“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…
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Scorched Earth Verbrannte Erde
Thomas Arslan
Sunday, 27. 04. 2025 / 11:00 / Main Hall
A minimalist crime thriller set on the nocturnal streets of contemporary Berlin, much like its protagonist: laconic, efficient, and very, very cool.
Savages Sauvages
Claude Barras
Sunday, 27. 04. 2025 / 11:30 / Small Hall
Eleven-year-old Kéria, her young cousin Selaï and orangutan Oshi join forces to protect their tropical forest from destruction. On their exciting mission of the heart, they discover the importance of mutual respect and nature conservation.
Bambi: A Tale of Life in the Woods Bambi, l'histoire d'une vie dans les bois
Michel Fessler
Sunday, 27. 04. 2025 / 14:20 / Main Hall
The story of Bambi retraces the first years of a fawn’s life, and the trials he must face in the woods… This initiatory tale, a hymn to nature.