DOUBLE FEATURE: NO LET THEM DIE & WAGU DAGARAN OmeU, not specified

2026-10-24 @ 17:00

75 min. NG 2024. Dir.: Ogochukwu Umeadi. Documentary. 30 min. Original version with English subtitles NG/DE 2026. Dir.: Abigail Mann and Benjamin Samuel. Documentary. 45 min. Original version with English subtitles. Followed by a discussion with Abigail Mann, Benjamin Samuel, and Helen Okojiri, moderated by Helen Kahsai. Film series: Southern Lights Since 2019, the DFF and Goethe University Frankfurt have been collaborating with the University of Jos and the Nigerian Film Corporation in Nigeria. Together, they established Africa’s first master’s program in film archiving and film culture (Archival Studies Master Program Jos). The festival presents documentaries and discussions with film students from Jos. NO LET THEM DIE is a journey into Nigeria’s archives. WURU DAGARANG – ECHOES FROM THE CAVE follows the Aten community of…

RAJAGUNJ: POOJA, SIR OmeU, not specified

2026-10-24 @ 20:00

Director: Deepak Rauniyar | 109 min. NP/US/NO 2024. R: Deepak Rauniyar. D: Asha Magarati, Nikita Chandak. 109 min. OVR (Nepali, Maithili, Hindi) Original version with German subtitles Film series: Southern Lights When two boys disappear in a border town in Nepal, investigator Pooja Thapa takes on the case. But political unrest and social tensions complicate the search. Deepak Rauniyar's gripping crime thriller combines personal experiences with a sharp look at discrimination, the caste system and the invisible borders within society. When two boys disappear in a border town in Nepal, Detective Inspector Pooja Thapa takes on the investigation. Political unrest and social tensions soon complicate the search. Deepak Rauniyar's gripping crime drama...

TURTLE WALKER OmeU, not specified

2026-10-24 @ 22:00

Director: Taira Malaney | 75 min. IN/US 2024. Dir.: Taira Malaney. Cast: Satish Bhaskar, Adhith Swaminathan. 75 min. English. Original version with English subtitles. Followed by a discussion with: Tharaka Sriram, moderated by Pramila Chenchanna Film Series: Southern Lights Since the 1970s, Indian conservationist Satish Bhaskar has been following the tracks of endangered sea turtles on foot along the coasts of India. His decades-long search for their nesting sites becomes a poetic journey about dedication, science, and the fragile connection between humans and nature. A powerful portrait of a life dedicated to marine conservation. Since the 1970s, Indian conservationist Satish Bhaskar has followed the traces of endangered sea turtles along India’s coastlines on foot. His decades-long search for…

DOUNIA LE GRAND PAYS BLANC OF, not specified

2026-10-25 @ 16:00

Director: André Kadie, Maria Zarif | 51 min. CA 2025. D: André Kadie, Maria Zarif. 51 min. DCP. arab. OF with live German voice-over via headphones. Recommended for ages 6 and up Musical supporting program: Monday group from Al Karama / der hof with Delphine Roche (flute), Sophie Herr (cello), Julian Namé Film series: Kinderkino | Southern Lights on Tour In the sequel to DOUNIA AND THE PRINCESS OF ALEPPO, Dounia and her grandparents have settled in Canada. Little by little, she discovers her new home with its changing seasons, diverse foods and languages. While her grandparents preserve Syrian traditions, Dounia also gets to know other cultures through new friendships. Her boyfriend's grandmother shares stories of the indigenous community with her. With her...

NIÑXS - LIFE SPARKLES (Original version with subtitles), ages 12 and up

2026-10-25 @ 19:00

Director: KANI LAPUERTA | 88 min. | Documentary MX/DE 2025. R: Kani Lapuerta. Documentary. 93 min. DCP. span. OmU Original version with German subtitles With voiceover: Ling-Kit Mok, Nolan Frehe Film series: Southern Lights At the foot of the sacred mountain Tepozteco lies the small Mexican town of Tepoztlán. Against this backdrop, 15-year-old Karla undergoes a profound change. Director Kani brings together eight years of footage to create a warm-hearted film in which they explore the experiences of a young trans person growing up in a rural community. At the foot of the sacred mountain Tepozteco lies the Mexican small town of Tepoztlán. Against this backdrop, 15-year-old Karla undergoes a profound transformation. Director Kani weaves together...

