of DirectorsSigrid Savelsberg, PresidentDennis M. Sullivan, SecretaryMartin Schwartz, TreasurerPatrick Heinz

Festival DirectorSophoan Sorn

ProgrammingSigrid SavelsbergSophoan Sorn

Volunteer ManagerKerstin Steffen

Operations ManagerRickey Lee Bauman

Box Office ManagerGary Weisler

PublicistsLarsen AssociatesKaren LarsenVince JohnsonSarah Flores

VIP Hospitality ManagerAthena Kalkopoulou

Official PhotographerBarak Shrama

Sponsor Relations ConsultantPetra Schuermann

Program Guide EditorSophoan Sorn

Campaign Design and Trailer AnimationIon Oprea

WebsiteMadeleine Cornu-CateroDagmar Pysik

Certified Public AccountantSD Mayer & Associates, LLP

BookkeepingBookkeeping Plus+

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DirectorSigrid Savelsberg

Deputy DirectorAstrid Kraft Alonzo

Cultural ProgramsJale Yoldas

Head of Language and Youth 4 German CinemaJulia Koch

Media TechnicianWerner Buchart

InternsVanessa AngenendtLeila Etheridge

For more information, visit goethe.de/sf

CASTRO THEATRE

PresidentDon Nasser

General ManagerKeith Arnold

Operations ManagersMark GanterGary OliveRichard Hildreth

Event BookerBrian Collette

Special ForcesEric Schaefer

ProjectionistsJeff RootMichael Anders

THANK YOU(in alphabetical order)

Above the Line GmbH: Carmen Böhm

Andreas HildebrandtAnna RalstonAnne Schukat, Member (Gold)Beta Cinema: Cosima FinkbeinerBMW Group: Angela KonertCarol HinkChristina Tucker, Member (Silver)Claudia WeberConsulate General of

Germany, San Francisco:- Consul General

Hans-Ulrich Südbeck- Deputy Consul General

Patrick HeinzConsulate General of

Switzerland, San Francisco: - Consul General

Hans-Ulrich Tanner- Carmen Archouniani

Consulate General of Luxembourg, San Francisco: - Consul General Pierre Franck- Sandrine Scheller

Dagmar Dolby, Member (Silver)Daniel ChaffeyDeutsche Welle: Sylvia ViljoenExcelsior German Center:

- Marie Hoffmann- Anthony J. Schaller- Hilde Lorentz- Petra Specht

Film Movement: Maxwell WolkinFramelineGreenwich Entertainment:

Edward ArentzGinger Fiore, SF Media Co.German Films:

- Mariette Rissenbeek- Nicole Kaufmann

Grants for the ArtsKino Lorber:

- Jonathan Hertzberg- Graham Swindoll

Lufthansa Group: Sydney JonesMartin SchwartzPeter LuisiPicture Tree International:

- Andreas Rothbauer- Yuanyuan Sui

Players AgenturSchneider Agentur:

Gabriele CzypionkaSophat and Sovanna SornStrand Releasing: Nathan FaustynTaskovski Films: Bojana MaricWild Bunch Germany: David KehrlX Filme Creative Pool:

Angélique Saad

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