North America’s largest doc festival presents German directors
The Goethe-Institut is happy to continue being an arts partner of Hot Docs. This year’s line-up includes:
Pre-Crime
D: Matthias Heider, Monika Hielscher | Germany | 2017 | 90 min | World Premiere
How much freedom are we willing to give up for the promise of security? An in depth investigation about preventive policework, the logic of machines and the reality of pre-crime scenarios. Using the example of current developments in the US and Europe, Pre-Crime tells the story of forecasting softwares, algorithms, databases, police officers, scientists, skeptics and those that are affected.
April 29th, May 1st tbc
A Story of Sahel Sounds
D: neopan kollektiv | Germany | 2016 | 82 min | North American Premiere
A film about Christopher Kirkley’s project “Sahel Sounds”, which celebrates musical performances of current artists from Niger, while leaving room to reflect on today’s role of ethnomusicology.
April 28th, 29th, May 7th tbc
Meuthen's Party
D: Marc Eberhardt| Germany | 2017 | 92 min | International Premiere
Up to now Dr Jörg Meuthen was a full-time professor for economics, with entering the Landtag of Baden-Wuerttemberg he becomes a politician. MEUTHEN’S PARTY accompanies the prime candidate of the populist right-wing party ‘Alternative for Germany’ during his campaign.
April 29th, May 1st tbc
Playing God
D: Karin Jurschick | Germany, Netherlands | 2017 | 95 min | World Premiere
April 30th, May 1st, 6th tbc
Kaltes Tal (Cold Valley)
D: Florian G. M. Fischer, Johannes Krell | Germany | 2016 | 12 min | North American Premiere
The film gives a dialectical treatment of our relationship to nature as a warehouse for materials and mystical space of possibilities.
May 1st, 3rd, 7th tbc
Please check www.hotdocs.ca for exact screening and ticketing details.
In mid-May, the Goethe-Institut and Hot Docs will show you more award-winning German docs:
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PEAK by Hannes Lang
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LAND IN SIGHT by Judith Keil & Antje Kruska
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FORGET ME NOT by David Sieveking
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