Berlin & Beyond - a highly touted film festival featuring flicks from - Germany, Austria, and Switzerland - is currently underway over the next 7 days at the Castro Street Theatre.
The annual event is presented by the Goethe-Institut San Francisco and has been serving as a gateway for the American public to experience the diversity, history and progression of the German-speaking countries in Europe.
In the last 14 years, over 500 films have been presented to over 100,000 filmgoers and enthusiasts - of the film genre - as well as inspiring hundreds of guest artists in the celebrated duration.
For the 15th Anniversary, the eclectic program is unveiling 24 captivating feature films from seasoned masters - up-and-coming innovators - and six short films from bright new talents.
The impressive roster of luminaries includes - Michael Verhoeven, Benjamin Heisenberg, Feo Aladag, Florian David Fitz, and Donna Woolfolk Cross - who will appear on stage in lively Q & A interchanges with audiences.
Featured Films
*A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
*Animals United 3D (Die Konferenz der Tiere)
*Autumn Gold (Herbstgold)
*Draft Dodgers (Réfractraire)
*Edgar
*Home from Home (Endstation der Sehnsüchte)
*Human Failure (Menschliches Versagen)
*In the Shadows (Im Schatten)
*It's Me, Helmut (Ich bin's, Helmut)
*Julia’s Disappearance (Giulias Verschwinden)
*Krauts, Doubts & Rock ’n‘ Roll (Fleisch ist mein Gemüse
*Lebensadr
*Lola
*Men in the City (Männerherzen)
*Pianomania
*Pope Joan (Die Päpstin)
*Rock Hudson: Dar and Handsome Stranger
*Run if You Can (Renn, wenn Du kannst
*Same, Same But Different
*Side by Side (Nebeneinander)
*Silver Girls (Frauenzimmer)
*Soul Kitchen
*The Last Giants - Oceans in Danger (Wenn das Meer stirbt
*The Last Wheel (Das letzte Rad)
*The Robber (Der Räuber)
*The Silence (Das letzte Schweigen)
*Vincent Wants to Sea (Vincent will Meer)
*Wedding Fever in Campobello (Maria, ihm schmeckt's nicht)
*The Welfare Worker (Der Fürsorger)
*When We Leave (Die Fremde)
*Will you marry us (Die Standesbeamtin)
*The Woman with the 5 Elephants (Die Frau mit den 5 Elefanten)
See 'ya there!
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