AND SHE DIDN’T DIE (Original Version with Subtitles), not specified

2026-10-25 @ 21:00

Director: Zikethiwe Ngcobo | 103 min. GB/ZA 2025. D: Zikethiwe Ngcobo. Documentary. 103 min. DCP. OmeU (English, Zulu) Original version with English subtitles With Zoom conversation: Zikethiwe Ngcobo, moderated by Andrea Hartmann Film series: Southern Lights This multi-layered portrait of South African anti-apartheid activist and author Lauretta Ngcobo from the perspective of her daughter, filmmaker Zikethiwe Ngcobo, combines personal memories with the political history of resistance against apartheid. At the same time, the film pays tribute to the often invisible role of women in the liberation struggle and the power of storytelling as a form of resistance, healing and cultural transmission. The film will be accompanied by a reading group on Tuesday, October 27, at 7:30 p.m....

CONFIDENTE D, not specified

2026-10-26 @ 19:00

Director: Guillaume Giovanetti, Sébastien Fouque | 76 min. TR/FR/LU 2025. D: Çagla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti. D: Saadet Isil Aksoy, Erkan Kolçak Köstendil. 76 min. turk. OmeU Original version with English subtitles With reading and conversation: Author Anna Yeliz Schentke (Kangal), moderated by Naima Wagner (DFF) Film series: Southern Lights Ankara, 1999. When a severe earthquake shakes Istanbul, the employee of an erotic hotline unexpectedly becomes the link between life and death for a young man trapped under the rubble. Against the backdrop of political tensions, a thriller about responsibility, solidarity and the courage to overcome social boundaries unfolds. Ankara, 1999: When a devastating earthquake strikes Istanbul, the operator at an...

ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG (Original Version with Subtitles), Ages 18 and up

2026-10-26 @ 21:00

Director: Abinash Bikram Shah | Cast: Pushpa Thing Lama, Deepika Yadav, Jasmine Bishwokarma, Aliz Ghimire | 103 min. | Queer NP/FR/DE/BR/NO 2026. D: Abinash Bikram Shah. D: Pushpa Thing Lama, Sahab Din Miya. 103 min. OmeU (Nepali) Original version with English subtitles Guest: Lilith Raza (LSVD - Verband Queere Vielfalt), moderated by Tharaka Sriram Film series: Southern Lights In a remote Nepalese village, Pirati, a trans woman and leader of a Kinnar community, struggles with the desire for a different life. When a young woman disappears from her community, her search becomes a confrontation with freedom, belonging and responsibility. Deep within Nepal's forests, Pirati, a transwoman and the leader of a Kinnar community, struggles with her desire for a...

KIKUYU LAND OmeU, not specified

2026-10-27 @ 12:00

Directed by Andrew H. Brown, Bea Wangondu | 96 min. KE 2025. Dir.: Andrew H. Brown, Bea Wangondu. Documentary. 96 min. DCP. Original version with English subtitles (English, Swahili, Kikuyu). Followed by a discussion with Julia Albrecht, education specialist at the Weltkulturen Museum, moderated by a student from the Helmholtz School.from Helmholtz School. Film Series: Southern Lights. Set against the backdrop of Kenya’s tea-growing regions, the film traces the consequences of colonial land expropriation from the perspective of the Kikuyu communities. It links the legal battle for land restitution with the family history of co-director Bea Wangondu and shows how the colonial legacy continues to shape people’s lives. Set in Kenya’s tea-growing highlands, the film traces the lasting impact of colonial land dispossession through the voices of…

A GOODNIGHT KISS (Original Version with Subtitles), Rating to be determined

2026-10-27 @ 19:00

Director: Giedre Žickyte | 89 min. Bulgaria/Estonia/Lithuania 2025. Dir.: Giedre Žickyte. 89 min. Original version with German subtitles. Followed by a Zoom discussion: Giedre Žickyte speaks with Rebecca Heiler (goEast Film Festival) In cooperation with: goEast Film Series: Jewish Film Days “Never seek revenge”—those were the last words Irena Veisaite’s mother spoke to her daughter. Words that shaped Irena Veisaite’s entire life. In Giedre Žickyte’s film, the Lithuanian cultural figure and Holocaust survivor—who passed away in 2020—recounts how she maintained her optimism and compassion despite the horrific experiences of her youth. The film weaves together footage from the past with reflective moments from the present to create a sensitive tribute to a woman who, throughout her life…

MARAMA (Original Version with Subtitles), not specified

2026-10-27 @ 21:15

Director: Taratoa Stappard | 89 min. NZ 2025. R: Taratoa Stappard. D: Ariana Osborne, Toby Stephens. 89 min. OmeU (English, Maori) Original version with English subtitles With Zoom talk: with director Taratoa Stappard, moderated by Tharaka Sriram Film series: Southern Lights England, 1859: In search of her origins, a young Maori woman ends up in a remote mansion haunted by colonial violence and dark secrets. Between gothic horror and historical drama, MARAMA tells of identity, ancestors, spiritual strength and the recapture of a stolen history. England, 1859: Searching for her ancestry, a young Maori woman is drawn into a remote manor haunted by colonial violence and dark secrets. Blending gothic horror with historical drama, MARAMA...

