“The idea was to tell the story of that weekend before the iconic conception at Shea Stadium, to mark the moment when everything changed in the world’s perception of the Beatles and also the realisation that that new music, that pop, was no longer just a youth phenomenon but embraced all ages.” (Andrej Ujica)
TWST: Things We Said Today TWST: Things We Said Today
The film takes as its starting point the arrival of the Beatles in New York for their August 1965 concert at Shea Stadium, and as its title a Beatles song that already anticipates a time when the present moment will have become a haunting past, neither retrievable nor forgettable. But the frame of reference steadily broadens. Adjacent realities of 1965 are juxtaposed—the New York World’s Fair, the Watts riots filtering through from the East Coast on television…
What's On
A Sad and Beautiful World Nujum al’amal w al’alam
Cyril Aris
Tuesday, 15. 09. 2026 / 17:40 / Main Hall
In this sweeping romance set in Beirut, two star-crossed lovers face a decision whether or not to build a family and chart a track to happiness, despite the tragic fates ravaging contemporary Lebanon.
A Private Life Vie privée
Rebecca Zlotowski
Wednesday, 16. 09. 2026 / 15:50 / Main Hall
When prominent psychiatrist Lilian Steiner learns of the death of one of her patients, the news deeply shakes her. Convinced that it is a murder, she decides to investigate the matter.