June 4 - 11
China & Germany
China & Germany
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Please NOTE: When you RSVP for a program, you will receive a confirmation email but you will not receive the link to the screening website and the discount code until the day the screening period starts!
Brief discussions following each program compare and contrast the films and the topics with special discussants:

Dr. Keming Liu, Professor of Linguistics and Literature, Medgar Evers College
Raleigh Joyner, Cultural Programming Coordinator, Goethe-Institut Washington
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All films are subtitled in English, unless otherwise noted
Boje
Germany, 2019, 9 min.
Directors: Andreas Cordes, Robert Köhler
Boje, a young boy who lives on the coast with his father Holke, has a lot of questions in his mind that are not quite easy to answer. How do I know I’m not dreaming? How do I know I love somebody? Where was I before I was born?
Farewell Mine Mountain
China, 2018, 14 min.
Director: Fan Weiqiang
Two boys have been living in the mountains. They are trying to keep their friendship during tough times…
Tala'vision
Germany, 2021, 27 min.
Director: Murad Abu Eisheh
Trapped in a war-ridden reality, with the hope of one day playing in the neighborhood’s football field, eight-year-old Tala finds solace and freedom in a forbidden television. However, the secret TV eventually becomes a matter of life and death.
Pancake Jackson
China, 2016, 11 min.
Director: Tang Tao
A father sells pancakes on the street for a living. He has been practicing Michael Jackson’s dance to connect with his daughter who has autism.
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