HAUS TUGENDHAT D, starting at 0

2026-10-28 @ 19:00

Director: Dieter Reifarth | Cast: Ernst Tugendhat, Daniela Tugendhat, Ruth Guggenheim-Tugendhat | 116 min. Germany 2013. Dir.: Dieter Reifarth. Documentary. 112 min. DCP Introduction: Peter Cachola Schmal Film Series: Czech Literary Adaptations Between 1928 and 1930, the married couple Fritz and Grete Tugendhat had architect Mies van der Rohe design and build a house for them in Brno. The family was able to live there for eight years before, due to their Jewish heritage, they were forced to flee from the advancing Nazis. The house was subsequently used for a variety of purposes and underwent numerous renovations before being designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001. However, a comprehensive restoration was still a long time coming; it was not until 2012 that the house was opened to the public as a museum. Dieter Reifarth goes…

CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS (Original Version with Subtitles), not specified

2026-10-28 @ 21:15

Directed by: Mohammadreza Eyni, Sara Khaki | 95 min. IR/QA/CL/CA/NL/DE/US 2025. Dir.: Mohammadreza Eyni, Sara Khaki. 95 min. DCP. Original version with German subtitles (Azerbaijani, Turkish, Persian, English) Film Series: Southern Lights This documentary follows Iranian city councilwoman Sara Shahverdi, who challenges deeply rooted traditions by empowering women in her rural community. Shahverdi becomes a symbol of courage and social change. Despite resistance and social pressure, she tirelessly advocates for equality. The film paints an inspiring portrait of resilience and grassroots women’s rights activism in today’s Iran. The documentary follows Iranian councilwoman Sara Shahverdi, who challenges deeply rooted traditions by…

ALL I HAD WAS NOTHINGNESS Original version with subtitles, not specified

2026-10-29 @ 19:00

Director: Guillaume Ribot | 94 min. France 2025. Dir.: Guillaume Ribot. 94 min. DCP. Original version with German subtitles. Followed by a discussion with Dominique Lanzmann, Corinna Coulmas, and Irena Steinfeldt-Levy, along with film scholar Johannes Praetorius-Rhein. Film series: Jewish Film Festival Claude Lanzmann spent twelve years working on *SHOAH* (1985), a groundbreaking film that fundamentally changed the portrayal of the Shoah. Forty years later, filmmaker Guillaume Ribot explores the extensive archive of approximately 220 hours of previously unreleased footage. Lanzmann’s quest to find a cinematic approach to the reality of the Shoah took him around the world to survivors, eyewitnesses, and perpetrators. Despite doubts, setbacks, and missteps, the result was a…

T BLOCKERS (English original version), not specified

2026-10-29 @ 21:30

Directed by Alice Maio Mackay | 74 min. Australia 2023. Dir.: Alice Maio Mackay. Cast: Adeline Ophelia Last, Lewi Dawson, Lisa Fanto. 72 min. Blu-ray. Original Version Film Series: Trans New Weird horror comedy with a DIY punk attitude, in which trans director Sophie and her friends declare war on the alien parasite infecting their small town and turning cis men into mindless zombies. Since her debut in 2021, 22-year-old director Alice Maio Mackay has already made seven of her neon-drenched horror films. T-BLOCKERS is queer genre cinema for the community, as if Gregg Araki had worked at the trash film studio Troma.

I SERVED THE KING OF ENGLAND OmeU, starting at 0

2026-10-30 @ 19:00

The story centers on Jan Díte, a waiter who falls in love with a Sudeten German woman who is a fanatic supporter of Hitler.

TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA (Original Version with Subtitles), ages 16 and up

2026-10-30 @ 21:30

After years of lackluster sequels and a dwindling fan base, the slasher franchise *Camp Miasma* is entrusted to an ambitious young director for a revival. When she visits the former star of the original films—an actress who now lives in seclusion and is shrouded in mystery—the two women find themselves plunged into a blood-soaked world full of desire, fear, and delusions.

