Monday, July 30, 2007

GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL @ META HOUSE

 
Dear Friends, Colleagues, Art & Film Fans!

We are pleased to invite for the opening of our
GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL @ META HOUSE
in cooperation with Goethe Institute Jakarta
on Thursday, 2nd of August, 7PM - FREE ADMISSION.

We are screening the highly accclaimed German feature film
STATUS YO (2004, German O-Version with English Subtitles) from the streets of Berlin: In the course of one day and one night we experience an enraged father, an embarrassing video shoot with a bitchy pop star, a violent brother, a sister in love and her desperate boyfriend, dangerous beef with weird drug dealers, the biggest party in town, the best break dancers and the coolest fistfight in the history of movies: AND, OF COURSE, A WHOLE LOT OF MUSIC!!!!

Please be our guest - also for the following features and documentaries, that represent the best of German contemporary filmmaking.

THIS WEEKEND (3rd - 5th August):
Friday, 03/08/07, 7PM "FROM HERE TO HOME"
Documentary: A rubbish truck road movie full of longing and small adventures. Director: Thomas Adebahr and Andrea Zimmermann
Saturday, 04/08/07, 7PM "PEPPER" *
Documentary by Janina Moebius: The trade with the black gold –
a spicy tale of globalization…
Sunday, 05/08/07, 7PM "WHATZ UP?"
Documentary: A longitudinal study of four youths
whose parents left Morocco, Tunisia, Albania and Turkey
to live in Cologne. Director: Bettina Braun

NEXT WEEK (6th - 11th August):
Monday, 06/08/07, 7PM "AUGUST SANDER"
Documentary: The work of German photographer August Sander (1876-1964)
was a decisive influence on the history of art and photography. Director: Rainer Holzemer
Tuesday, 07/08/07, 7PM: "THE CROCODILES OF THE WANDAOGO FAMILY"
Documentary: Each year Kaddi Wandago travels with her parents Britta and Salif to Bukina Faso, her father's homeland. A personal statement
on the explosive subject of bi-national families and culture – directed by Britta Wandaogo
Wednesday, 08/08/07, 7PM: "SCHILLER"
Feature film: An impressive biopic directed by Martin Weinhart, starring Matthias Schweighoefer in a brilliant performance about the famous poet and thinker
Thursday, 09/08/07, 7PM: "THE RAPOPORTS – OUR THREE LOVES"
Documentary about an exceptional couple entangled in the political systems of the 20th century – featuring American folk singer Pete Seeger. Director: Sissi Huetlin and Britta Wauer
Friday, 10/08/07, 7PM "RETURN OF THE TUEDELBAND"
Documentary film about Ludwig and Leopold Wolf, two of the most popular entertainers in Hamburg in the early 20th century. A descendant from the USA, hip hop musician and rapper, follows their tracks. Director: Jens Huckeriede
Saturday, 11/08/07, 7 PM "SCHULZE GETS THE BLUES
Feature Film and a "tender piece of cross culturalism". East German Schultze is a quiet man, recently retired, who suddenly discovers the beauty of zydeco music. Director: Michael Schorr

German Originals with English Subtitles
except * english narration
 
META HOUSE
Street 264, #6 - Sangkat Chaktomuk, Khan Daun Penh,
Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
Fixed +855- (0)23 – 224 140, Mobil +855- (0) 12- 607 465
Homepage: www.meta-house.com,
email:
mesterharm@gmx.net

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