“An ode to cinema as a machine for remembering.”
– Little White Lies
“A sunny delight. What a pleasure.”
– The Guardian
Aftersun Aftersun
At a fading Turkish vacation resort, eleven-year-old Sophie treasures the rare time together with her loving father Calum. Twenty years later, Sophie’s tender recollections of their last holiday become a powerful and heartrending portrait of their relationship, as she tries to reconcile the father she once knew with the man she didn’t.
directed by Charlotte Wells, cast Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall
festivals, awards BAFTA for Outstanding Debut and Oscar nomination for Paul Mescal.
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Wisdom of Happiness Wisdom of Happiness
Barbara Miller, Philip Delaquis
Wednesday, 10. 09. 2025 / 16:00 / Main Hall
With disarming wit, the Dalai Lama reflects on balancing millennia-old Tibetan Buddhist traditions with the contemporary values of our globalised society that now struggles to overcome violence and war while standing on the brink of environmental collapse.
Love Kjærlighet
Dag Johan Haugerud
Wednesday, 10. 09. 2025 / 18:00 / Main Hall
Sex, Love, and Dreams–not necessarily in that order–are the chapters in the trilogy exploring contemporary relationships, set in modern-day Oslo. In Love, the director invites us to reflect on our desires and expectations regarding sexuality, relationships, and intimacy.
Festival of Migrant Film
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Premiere
Yunan Yunan
Ameer Fakher Eldin
Wednesday, 10. 09. 2025 / 20:30 / Main Hall
The Hamburg-based director of Palestinian-Syrian descent places the second instalment of his Homeland trilogy on a small, flood-prone island in the Wadden Sea. This melancholic, mood-driven film about exile and the scars it leaves behind features a charismatic performance by the legendary Hanna Schygulla.