TO THE END OF THE WORLD – DIRECTOR’S CUT (Original Version with Subtitles), not specified

2026-10-31 @ 15:30

Director: Wim Wenders | 287 min. Germany/France/Australia 1991/1994. Dir.: Wim Wenders. Cast: Solveig Dommartin, Eddy Mitchell, William Hurt. 287 min (with intermission). DCP. Original version with German subtitles Film series: W.I.M. Over Time *Until the End of the World* is an epic, globe-spanning road movie, filmed in nine countries and on four continents, and at the same time a work of science fiction: In the futuristic year 1999, a nuclear satellite hurtles toward Earth, threatening all life on the planet. Claire Tourneur is searching for a mysterious man who possesses a device that allows the blind to see and translates dream images into waking reality. Gradually, the film ultimately evolves into a dark parable about the power of images.…

HELLRAISER – THE GATE TO HELL (Original Version), ages 16 and up

2026-10-31 @ 21:00

Director: Clive Barker | Starring: Sean Chapman, Claire Higgins, Ashley Laurence | 94 min. | Horror Hellraiser - The Gateway to Hell Great Britain 1987. D: Clive Barker. D: Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence. 94 min. 35mm. Original English version (with Danish subtitles) Film series: Kultkino Kristy moves with her parents into the house of her uncle Frank, who disappeared without a trace some time ago. In reality, however, Frank's fate is worse than death: he is trapped in a dimension of pain and needs human blood to return. Horror author Clive Barker blurs the boundaries of pleasure and pain in a macabre way in this adaptation of his novella inspired by BDSM experiences and gothic horror - a...

HELLBOUND - HELLRAISER 2 (Original Version), Rated R

2026-10-31 @ 23:00

Director: Tony Randel | Actors: Claire Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Kenneth Cranham | 97 min. | Horror Great Britain/USA 1988. D: Tony Randel. D: Doug Bradley, Ashley Laurence, Clare Higgins. 97 min. 35mm. OF Original English version Film series: Cult Cinema After the horror of the first part, Kristy is committed to a mental hospital. But the horror of the cenobites continues to haunt her: the corrupt head doctor is fascinated by the occult beings and uses his patients to open the gateway to hell. Kristy soon finds herself in the labyrinth of demons in order to free her father. Adored by many fans, the sequel to Clive Barker's cult classic captivates with the atmosphere of a gruesome fairy tale, visual ingenuity and unusual effects. You can see a...

FRANKENWEENIE (Germany), ages 12 and up

2026-11-01 @ 16:00

Director: Tim Burton | Cast: Winona Ryder, Martin Landau, Catherine O'Hara | 87 min. | Animation, USA, 2012. Dir.: Tim Burton. 87 min. DCP. German dub. Recommended for ages 12 and up. Film series: Children's Cinema. When Victor’s beloved dog Sparky dies, the boy brings him back to life through an experiment. Soon, his classmates discover the secret and cause chaos. A dark stop-motion film with references to horror classics.

BLOCK 10

2026-11-01 @ 18:30

In early 1943, at the Auschwitz main camp, hundreds of Jewish women are confined in cramped quarters in BLOCK 10, which is separated from the rest of the camp grounds. Nazi doctors subject them to the most painful methods of forced sterilization. Prisoner doctors are forced to collaborate. The Jewish gynecologist Dr. Maximilian Samuel is blackmailed with the gassing of his 20-year-old daughter if he refuses to participate in the brutal experiments. Caught in this moral dilemma, he seeks his own way forward.

An evening with Wim Wenders

2026-11-01 @ 21:30

120 min. conversation between Wim Wenders and the curators of the current DFF special exhibition W.I.M. Im Lauf der Zeit From 7 pm: Signing session with Wim Wenders Afterwards: Surprise film by Yasujiro Ozu (approx. 110 min. 35mm. OmeU) Wim Wenders talks to the exhibition curators Isabelle Bastian and Hans-Peter Reichmann about his cinematic work and influences, his love of Japan and Yasujiro Ozu. Afterwards, a surprise film by Ozu personally selected by Wenders for the evening will be shown. Before the event, Wim Wenders will be signing his latest book from 7 pm (probably on the 2nd floor near the entrance to the permanent exhibition).

DIE ARTISTEN IN DER ZIRKUSKUPPEL: RATLOS D, not specified

2026-11-03 @ 19:00

Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: ratlos is an award-winning feature film by Alexander Kluge about a young woman who wants to open a reform circus

IN MY MOTHER'S IMAGE D, ages 12 and up

2026-11-03 @ 21:15

Director: Jutta Brückner | 95 min. | Drama, Mystery, Germany 2026. Dir.: Jutta Brückner. Starring: Corinna Harfouch, Carla Juri, Hildegard Schmahl, Nina Kunzendorf. 95 min. DCP. Special Guest: Jutta Brückner. Film Series: Carte Blanche Jutta Brückner. Director Jutta Brückner is one of the most significant female voices of New German Cinema. In November, the DFF honors her with a “Carte Blanche” film series featuring works from film history that have particularly shaped and influenced Brückner. On Tuesday, November 3, at 8:15 p.m., the now 85-year-old iconic director will be a guest at the DFF and will present her latest film, *IM SPIEGEL MEINER MUTTER*, starring Corinna Harfouch in the lead role. Before the film, Urs Spörri (DFF) will speak with Jutta Brückner about the films in her “Carte Blanche” series and her career.

