All Films screened in German with English subtitles.
February 3: Kokon (Cocoon, 2020, dir. Leonie Krippendorff)
Time: food at 6, film at 6:30pm
Location: North Quad 2435
Berlin-Kreuzberg is Nora’s microcosm. Nora, the silent observer, drifts around the monotonous housing blocks with her big sister and her friends, witnessing events that seem to cross-fade in the summer light. Girls who want to be slim and pretty, boys who say dumb things to provoke or because they are in love. Ruthless smartphone cameras and fragile teenagers. But Nora has her own way of looking at the world, and when she meets Romy, she realizes why. This film captures a summer of change. (Berlinale 2020)
March 10: Sonne (Sun, 2022, dir. Kurdwin Ayub)
Time: food at 6, film at 6:30pm
Location: North Quad 2435
Three teenage girls from Vienna twerk in hijab and sing a pop song. A YouTube video of it makes them famous overnight, especially among Kurdish Muslims. Yesmin, the only one of the friends who is Kurdish herself, begins to distance herself more and more from her culture. Nati and Bella, on the other hand, seem fascinated by a world that is strange to them. A film about young people caught between social media and self-discovery, a story of rebellious young women. (Austrian Films)
April 7: Oray (2019, dir. Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay)
Time: NO FOOD, doors at 6:15pm, film at 6:30pm
Location: State Theater
Oray strives to be a better person but struggles with his shady past. His dream of being a good Muslim and the perfect husband is suddenly shattered while arguing with his wife. Oray goes to Cologne, where he tries to rebuild his life in a new Muslim community. But he is constantly torn between his faith, everyday reality and identity. (Pluto Film)
Organized by Germanic Languages & Literatures
Co-sponsors: Max Kade German Residence and Alamanya Transnational German Studies Workshop
February 3: Kokon (Cocoon, 2020, dir. Leonie Krippendorff)
Time: food at 6, film at 6:30pm
Location: North Quad 2435
Berlin-Kreuzberg is Nora’s microcosm. Nora, the silent observer, drifts around the monotonous housing blocks with her big sister and her friends, witnessing events that seem to cross-fade in the summer light. Girls who want to be slim and pretty, boys who say dumb things to provoke or because they are in love. Ruthless smartphone cameras and fragile teenagers. But Nora has her own way of looking at the world, and when she meets Romy, she realizes why. This film captures a summer of change. (Berlinale 2020)
March 10: Sonne (Sun, 2022, dir. Kurdwin Ayub)
Time: food at 6, film at 6:30pm
Location: North Quad 2435
Three teenage girls from Vienna twerk in hijab and sing a pop song. A YouTube video of it makes them famous overnight, especially among Kurdish Muslims. Yesmin, the only one of the friends who is Kurdish herself, begins to distance herself more and more from her culture. Nati and Bella, on the other hand, seem fascinated by a world that is strange to them. A film about young people caught between social media and self-discovery, a story of rebellious young women. (Austrian Films)
April 7: Oray (2019, dir. Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay)
Time: NO FOOD, doors at 6:15pm, film at 6:30pm
Location: State Theater
Oray strives to be a better person but struggles with his shady past. His dream of being a good Muslim and the perfect husband is suddenly shattered while arguing with his wife. Oray goes to Cologne, where he tries to rebuild his life in a new Muslim community. But he is constantly torn between his faith, everyday reality and identity. (Pluto Film)
Organized by Germanic Languages & Literatures
Co-sponsors: Max Kade German Residence and Alamanya Transnational German Studies Workshop
| Building: | North Quad |
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| Website: | |
| Event Type: | Film Screening |
| Tags: | Alamanya, comparative literature, Film, German, German Studies, Germanic Languages And Literatures, Germany, Global And Transnational, Humanities, intercultural, international, Muslim, Transcultural Studies, Translate, translation, Translationstudies |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Germanic Languages & Literatures, Alamanya: Transnational German Studies |
| Upcoming Dates: |
Monday, March 10, 2025 6:00-9:00 PM
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