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3:30 PM-6:30 PM

Precious Ivie

Film Projection followed by a discussion|Germanophone Feminist and Queer Literature, Film and Culture | Film + Discussion

IVIE WIE IVIE © Weydemannbros, Constanze Schmitt & David Schmitt

Ivie (Haley Louise Jones) und Naomi (Lorna Ishema) spazieren im Park © Weydemannbros, Constanze Schmitt & David Schmitt

Filmscreening followed by a discussion with:
  • Cassandra Ellerbe (Bard College Berlin and activist)
  • Adrienne Merritt (University of Colorado Boulder)
Chair: Marie-Pierre Poulin (Goethe-Institut)

Ivie wie Ivie
Germany | 2021 | 109 mins
Director: Sarah Blaßkiewitz
With: Haley Louise Jones, Lorna Ishema, Anne Haug

Sarah Blaßkiewitz's feature debut centers on Ivie, a 30-year-old woman with African roots living in Leipzig, who is searching for permanent employment as a teacher whilst working at her best friend's solarium. One day, her younger half-sister Naomie turns up unexpectedly from Berlin at her front door. Ivie had previously not even known of her existence and now learns that their father has died in Africa. The question is whether she will travel to Guinea for the funeral with Naomie. But, first of all, they have to get to know each other, triggering a rollercoaster of feelings and alienating her friends and work colleagues who suddenly see her in a new light...
Source: German Films Service & Marketing