ÖRÖKBEFOGADÁS OmU, not specified

2026-11-04 @ 19:00

Director: Márta Mészáros | 89 min. Adoption Hungary 1975. D: Márta Mészáros. D: Katalin Berek, Gyöngyvér Vigh, Péter Fried. 89 min. 35mm. OmU Original version with German subtitles Film series: Carte Blanche Factory worker Kata is over 40 and secretly in love with married Joska, whom she wants to have a child with. But he is less than enthusiastic. Through her friendship with teenager Anna, Kata develops an interest in the fate of neglected children and eventually wants to adopt a baby from the orphanage. Márta Mészáros was the first woman to win the Golden Bear at the 1975 Berlinale with ÖRÖKBEFOGADÁS. Jutta Brückner: "In 1975, this film was a revelation for me, because I had never seen people like them in a movie before."

LAT SAU SAN TAAM OmeU, from 18

2026-11-04 @ 21:30

Director: John Woo | Actors: Philip Kwok, Bowie Lam | 128 min. Hard Boiled Hong Kong 1992. D: John Woo. D: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Teresa Mo. 128 min. 35mm. OmeU Original version with English subtitles Film series: cult cinema A successful but ruthless policeman fights a gang of arms dealers in Hong Kong, into which an undercover agent has infiltrated using no less squeamish methods. Only gradually do the two of them come together and begin a veritable war against the gangsters, which culminates in a hospital. An unmistakable visual language, precise choreography and an elegant rhythm: with HARD BOILED, John Woo created one of the defining works of Hong Kong action cinema and a film whose influence extends far beyond the...

NEURÓTICA ANÓNIMA OmeU, not specified

2026-11-05 @ 19:00

Director: Jorge Perugorrí | 96 min. Cuba/Mexico 2025. D: Jorge Perugorría. D: Mirtha Ibarra, Roberto Perdomo, Joel Angelino. 96 min. OmeU Original version with English subtitles Guest: Mirtha Ibarra Film series: Días de Cine Iluminada has been working in a movie theater in Havana for 30 years and, completely immersed in the films, finds a refuge there from the inevitable problems of her life outside these four walls. Faced with the threat of demolition plans for the cinema, Iluminada and the rest of the cinema team join forces to show the public the importance of this place.

BYE BYE PARAÍSO OmeU, not specified

2026-11-05 @ 21:30

Director: Kimberly Elizondo | 98 min. Costa Rica/Colombia/Uruguay 2026. D: Kimberly Elizondo. D: María Luisa Garita, Beatriz Ospina Calderon. 98 min. OmeU Original version with English subtitles With supporting film: GRAMÁTICA PRÁCTICA ITALIANA. Practical Italian Grammar. Colombia/ Germany/ Cuba 2025. D: Daniel Cortés. 13 min. OmeU Original version with English subtitles Introduction: Daniel Cortés Film series: Días de Cine At 45, Vilma seems to have achieved all her goals in life. But unexpected financial complications cause the difficulties of the past to resurface. Vilma not only has to come to terms with the person she once was, but also with the person she has become. Prequel: In order to leave Cuba and join his mother in Italy,...

ÁLBUM DE FAMILIA OmeU, not specified

2026-11-06 @ 19:00

Director: Joel Calero | 94 min. Family Album Peru/Colombia 2024. R: Joel Calero. D: Emanuel Soriano, Maria Fernanda Valera, Camila Ferrer. 94 min. OmeU Original version with English subtitles With supporting film: MEMORIA COLECTIVA. Peru/France 2025. D: Cristina Colmenares, Manuel-Antonio Monteagudo. Documentary 16 min. OmeU Original version with English subtitles Guest: Cristina Colmenares and Joel Calero Film series: Días de Cine Thanks to the opportunities her father, a former army officer, has given her and her sister, Alex leads a happy life and is about to start a family of her own. One day, however, the siblings find photos that incriminate their father's actions during Peru's internal conflict. Alex is obsessed with uncovering the truth...

