35K

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35K is a film collective from students of the German Film and Television Academy Berlin. Every month we invite a selected filmmaker to talk about her or his debut film and the start of their careers. Occasionally a fellow collaborater on the debut film joins the conversation.

12/15/23

#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, heRead more

07/20/23

#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 Weerasethakul https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/17Read more

06/07/23

#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, questionRead more

11/14/22

#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). SYNOPSIS The artist Gritt is struggling for belonging in an unwelcoming society, but then she undergoes a radicaliRead more

11/13/22

#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, thRead more

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