EL LADRÓN DE PERROS OmeU, from 12

2026-11-06 @ 21:30

Director: Vinko Tomicic Salinas | 90 min. The Dog Thief Bolivia/Chile/Mexico/Ecuador/France/Italy 2024. D: Vinko Tomicic Salinas. D: Alfredo Castro, Franklin Aro, Teresa Ruiz 90 min. OmeU Original version with English subtitles With supporting film: LA HORA DE IRSE. Time to Go. Argentina 2026. D: Renzo Cozza. 20 min. OmeU Original version with English subtitles Film series: Días de Cine In the slums of La Paz, creativity and resourcefulness are essential for survival. In search of the truth about his past and new opportunities, a young shoeshine boy decides to steal the dog of one of his customers. Prequel: Patricio finds himself forced to carry on in the family business, caught between his dissatisfaction and the pressure of his sisters, to whom he has a...

NUESTRA TIERRA OmeU, not specified

2026-11-07 @ 17:00

Director: Lucrecia Martel | 122 min. | Documentary Our Land Argentina/ USA/ Mexico/ France/ Netherlands/ Denmark 2025. R: Lucrecia Martel. Documentary. 90 min. OmeU Original version with English subtitles Film series: Días de Cine Based on the trial for the murder of the indigenous leader Javier Chocobar in 2009, Lucrecia Martel uses original and archive footage to examine not only the various effects of this incident and this trial, but also the origins of territorial conflicts, colonial continuities and tensions in Argentina and Latin America in general.

SOÑÉ SU NOMBRE OmeU, not specified

2026-11-07 @ 19:15

Director: Ángela Carabalí | 86 min. I Dreamed His Name Colombia 2025. D: Ángela Carabalí. Documentary. 86 min. OmeU Original version with English subtitles Guest: Ángela Carabalí Film series: Días de Cine In a dream, Angela is given the task of searching for her father, who has become the victim of an enforced disappearance. Together with her sister Juliana, she sets off on a journey. From Medellín to Caloto in the Valle del Cauca, the Carabalí sisters embark on a physical and spiritual mission, crossing Colombian territory and retracing the history of the conflict in their country.

QUATRO MENINAS OmeU, not specified

2026-11-07 @ 21:30

Director: Karen Suzane | 89 min. Four Girls Brazil/Netherlands 2025. D: Karen Suzane. D: Alana Cabral, Ágatha Marinho, Dhara Lopes, Maria Ibraim. 89 min. OmeU Original version with English subtitles Film series: Días de Cine In 1884 Brazil, Tita, Muanda, Lena and Francisca decide to escape from the boarding school for women where they are kept as slaves. To their surprise, their four mistresses follow them to escape with them. Faced with the danger of being discovered, the eight women try to stick together to resist and survive the restrictions and oppression of the time.

ABSCHIED VON GESTERN (ANITA G.) D, not specified

2026-11-08 @ 12:00

Director: Alexander Kluge | 88 min. FRG 1966. D: Alexander Kluge. D: Alexandra Kluge, Hans Korte, Edith Kuntze-Peloggio. 88 min. 35mm With introduction by Eva Hielscher (DFF) followed by a discussion with cinematographer Thomas Mauch Film series: Alexander Kluge / Frankfurt schaut einen Film "Uns trennt von gestern kein Abgrund, sondern die veränderte Lage" - this quote by Reinhard Baumgart, which precedes the film, is also representative of Alexander Kluge's examination of German film in the 1960s. As one of the initiators of the Oberhausen Manifesto, Kluge's ABSCHIED VON GESTERN was his counter-idea to "Papa's cinema". It was daring in terms of style (camera: Thomas Mauch and Edgar Reitz) and content: fragmentary, elliptical and with documentary...

HOLA FRIDA D, from 6

2026-11-08 @ 16:00

Director: André Kadi, Karine Vézi, André Kadi | Cast: Layla Tuy-Sok, Angela Galuppo, Lucinda Davis, Eleanor Noble, Holly Gauthier-Frankle | 86 min. France/ Canada 2024. D: André Kadi, Karine Vézina. Animated film. 82 min. DF Film series: Días de Cine/Kinderkino The animated film, which is partly based on the book Frida c'est moi by Sophie Faucher, tells the story of Frida Kahlo's childhood in her birthplace of Coyoacán. With vivid colors and numerous allusions to her work, it shows the first steps that made her one of the most famous Mexican artists.

CHICAS TRISTES OmeU, FSK follows

2026-11-08 @ 17:30

Director: Fernanda Tovar | 90 min. Sad Girlz Mexico/ France/ Spain 2026. D: Fernanda Tovar. D: Rocio Guzmán, Darana Álvarez, Tatsumi Milori, Tomás García-Agraz 90 min. OmeU Original version with English subtitles Film series: Días de Cine Paula and La Maestra are 16 years old, best friends and colleagues on the swimming team. They are training hard to represent Mexico at an international tournament. When Paula and another teammate find themselves alone in a bathroom at a party, the two friends have to find a way together to deal with things they can't yet name and which threaten their well-being, their friendship and their position in the team.

EL DESHIELO OmeU, not specified

2026-11-08 @ 19:15

Director: Manuela Martelli | 108 min. The Meltdown Chile/USA/Spain/Mexico 2026. D: Manuela Martelli. D: Maya O'Rourke, Maia Rae Domagala, Saskia Rosendahl. 108 min. OmeU Original version with English subtitles Guest: Manuela Martelli Film series: Días de Cine In her grandparents' hotel in the Chilean mountains, little Inés befriends Hannah, a 15-year-old German skier. But the tranquillity of the Andes is disturbed when Hannah suddenly disappears for no apparent reason. It is 1992 and the snow is not enough to cover the traces of the dictatorship.

COBIJO OmeU, not specified

2026-11-08 @ 21:30

Director: Adrián Silvestre | 92 min. Shelter Spain/ Guatemala 2026. D: Adrián Silvestre. Documentary. 92 min. OmeU Original version with English subtitles Film series: Días de Cine Madai, Shanel, Rosmer and Victoria meet in a shelter for migrants in Guatemala City. What they have in common is not only that they have all had tough experiences trying to emigrate to the United States, but also that they are queer people. Fleeing from hostile conditions and with a goal that becomes unattainable, Madai, Shanel, Rosmer and Victoria make a home for themselves in the shelter.

IN DANGER AND GREATEST NEED THE MIDDLE WAY BRINGS DEATH D, from 16

2026-11-10 @ 19:00

Frankfurt am Main during the 1974 carnival season is the contrasting setting for Alexander Kluge and Edgar Reitz's essay film. Two women with political and private goals roam through the metropolis on the Main: the "coitus thief" Inge Maier on the hunt for sex and money, the GDR spy Rita Müller-Eisert on the hunt for state secrets, which becomes a search for the visible reality of the Federal Republic of Germany. The two fictional characters break the more or less documentary portrait of the city with subtle humor and sharpen it at the same time.

KALTER HUND D, from 12

2026-11-10 @ 21:15

Director: Pauline Roenneberg | Starring: Corinna Harfouch, Victoria Mayer, Lea Drinda | 125 min. | Drama, Comedy Germany 2026. D: Pauline Roenneberg. D: Lea Drinda, Victoria Mayer, Corinna Harfouch. 130 min. DCP Film series: What's going on - in German film? On the morning of his 100th birthday, Fanny finds her grandfather dead in his bed. With the patriarch's suicide, the family's perfect façade begins to crumble and the long-planned family celebration escalates. Old power relations are turned upside down, forcing the pack in sheep's clothing to come together for a family reunion. Pauline Roenneberg's KALTER HUND begins as a black comedy and gradually develops into an intense family drama.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM: FILMS BY HATICE AYTEN D, not specified

2026-11-11 @ 19:00

Director: Hatice Ayten | 90 min. Hatice Ayten, detective of the Ankommergesellschaft GÜLUZAR (1994. 8 min.) OHNELAND (1995. 5 min.) MENSCHEN AUF DER TREPPE (1999. 34 min.) Excerpts from other films Guest: Hatice Ayten, Moderation: Marie-Hélène Gutberlet and Björn Schmitt In an impressive way, Hatice Ayten's films have not aged. What they say and show remains terrifyingly topical. Her films have been included in the repertoire of a cinema of "migration history" through countless film programs, retrospectives and exhibitions at home and abroad. The subtle, hostile, institutionalized gestures of separation in German Ankommer society have been made tangible and understandable through Ayten's film work. When belonging has to be demanded again and again, this creates...

FAREWELL TO YESTERDAY D, not specified

2026-11-12 @ 13:30

Director: Alexander Kluge | 88 min. FRG 1966. D: Alexander Kluge. D: Alexandra Kluge, Hans Korte, Edith Kuntze-Peloggio. 88 min. 35mm On 8.11. (Frankfurt schaut einen Film): with introduction by Eva Hielscher (DFF) followed by a discussion with cinematographer Thomas Mauch On 12.11. (Treffpunkt Kino 65plus): with a drink beforehand and a short introduction Film series: Alexander Kluge / Treffpunkt Kino 65plus "What separates us from yesterday is not an abyss, but the changed situation" - this quote by Reinhard Baumgart, which precedes the film, is also representative of Alexander Kluge's examination of German film in the 1960s. As one of the initiators of the Oberhausen Manifesto, Kluge's ABSCHIED VON GESTERN was his counter-idea to "Papa's cinema". It was stylistically (camera: Thomas...

FAREWELL TO YESTERDAY

2026-11-12 @ 16:00

The experiences of a young Jewish woman who fled from the GDR to the Federal Republic of Germany, where she remains constantly on the run in her confrontation with a society that does not accept her.

DO RIGHT AND SHAME NOBODY - THE LIFE OF GERDA SIEPENBRINK D, not specified

2026-11-12 @ 19:00

Director: Jutta Brückner | 65 min. FRG 1975. D: Jutta Brückner. Photographic essay film. 65 min. DCP Film series: Carte Blanche The life story of Gerda Siepenbrink, the mother of director Jutta Brückner, is told using a mosaic of private photos, archive images and portraits by photographer August Sander. It is both a panorama of female lack of freedom in 20th century Germany and a personal reappraisal of missed opportunities. The first part of Jutta Brückner's loose trilogy - with HUNGER YEARS (1980) and IN MY MOTHER'S MIRROR (2026).

ŠESTAJA CAST' MIRA STUMM, not specified

2026-11-12 @ 21:15

Director: Dziga Vertov | 74 min. One Sixth of the Earth USSR 1926. Dziga Vertov. 74 min. DCP. Music version (Michael Nyman) Original version with English subtitles Lecture (ca. 30 min.): Daniel Fairfax Film Series: Lecture & Film Dziga Vertov's 1926 film poem - originally commissioned as a promotional film for the Soviet Export Commission - is a hymn to the diversity of human and natural life in the vast territory of the USSR; it also serves as a lesson in the pioneering montage techniques that Vertov developed with contemporaries such as Sergei Eisenstein, Lev Kuleshov and Vsevolod Pudovkin. Through montage, cinema was able - according to Vertov's quasi-cosmological vision - to accomplish the "communist decoding of the world". For today's...

HUNGER YEARS D, from 12

2026-11-13 @ 19:00

114 min. FRG 1980. dir: Jutta Brückner. D: Britta Pohlund, Sylvia Ulrich, Claus Jurichs. 114 min. DCP Film series: Carte Blanche Ursula grows up in a middle-class family in 1950s Germany. During her adolescence, she not only offends her mother, but is also influenced by political unrest and conservative social values. Alone and misunderstood, she drifts into self-destructive behavior. Jutta Brückner's first feature film was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize at the Berlinale in 1980 and is part of her mother-daughter trilogy.

DIP HUET SEUNG HUNG OmeU, not specified

2026-11-13 @ 21:30

Starring: John Woo | 111 min. The Killer Hong Kong 1989. dir: John Woo. D: Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh. 111 min. 35mm. OmeU Original version with English subtitles Film series: Kultkino A hitman unintentionally blinds a young singer during a shootout and decides to help her. On his last assignment, which is supposed to bring the money for an eye operation, he gets into a hopeless fight against a triad boss and finds a kindred spirit in a policeman. Iconic white doves and perfectly staged slow-motion shootouts in a key film of modern action cinema: After John Woo co-founded and significantly shaped the "heroic bloodshed" genre with the A BETTER TOMORROW films, he took it to perfection with THE KILLER. It's about...

A SLAVE'S LABOR D, FSK to follow

2026-11-14 @ 19:00

89 min. BRD 1973. dir: Alexander Kluge. D: Alexandra Kluge, Franz Bronski, Alfred Edel. 91 min. 35mm Filmreihe: Alexander Kluge In order to support the family, Roswitha Bronski runs an (illegal) abortion practice. When the practice is discovered, her husband, previously a student, has to go to work in a chemical company while she turns her attention to socio-political activities. Although she is very committed, her approach is usually rather clumsy, but she does not allow herself to be discouraged. It is precisely this energy to always see reality as something that can be changed that the film admires in its main character, even if she usually acts spontaneously and with little reflection. After ABSCHIED VON GESTERN, this is the second film in which...

ZERKALO OmU, not specified

2026-11-14 @ 21:30

Director: ANDREJ TARKOWSKI | 107 min. The Mirror Soviet Union 1975. D: Andrei Tarkovsky. D: Margarita Terekhova, Filipp Yankovskiy, Ignat Daniltsev. 107 min. DCP. OmU Original version with German subtitles Film series: Carte Blanche A man in his forties wants to take stock of his life so far. Three stories are told in associative form, spanning from the 1930s to the 1970s. Childhood memories are juxtaposed with historical events from a personal perspective and philosophical reflections. Jutta Brückner: "It's the movie I would take to a desert island. I must have seen it 20 times."